The Genius of Bud Powell

The Genius of Bud Powell
Studio album by
Released1956
RecordedJuly 1, 1950, February 1951
GenreJazz
Length38:07
LabelMercury / Clef
ProducerNorman Granz
Bud Powell chronology
Jazz Original
(1955)
The Genius of Bud Powell
(1956)
The Amazing Bud Powell, Vols. 1 & 2
(1956)
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The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide

The Genius of Bud Powell, originally titled Bud Powell's Moods, is a studio album by jazz pianist Bud Powell, released in 1956 by Mercury / Clef, featuring two sessions that Powell recorded in 1950 and 1951.

The album was re-released on CD by Verve in 1992, with two additional takes of "Tea for Two". The sessions also appear on The Complete Bud Powell on Verve (1994) box set.