Genre: Jazz
Original Release: 1/1/2006
1. s Wonderful
4:14
2. It's Been So Long
3:44
3. You'Re Lucky To Me
4:54
4. When Did You Leave Heaven
3:38
5. Makin' Whoopie
4:50
6. Borderline
3:29
7. Quin And Sonic
8. Pennies From Heaven
3:54
9. Avalon
10. Stompin' At The Savoy
3:39
11. Cross Your Heart
2:19
12. If Dreams Come True
3:42
13. Gone With The Wind
2:52
14. What's New
8:46
15. Cooch
2:57
16. Bunny Hug
3:58
One of the many frustrating ironies of jazz history has to do with Mel Powell. A superb swing pianist in the Earl "Fatha" Hines/Art Tatum/Teddy Wilson vein, Powell was at the height of his powers as a jazz improviser when, in the 1950s, he decided to retire from jazz and put his time and energy into classical music. Before making that decision, he recorded some inspired small-group swing dates for Vanguard in the early to mid-1950s. One of the CDs that illustrates the excellence of Powell Read More
