Una Noche con Francis
"Una Noche con Francis", originally titled "Un Noche con Francis",[1] is a calypso[2] jazz composition written by Bud Powell in 1964 and dedicated to jazz fan and amateur musician Francis Paudras.[3]
History
Like his earlier composition "Un Poco Loco," Powell's "Una Noche con Francis" is written to an Afro-Cuban rhythm, hence its Spanish-language title. The pianist was in the process of being released from Bouffemont Sanitorium at the time of its writing.[3] First recorded by Powell's trio for the 1964 album Blues for Bouffemont/The Invisible Cage shortly before his return to the United States, the tune was used for the soundtrack of Bertrand Tavernier's film 'Round Midnight.[4]
On the original recording for the album Relaxin' at Home, 61–64, which preserved conservations that took place between the tunes, Powell titled the composition "Un Noche con Francis", but subsequent releases gave the piece its current, grammatically correct title.[1]
On the soundtrack album, arranged by pianist Herbie Hancock and released in its own right, tenor saxophonists Wayne Shorter and Dexter Gordon traded solos over the theme.[4]
Notable recordings
- Relaxin' at Home with Bud Powell, bassist Michel Gaudry, and Francis Paudras[5]
- The Invisible Cage with Powell, Gaudry, and drummer Art Taylor[5]
- Round Midnight (soundtrack) with Dexter Gordon, Wayne Shorter, Herbie Hancock, Pierre Michelot, and Billy Higgins[6]
References
- ^ a b Powell, Celia (1989). Relaxin' at Home (CD). Vol. 4.
- ^ Yanow, Scott. "Bud Powell - The Invisible Cage Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 2024-02-19.
- ^ a b Paudras, Francis (1998). Dance of the Infidels. Da Capo Press. p. 209.
- ^ a b Eyles, John (2002). "Dexter Gordon Round Midnight: Original Soundtrack Review". BBC. Retrieved 2024-01-07.
- ^ a b "Bud Powell Discography". www.jazzdisco.org. Retrieved 2024-01-08.
- ^ "Dexter Gordon Discography". www.jazzdisco.org. Retrieved 2024-01-08.
- v
- t
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or co-leader
- Bud Powell Trio (Roost, 1947–53)
- Jazz Giant/Piano Solos/Piano Solos, No.2 (1949–50)
- The Amazing Bud Powell (1949–51)
- The Genius of Bud Powell/Bud Powell's Moods (Mercury/Verve, 1950–51)
- Inner Fires (1953)
- The Amazing Bud Powell, Vol. 2 (1953)
- Bud Powell's Moods (Norgran/Verve, 1956)
- Jazz Original/Bud Powell '57 (1954–55)
- The Lonely One... (1955)
- Piano Interpretations by Bud Powell (1955)
- Blues in the Closet (1956)
- Strictly Powell (1956)
- Bud! (1957)
- Swingin' with Bud (1957)
- Bud Plays Bird (1957–58)
- Time Waits (1958)
- The Scene Changes (1958)
- Bud in Paris (1959–60)
- The Essen Jazz Festival Concert (1960)
- A Portrait of Thelonious (1961)
- A Tribute to Cannonball (and Don Byas, 1961)
- 'Round About Midnight at the Blue Note (1961)
- At the Golden Circle (1962)
- Bouncing with Bud (1962)
- Americans in Europe (split album, 1963)
- Bud Powell in Paris (1963)
- Relaxin' at Home, 61–64 (1961–64)
- Eternity (1961–64)
- The Invisible Cage (1964)
- Holidays in Edenville, 64 (1964)
- The Return of Bud Powell (1964)
- Award at Birdland, 64 (1964)
- Ups 'n Downs (c. 1965)
- Cootie Williams and His Orchestra 1941–1944 (Cootie Williams, Classics, 1944)
- New York Journeyman – Complete Recordings (Frank Socolow, 1945)
- Dexter Rides Again (Dexter Gordon, 1946)
- J. J. Johnson's Jazz Quintets (1946)
- Sonny Stitt/Bud Powell/J. J. Johnson (1949–50)
- One Night in Birdland (1950)
- Jazz at Massey Hall (Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Parker, Mingus, Max Roach, 1953)
- Mingus at Antibes (Charles Mingus, 1960)
- Paris Jam Session (Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers, 1959)
- Dizzy Gillespie and the Double Six of Paris (1963)
- Our Man in Paris (Dexter Gordon, 1963)
and box sets
- Earl Bud Powell, Vol. 1: Early Years of a Genius, 44–48 (1944–48)
- The Best of Bud Powell on Verve (1949–55)
- The Complete Blue Note and Roost Recordings (1947–63)
- The Complete RCA Trio Sessions (1956–57)
- The Complete Bud Powell on Verve (1949–56)
- "Bouncing with Bud" (1946)
- "Tempus Fugue-it" (1949)
- "Parisian Thoroughfare" (1951)
- "Un Poco Loco" (1951)
- "Glass Enclosure" (1953)
- "Mediocre" (1955)
- "Bud on Bach" (1957)
- "Una Noche con Francis" (1964)
- Round Midnight (1986)