This Bud Powell video grabbed my attention when I found it on Youtube. I had never actually seen video of Bud playing, and his solo here is just outstanding. Anthropology is a Bird head on rhythm changes. I’ve been shedding rhythm changes myself recently, so getting a window into the mind of Bud was a huge boost for me. My whole conception is changed having taken the time to look closely at what he’s doing. So here’s some transcription love for you guys. I hope it helps you as much as it did me.
I’m only able to capture his right hand, because the quality of the recording isn’t superb. But the way these lines are constructed is unlike what I’ve run across before. I should point out, you gotta stick with this through the head. He sounds about like a sack of hammers playing the head, but then the clouds part as he opens up the first chorus. The first 8 bars in particular changed my conception pretty severely. The whole ride just burns.
He plays about seven choruses. I’m putting the PDFs up here as I finish them.
Comment by koirmlihershale — November 1, 2009 @ 7:36 am
2:32
Comment by rekingooo — October 17, 2009 @ 10:39 am
Wish NHOP had been given a chance to blow...would love to hear what his solo chops were like at that age!
Comment by Tubaman71 — October 10, 2009 @ 2:17 am
NHOP was barely sixteen when this was made!
Comment by watty62 — September 28, 2009 @ 3:23 am
Holy crap!
Comment by JamesBannerBass — October 3, 2009 @ 9:36 am
feliz cumpleaños bud, ojala sigas deleitando el cielo con tu música.
Comment by BrujoGhost — September 27, 2009 @ 9:07 pm
Happy Birthday Bud! This was from 1962 - he had the electric shock treatments in the early 50s/
Comment by thisidigofyou — September 27, 2009 @ 1:08 pm
much after.
Comment by donotclickonthis — September 26, 2009 @ 3:20 pm
This is a other worldly cool... to be able to see and hear these masters cutting loose. Neils must be about 25 here. re: Audience comments... Somehow I do not believe the musicians really cared... their fun is in their collective efforts as a group to make music.
Comment by rfwgtr — September 24, 2009 @ 4:39 pm
Niels Henning was born in 1946, so he is approx. 16 years old as this is filmed en 1962
