The Invisible Cage
Studio album by
Bud Powell
Released1964
RecordedJuly 31, 1964
GenreJazz
Length38:05
LabelFontana, Black Lion
Bud Powell chronology
Dizzy Gillespie and the Double Six of Paris
(1964)		 The Invisible Cage
(1964)		 The Return of Bud Powell
(1964)

The Invisible Cage, also known as Blues for Bouffemont in some releases, is a studio album by jazz pianist Bud Powell with Michael Gaudry on bass and Art Taylor on drums. It was recorded in France shortly before Powell's return to the United States.[1][2]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic (Ron Wynn)[3]
AllMusic (Scott Yanow)[1]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz[4]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[2]
The Virgin Encyclopedia of Jazz[5]

In reviews for AllMusic, Ron Wynn described the music as "teeming, sometimes ragged but always blistering,"[3] while Scott Yanow noted that the album is "better than expected and probably [Powell's] last worthwhile recording."[1]

A reviewer for Billboard stated that Powell "sounds alive and well" on the album, and commented: "His two-handed explorations are much of what bebop was all about."[6]

Trevor Tolley of Coda remarked: "The fingering is bad: even when he hits the right notes, there is a lack of control of tone and emphasis."[7]

Track listing

All compositions by Bud Powell unless otherwise indicated

  1. "Blues for Bouffemont" – 5:44
  2. "In the Mood for a Classic" – 5:42
  3. "Like Someone in Love" (Johnny Burke, James Van Heusen) – 7:04
  4. "Little Willie Leaps" (Miles Davis) – 4:08
  5. "My Old Flame" (Sam Coslow, Arthur Johnston) – 4:15
  6. "Moose the Mooche" (Charlie Parker) – 3:42
  7. "Una Noche con Francis" – 4:04
  8. "Relaxin' at Camarillo" (Parker) – 4:23

Personnel

References

  1. 1 2 3 Bud Powell - The Invisible Cage Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic, retrieved 2023-12-21
  2. 1 2 Swenson, John (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. Rolling Stone. pp. 163–4.
  3. 1 2 Bud Powell - Blues For Bouffemont Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic, retrieved 2023-12-21
  4. ↑ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2002). The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD. Penguin Books. p. 1214.
  5. ↑ Larkin, Colin, ed. (2004). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Jazz. Virgin Books. p. 692.
  6. ↑ "Billboard's Top Album Picks". Billboard. December 22, 1973. p. 56 – via Google Books.
  7. ↑ Tolley, Trevor (March 2000). "Dance of the Infidels: Bud Powell". Coda. No. 290. p. 30.
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