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Mel Powell (12 Feb 1923 - 24 Apr 1998)

Male Person - United States

Releases (3)

Official

Album

  1. Thigamagig 1954 (as Mel Powell Trio)
  2. Duplicates / Setting / Modules 1993

Album - Compilation

  1. It's Been So Long 1999

Relationships (9)

Teachers

  1. Paul Hindemith (1948 - 1952)
  2. George Tremblay
  3. Brian Fennelly
  4. Dorothy Stone composition
  5. Mark Randall Osborn
  6. Stephen Mosko
  7. Anna Rubin
  8. Kerstin Jeppsson

Member Of

  1. Mel Powell and His Orchestra

Recordings by (43)

  1. Thigamagig 2:31 (1954)
  2. You're My Thrill 5:22 (1954)
  3. Button Up Your Overcoat 3:17 (1954)
  4. Don-Que-Dee 3:31 (1954)
  5. Bouquet 4:55 (1954)
  6. Ain't She Sweet 4:12 (1954)
  7. Take Me in Your Arms 4:07 (1954)
  8. California, Here I Come 3:09 (1954)
  9. Jubilee 2:49 (1988)
  10. When a Woman Loves a Man 2:37 (1988)
  11. Hallelujah 2:55 (1988)
  12. Hallelujah No.2 2:51 (1988)
  13. Sketches (For Three Instruments) 4:30 (1990)
  14. Brahms' Rhapsody No. 3, Opus 119 4:08 (1990)
  15. Anything Goes 2:40 (1997)
  16. Way Down Yonder in New Orleans 2:09 (1997)
  17. You Go to My Head 2:45 (1997)
  18. You Better Not Mess With Me 2:49 (1997)
  19. If Dreams Come True 2:30 (1997)
  20. There's a Small Hotel 2:54 (1997)
  21. Cuban Pete 2:35 (1997)
  22. Cookin' One Up 2:03 (1997)
  23. That Old Black Magic 2:30 (1997)
  24. Muskrat Ramble 3:07 (1997)
  25. 'S Wonderful 4:14 (1999)
  26. It's Been so Long 3:44 (1999)
  27. You're Lucky to Me 4:54 (1999)
  28. When Did You Leave Heaven? 3:38 (1999)
  29. Makin' Whoopee 4:50 (1999)
  30. Borderline 3:29 (1999)
  31. Quin and Sonic 3:44 (1999)
  32. Pennies From Heaven 3:54 (1999)
  33. Avalon 3:38 (1999)
  34. Stompin' at the Savoy 3:39 (1999)
  35. Cross Your Heart 2:19 (1999)
  36. Gone With the Wind 2:52 (1999)
  37. What's New? 8:46 (1999)
  38. Cooch 2:57 (1999)
  39. Bunny Hug 3:58 (1999)
  40. When A Man Loves A Woman 2:44 (2000)
  41. For "Miss Black" 2:18 (2003)
  42. Hommage À Fats Waller 2:30 (2003)
  43. The World Is Waiting For The Sunrise 2:34 (29 2011)

On Recordings (50)

Instruments

  1. I See a Million People (but All I Can See Is You) 2:42 Peggy Lee & Benny Goodman (1941) piano
  2. The Count 3:13 Benny Goodman and His Orchestra (1941) piano
  3. Ev’rything I Love 3:05 Benny Goodman and His Orchestra, Peggy Lee (1941) piano
  4. Elmer’s Tune 2:51 Benny Goodman and His Orchestra (1941) piano
  5. The Birth of the Blues 3:16 Benny Goodman and His Orchestra (1941) piano
  6. Pound Ridge 2:59 Benny Goodman and His Orchestra (1941) piano
  7. Shady Lady Bird 2:45 Benny Goodman and His Orchestra (1941) piano
  8. Buckle Down Winsocki 3:06 Benny Goodman and His Orchestra (1941) piano
  9. How Deep Is the Ocean? 3:05 Peggy Lee & Benny Goodman and His Orchestra (1942) piano
  10. If You Build a Better Mousetrap 3:04 Benny Goodman and His Orchestra (1942) piano
  11. My Old Flame 3:08 Benny Goodman and His Orchestra (1942) piano
  12. Jersey Bounce 2:55 Benny Goodman and His Orchestra (1942) piano
  13. We'll Meet Again 3:17 Benny Goodman and His Orchestra (1942) piano
  14. Not Mine 3:18 Benny Goodman and His Orchestra (1942) piano
  15. Why Don’t You Do Right 3:13 Benny Goodman and His Orchestra (1942) piano
  16. Somebody Nobody Loves 3:22 Peggy Lee (1942) piano
  17. I Threw a Kiss in the Ocean 3:01 Peggy Lee with Benny Goodman and His Orchestra (1942) piano
  18. How Long Has This Been Going On? 3:16 Peggy Lee & Benny Goodman (1942) piano
  19. Before 3:29 Benny Goodman and His Orchestra (1942) piano
  20. Tiger Rag ?:?? The Benny Goodman Sextet (Dec 1945) piano
  21. Shine ?:?? The Benny Goodman Sextet (Dec 1945) piano
  22. I Got Rhythm ?:?? The Benny Goodman Sextet (Mar 1946) piano
  23. I Want to Be Loved ?:?? The Benny Goodman Trio (Apr 1946) piano
  24. My Little Cousin 3:17 Peggy Lee & Benny Goodman (Aug 1948) piano
  25. That's a Plenty 3:05 Benny Goodman (1952) piano
  26. Henderson Stomp 2:42 Benny Goodman (1952) piano
  27. Behave Yourself 2:57 Benny Goodman (1952) piano
  28. Get Happy 3:05 The Benny Goodman Sextet (1954) piano
  29. What Can I Say After I Say I'm Sorry 3:10 The Benny Goodman Trio (1954) piano
  30. When I Grow Too Old to Dream 3:25 Benny Goodman and His Orchestra (1954) piano
  31. Rock Rimmon 3:28 The Benny Goodman Quartet (1954) piano
  32. Liza 3:00 Benny Goodman (1955) piano
  33. How Deep Is the Ocean? 3:21 Benny Goodman (1987) piano
  34. Lucky 3:02 Benny Goodman (1988) piano
  35. Mood at Twilight 2:54 Mel Powell and His Orchestra (1988) piano
  36. You're Easy to Dance With 3:14 Benny Goodman (1988) piano
  37. Hallelujah No.2 2:51 Mel Powell (1988) piano
  38. Hallelujah 2:55 Mel Powell (1988) piano
  39. Mood at Twilight No.2 2:56 Mel Powell and His Orchestra (1988) piano
  40. I Got Rhythm (10" version) 2:46 The Benny Goodman Sextet (1988) piano
  41. Blue Skies 2:50 Mel Powell and His Orchestra (1988) piano
  42. Oh, Baby! 7:46 Benny Goodman (1988) piano
  43. Liza 2:57 The Benny Goodman Sextet (1988) piano
  44. When Did You Leave Heaven 2:58 Mel Powell and His Orchestra (1988) piano
  45. My Daddy Rocks Me 2:44 The Benny Goodman Sextet (1988) piano
  46. Blue Skies No.2 2:45 Mel Powell and His Orchestra (1988) piano
  47. When a Woman Loves a Man 2:37 Mel Powell (1988) piano
  48. Jubilee 2:49 Mel Powell (1988) piano
  49. Don't Be a Baby, Baby 2:53 The Benny Goodman Sextet (1988) piano
  50. The World Is Waiting for the Sunrise 2:29 Mel Powell and His Orchestra (1988) piano

Credited as (9)

  1. Mel Powell
  2. Dizzy Gillespie, Willie Smith, Charlie Ventura, Lester Young, Mel Powell, Bill Hadnott & Lee Young
  3. Dizzy Gillespie, Willie Smith, Charlie Parker, Charlie Ventura, Lester Young, Mel Powell, Bill Hadnott & Lee Young
  4. Mel Powell, Bob Wilber, Mel Lewis
  5. Karel Husa, Ezra Laderman, Mel Powell; Colorado Quartet
  6. Django Reinhardt with Glenn Miller All Stars, Peanuts Hucko, Ray McKinley, Mel Powell, Bernie Privin & Joe Shulman
  7. Django Reinhardt with Glenn Miller All Stars, Peanuts Hucko, Ray McKinley & Mel Powell
  8. Mel Powell Trio
  9. Mel Powell, Ruby Braff and Bobby Donaldson

Works (19)

Wrote

  1. The Earl
  2. Rock Rimmon

Composed

  1. String Quartet (1982)
  2. Modules (1985)
  3. Duplicates (1987)
  4. Duplicates: I. "Onta" (1987)
  5. Duplicates: II. 3 Interludes (1987)
  6. Duplicates: III. "Onta" Variants (1987)
  7. Three Madrigals: III. Solo Flute (1988)
  8. Three Madrigals (1988)
  9. Three Madrigals: I. Solo Flute (1988)
  10. Three Madrigals: II. Solo Alto Flute (1988)
  11. Bubble Bath
  12. My Guy’s Come Back
  13. Clarinade
  14. Clarinade
  15. Mission to Moscow
  16. Setting for Two Pianos
  17. Recitative and Toccata Percossa

Links (13)

Other Databases

  1. https://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb13898637r
  2. https://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n81146961
  3. https://ibdb.com/person.php?id=83766
  4. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n81146961
  5. http://snaccooperative.org/ark:/99166/w6m61x3c
  6. https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/355924
  7. https://d-nb.info/gnd/134070860

Wikipedia

  1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mel_Powell

Discogs

  1. https://www.discogs.com/artist/231641

Allmusic

  1. https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mn0000595226

Imdb

  1. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0694232/

VIAF ID

  1. http://viaf.org/viaf/39562974

Wikidata

  1. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q743673