Tempus Fugue-It
Context
Composition by Bud Powell recorded as a trio on February 23, 1949, with Ray Brown and Max Roach for Norman Granz, first released on a 10-inch record (Piano Solos, 1950) and then collected on the album Jazz Giant (Norgran). The title plays on the Latin phrase tempus fugit and the form of the fugue. Powell re-recorded it in 1963 at private sessions at Francis Paudras's home.
In the genealogy of jazz
This track belongs to Bebop (Minton's, Monroe's). Among the origins and influences of Bebop: Kansas City, Swing, big bands.