Mel Powell

Mel Powell (born Melvin Epstein) (February 12, 1923 – April 24, 1998) was an American Pulitzer Prize-winning composer, and the founding dean of the music department at the California Institute of the Arts. He served as a music educator for over 40 years, first at Mannes College of Music and Queens College, then Yale University, and finally at CalArts. During his early career he worked as a jazz pianist. His classic Big Band compositions include "Mission to Moscow", "My Guy's Come Back", "Clarinade", "The Earl", and "Bubble Bath".

The Great Mel - 2022-02-04T00:00:00.000000Z

I Love a Piano - 2021-12-14T00:00:00.000000Z

50s Jazz Masters - 2020-08-21T00:00:00.000000Z

Big Bang - 2019-11-01T00:00:00.000000Z

American Classics - 2017-02-23T00:00:00.000000Z

Jazz Instrumentals - 2014-05-30T00:00:00.000000Z

Panorama of American Piano Music - 2013-12-03T00:00:00.000000Z

Jazz Blues Gems - 2013-10-08T00:00:00.000000Z

Toccatas: Modern American Music for Harpsichord - 2013-10-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Jazzing The Standards - 2013-08-06T00:00:00.000000Z

Best of 50's Jazz - 2013-03-19T00:00:00.000000Z

United States Air Force Airmen Of Note: In the Glenn Miller Mood - 2011-05-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Universal Flute - 2011-04-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Contemporary American Piano Trios, Vol. 2 - 2011-04-01T00:00:00.000000Z

A Recital of Twentieth Century Harpsichord Music (1961) - 2011-04-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Music of Luening, Ussachevsky & Powell - 2010-07-15T00:00:00.000000Z

Mel Powell: Chamber Music - 2010-03-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Made in France, vol. 1 : Jazz Club Français - 2009-09-06T00:00:00.000000Z

U.S. Choice - 2007-01-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Double Edge - U.S. Choice - 2007-01-01T00:00:00.000000Z

New Music for the Piano - 2007-01-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Songs & Encores - 2006-11-01T00:00:00.000000Z

It's Been So Long - 2006-01-01T00:00:00.000000Z

The Best Things In Life - 2006-01-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Kenton, Stan: Macgregor Transcriptions, Vol. 5 (1944-1945) - 2004-02-01T00:00:00.000000Z

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