The Amazing Bud Powell
by Bud Powell

The Amazing Bud Powell by Bud Powell
Year: 1952
Overall rank: 3,651st   
Average Rating: 
75/100 (from 72 votes)
     
Accolades:
Award Top 5 albums of 1952 (4th)
Award Top albums of the 1950s (110th)
Award Best albums of all time (3,651st)

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The Amazing Bud Powell, Vol. 1 by Bud Powell (CD, Mar-1995, Blue Note Records)
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The Amazing Bud Powell is ranked as the best album by Bud Powell.

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The Amazing Bud Powell rankings

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Overall rank: 3,651st | 1950s rank: 110th | 1952 rank: 4th

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75/100 (from 72 votes)
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This album is rated in the top 7% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 75.3/100, a mean average of 74.4/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 75.8/100. The standard deviation for this album is 13.3.

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From 04/30/2022 07:04 | #284810
Amazing :)
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A great record.
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From 01/06/2013 19:18 | #60439
As far as jazz is concerned, this is one of my favs. Really like Un Poco Loco.
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Smokin' Hot.
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Best Albums of 1952
1. Bird & Diz by Charlie Parker & Dizzy Gillespie
2. Moanin' The Blues by Hank Williams
3. Billie Holiday Sings by Billie Holiday
4. The Amazing Bud Powell by Bud Powell
5. Genius Of Modern Music, Vol. 2 by Thelonious Monk
6. La Vie En Rose by Édith Piaf
7. Unforgettable by Nat King Cole
8. Satchmo Serenades by Louis Armstrong
9. Singin' In The Rain (Recorded Directly From The Sound Track Of The M-G-M Technicolor Musical) by Various Artists
10. A Second Album Of Bahamian Songs by Blind Blake And His Royal Victoria Calypsos
11. Dancers Of Bali by Anak Agung Gde Mandera / Gamelan Orchestra From The Village Of Pliatan, Bali, Indonesia
12. Penthouse Serenade by Nat King Cole
13. La Mauvaise Réputation by Georges Brassens
14. Blazing Ballads by Dinah Washington
15. Legend Of The Sun Virgin by Yma Sumac
16. Vol. 1 by Charlie Parker
17. South Of The Border by Charlie Parker
18. Country Classics by Hank Snow The Singing Ranger & The Rainbow Ranch Boys
19. Harmony Encores by The Chordettes
20. Stravinsky: Rite Of Spring by Igor Markevitch / Vienna Philharmonic
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