Early Years of a Genius, 44–48

Early Years of a Genius, 44–48, also known as Earl Bud Powell, Vol. 1, is the first of eleven volumes of Bud Powell material released by Francis Paudras on his Mythic Sound label. It features a selection of Powell's early work from 1944 to 1948.

Early Years of a Genius, 44–48
Earl Bud Powell, Vol. 1
Compilation album by Earl Bud Powell
Released	1989
Recorded	1944–1948
Genre	Jazz
Label	Mythic Sound
Bud Powell chronology
The Essen Jazz Festival Concert (1988) Early Years of a Genius, 44–48 (1989) Relaxin' at Home, 61–64 (1989)

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Track listing

1. Introduction by Canada Lee
2. "West End Blues" (King Oliver)
3. "Perdido" [incomplete] (Juan Tizol)
4. "When My Baby Left Me" [incomplete] (Eddie Vinson, Cootie Williams)
5. "Royal Garden Blues" (Spencer Williams, Clarence Williams) – 3:17
6. "Roll 'Em" (Cootie Williams) – 2:54
7. "A-Tisket, A-Tasket" (Ella Fitzgerald, Van Alexander) – 2:49
8. "Do Nothin' Till You Hear From Me" (Duke Ellington, Bob Russell) – 2:34
9. "Smack Me" (a.k.a. "You Talk a Little Trash" and "The Boppers") (Cootie Williams) – 3:07
10. "Air Mail Special" (a.k.a. "Good Enough to Keep") (Charlie Christian, Benny Goodman, Jimmy Mundy)
11. "One O'Clock Jump" [incomplete] (Count Basie)
12. Introduction by Leonard Feather
13. "Perdido" (Tizol)
14. "Indiana" (James Hanley, Ballard MacDonald)

Personnel

• Bud Powell – piano (all tracks)

Tracks 1-2. The Canada Lee Show, New York, July 4, 1944

• Cootie Williams – trumpet
• unknown – bass
• Canada Lee – announcer

Tracks 3-5. Radio broadcast from the Apollo Theater or the Savoy Ballroom, New York, ca. January–May, 1944
Tracks 6-11. AFRS "Jubilee" Broadcast, NBC Studios, Hollywood, May 1, 1944

• Ermit V. Perry – trumpet
• Tommy Stevenson – trumpet
• George Treadwell – trumpet
• Cootie Williams – trumpet
• Lammar Wright – trumpet
• Ed Burke – trombone
• Ed Glover – trombone
• Robert Horton – trombone
• Frank Powell – alto sax
• Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson – alto sax
• Lee Pope – tenor sax
• Sam "The Man" Taylor – tenor sax
• Eddie de Verteuil – baritone sax
• Leroy Kirkland – guitar
• Carl Pruitt – bass
• Sylvester "Vess" Payne – drums
• Ella Fitzgerald – vocals (tracks 7-8 only)
• unknown – announcer (New York only)
• Ernie "Bubbles" Whitman – announcer (Hollywood only)

Tracks 12-14. Radio broadcast from the Royal Roost, New York, December 19, 1948

• Benny Harris – trumpet
• J.J. Johnson – trombone
• Buddy DeFranco – clarinet
• Lee Konitz – alto sax
• Budd Johnson – tenor sax
• Cecil Payne – baritone sax
• Chuck Wayne – guitar
• Nelson Boyd – bass
• Max Roach – drums
• Leonard Feather – announcer