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Glass Enclosure

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247:(drums). Duvivier had taken over as the bassist in Powell's trio probably around a month before the recording. Davis indicated that the piece was entirely composed, while Mathieson suggested that the composition leaves "little scope for improvisation". 276:
was influenced by the more advanced harmonies used in "Glass Enclosure" and other Powell compositions from the 1950s in his own writing of music. A Shorter biographer observed that, although "jazz musicians didn't start playing
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described it as "the best and most stimulatingly organized Bud original yet recorded and one that shows ... the potential of this musician for significant composition as well as influential interpretation".
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Years given are for the recording(s), not first release. Because Powell's discography features albums with the same title, record labels are identified to avoid any confusion.
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Davis suggested that "This piece has to be played Powell's way or not at all, which explains why it's so rarely performed." Powell himself also played the piece in public.
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jazz club in New York, and its manager was Powell's legal guardian. He kept Powell locked in an apartment to ensure that the pianist would play at the club. According to
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DeMotta, David J. (2015) The contributions of Earl "Bud" Powell to the modern jazz style. Doctoral dissertation, The City University of New York.
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with any frequency until the 1960s, Bud Powell played a few on 'The Glass Enclosure' in the early fifties" (Powell's 1951 "
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Powell had been in a mental institution until six months before the recording session. He was contracted to play at the
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wrote in the original album liner notes that "'Glass Enclosure' is more or less in four movements: the first somewhat
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states that "'Glass Enclosure' juxtaposes to harrowing effect an agitated blues riff and a ten-bar
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the following year. It was also released as one side of a single, with "
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Alternative explanations for the title have been proposed by critic
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The musicians for the original performance were Powell (piano),
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Index

Song
Bud Powell
The Amazing Bud Powell, Vol. 2
Studio
Genre
Jazz
Label
Blue Note
Composer(s)
Producer(s)
Alfred Lion
jazz
Bud Powell
Blue Note Records
The Amazing Bud Powell, Vol. 2
I Want to Be Happy
Birdland
Blue Note
Alfred Lion
Kevin Whitehead
bebop
Leonard Feather
maestoso
bowed
Francis Davis
fanfare
fantasia
George Duvivier
Art Taylor
DownBeat

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