The Invisible Cage
The Invisible Cage | ||||
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Studio album by Bud Powell | ||||
Released | 1964 | |||
Recorded | July 31, 1964 | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 38:05 | |||
Label | Fontana, Black Lion | |||
Bud Powell chronology | ||||
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The Invisible Cage, also known as Blues for Bouffemont in some releases, is a studio album by jazz pianist Bud Powell with Michael Gaudry on bass and Art Taylor on drums. It was recorded in France shortly before Powell's return to the United States.[1][2]
Reception
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The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
The Virgin Encyclopedia of Jazz | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
In reviews for AllMusic, Ron Wynn described the music as "teeming, sometimes ragged but always blistering,"[3] while Scott Yanow noted that the album is "better than expected and probably [Powell's] last worthwhile recording."[1]
A reviewer for Billboard stated that Powell "sounds alive and well" on the album, and commented: "His two-handed explorations are much of what bebop was all about."[7]
Trevor Tolley of Coda remarked: "The fingering is bad: even when he hits the right notes, there is a lack of control of tone and emphasis."[8]
Jon Balleras of DownBeat gave a mixed review, recommending "Like Someone in Love" and "Blues for Bouffemont" but criticizing the fingering of the uptempo tunes.[4]
Track listing
All compositions by Bud Powell unless otherwise indicated
- "Blues for Bouffemont" – 5:44
- "In the Mood for a Classic" – 5:42
- "Like Someone in Love" (Johnny Burke, James Van Heusen) – 7:04
- "Little Willie Leaps" (Miles Davis) – 4:08
- "My Old Flame" (Sam Coslow, Arthur Johnston) – 4:15
- "Moose the Mooche" (Charlie Parker) – 3:42
- "Una Noche con Francis" – 4:04
- "Relaxin' at Camarillo" (Parker) – 4:23
Personnel
- Bud Powell – piano
- Michael Gaudry – bass
- Art Taylor – drums
References
- ^ a b c Bud Powell - The Invisible Cage Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic, retrieved 2023-12-21
- ^ a b Swenson, John (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. Rolling Stone. pp. 163–4.
- ^ a b Bud Powell - Blues For Bouffemont Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic, retrieved 2023-12-21
- ^ a b Balleras, Jon (September 12, 1974). "Bud Powell: The Invisible Cage". DownBeat. p. 28.
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2002). The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD. Penguin Books. p. 1214.
- ^ Larkin, Colin, ed. (2004). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Jazz. Virgin Books. p. 692.
- ^ "Billboard's Top Album Picks". Billboard. December 22, 1973. p. 56 – via Google Books.
- ^ Tolley, Trevor (March 2000). "Dance of the Infidels: Bud Powell". Coda. No. 290. p. 30.
- v
- t
- e
or co-leader
- Bud Powell Trio (Roost, 1947–53)
- Jazz Giant/Piano Solos/Piano Solos, No.2 (1949–50)
- The Amazing Bud Powell (1949–51)
- The Genius of Bud Powell/Bud Powell's Moods (Mercury/Verve, 1950–51)
- Inner Fires (1953)
- The Amazing Bud Powell, Vol. 2 (1953)
- Bud Powell's Moods (Norgran/Verve, 1956)
- Jazz Original/Bud Powell '57 (1954–55)
- The Lonely One... (1955)
- Piano Interpretations by Bud Powell (1955)
- Blues in the Closet (1956)
- Strictly Powell (1956)
- Bud! (1957)
- Swingin' with Bud (1957)
- Bud Plays Bird (1957–58)
- Time Waits (1958)
- The Scene Changes (1958)
- Bud in Paris (1959–60)
- The Essen Jazz Festival Concert (1960)
- A Portrait of Thelonious (1961)
- A Tribute to Cannonball (and Don Byas, 1961)
- 'Round About Midnight at the Blue Note (1961)
- At the Golden Circle (1962)
- Bouncing with Bud (1962)
- Americans in Europe (split album, 1963)
- Bud Powell in Paris (1963)
- Relaxin' at Home, 61–64 (1961–64)
- Eternity (1961–64)
- The Invisible Cage (1964)
- Holidays in Edenville, 64 (1964)
- The Return of Bud Powell (1964)
- Award at Birdland, 64 (1964)
- Ups 'n Downs (c. 1965)
- Cootie Williams and His Orchestra 1941–1944 (Cootie Williams, Classics, 1944)
- New York Journeyman – Complete Recordings (Frank Socolow, 1945)
- Dexter Rides Again (Dexter Gordon, 1946)
- J. J. Johnson's Jazz Quintets (1946)
- Sonny Stitt/Bud Powell/J. J. Johnson (1949–50)
- One Night in Birdland (1950)
- Jazz at Massey Hall (Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Parker, Mingus, Max Roach, 1953)
- Mingus at Antibes (Charles Mingus, 1960)
- Paris Jam Session (Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers, 1959)
- Dizzy Gillespie and the Double Six of Paris (1963)
- Our Man in Paris (Dexter Gordon, 1963)
and box sets
- Earl Bud Powell, Vol. 1: Early Years of a Genius, 44–48 (1944–48)
- The Best of Bud Powell on Verve (1949–55)
- The Complete Blue Note and Roost Recordings (1947–63)
- The Complete RCA Trio Sessions (1956–57)
- The Complete Bud Powell on Verve (1949–56)
- "Bouncing with Bud" (1946)
- "Tempus Fugue-it" (1949)
- "Parisian Thoroughfare" (1951)
- "Un Poco Loco" (1951)
- "Glass Enclosure" (1953)
- "Mediocre" (1955)
- "Bud on Bach" (1957)
- "Una Noche con Francis" (1964)
- Round Midnight (1986)