Ups 'n Downs
Studio album by
Bud Powell
Released1973
GenreJazz
Length36:52
LabelMainstream
Bud Powell chronology
A Portrait of Thelonious
(1965)		 Ups 'n Downs
(1973)		 Bud in Paris
(1975)

Ups 'n Downs is an album by jazz pianist Bud Powell, and the last recorded album prior to his death. At the time of recording, believed to be 1964 and early 1965, Powell had returned to New York after living in Paris for several years. The album has been noted for its mysterious circumstances and misleading liner notes.[1]

History

All the tracks for the album were recorded after Powell returned to New York and before his death in 1966. The liner notes written by Nat Hentoff, however, claimed the records were made in the mid-1950s.[1]

Powell participated in multiple studio sessions from 1964 to 1966, but most were not issued due to his ill health and advancing tuberculosis. What is known is that drummer J. C. Moses participated in some of the sessions, and that bassist Scotty Holt and drummer Rashied Ali participated in at least one session in 1966.[2] Some of the tapes from these sessions were destroyed.[3]

Critical reception

Jazz critic Scott Yanow noted: Powell "plays better than one might expect. The bassist and drummer have never been identified. This set is important historically but obviously there are many more rewarding Bud Powell recordings to acquire first."[1]

The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide described the album as "more depressing than rewarding," and described the recording session as "desultory."[4]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[4]

Track listing

All compositions by Bud Powell unless otherwise indicated

  1. "Caravan Riffs" / "Ups 'n Downs" – 4:00
  2. "Like Someone in Love" (Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke) – 2:38
  3. "Earl's Impro" – 2:57
  4. "Thelonious" (Thelonious Monk) – 3:01
  5. "Moment's Notice" (John Coltrane) – 3:47
  6. "Caravan Riffs" – 3:12
  7. "'Round Midnight" (Monk) – 5:31*
  8. "Jazz Black/White" – 3:07
  9. "Buttercup" – 2:10
  10. "March to Paris" – 2:26
  11. "No Smokin'" (Horace Silver) – 5:09
  12. "I'm Always Chasing Rainbows" (Harry Carroll, Joseph McCarthy) – 2:37

*Recorded live at the Charlie Parker 10th Memorial Concert in 1965[2]

Personnel

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Bud Powell - Ups and Downs Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic, retrieved 2024-01-07
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Bud Powell Discography". www.jazzdisco.org. Retrieved 2024-01-07.
  3. ↑ Paudras, Francis (1998). Dance of the Infidels. Da Capo Press. p. 345.
  4. 1 2 Swenson, John (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide (1st ed.). Rolling Stone. pp. 163–4.
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