andygray (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Brilliant music,thanks so much for posting this clip.

nakim55 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Bud's playing on "Round Midnight," is Fantastic on this session.

nakim55 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Jeez! If you don't look at your hands, you KNOW the keyboard!!!!!!!!

jaylyrikal (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

who was better BUD OR MONK??????

mistergato23 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

who gives a damn if you look at ya freakin hands,,,is the music up to par?Thats what matters,,,BP a genius,,,learn from him cadets,,,,

hanschook (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

This nice music, but to all the lovers of the great Bud Powell I say: listen to the life concert at Birdland with Charlie Parker and Fats Navarro in 1950. There you can hear the real genius in Out of nowhere, Ornithology or I remember April !

ChristianDavis629 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Well, my facetious comment of "racism" was only pointing out the generalization of pianists looking at their hands. Looking at your hands while you play isn't in itself bad, but if your reading music, or trying to communicate with your bandmates, it makes it infinitely harder. I just think it's a bad habit.Sorry, I didn't mean any offense.

BuckshotLaFunke (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

To be honest, I only know of Powell and Tatum who didn't. All other jazz pianists do, and I don't know a single classical pianist who doesn't or didn't. Why should my opinion be akin to racism? I am an avid amateur pianist and publisher of a piano magazine who heard very many pianists in person. And they all look at their hands when playing.

sk8ingonfire (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

trajic

ChristianDavis629 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

That's like...the instrumental equivalent of racism, I think it depends on the musician. But you shouldn't do it.