Black Lion Records · in the Kissa Kissa racks
The Invisible Cage

| Recorded | Jul 31, 1964 |
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| Label | Black Lion Records |
| Released | 1964 |
| Personnel | 3 credited players |
| Discogs | master 338632 |
The record
Michel Gaudry and Art Taylor support Powell on this later Paris recording, Taylor's brushwork patient behind playing that swings between erratic and brilliant. Black Lion's tape captures a diminished pianist still chasing the ideas that once poured out freely.
Session personnel
- Michel Gaudry — bass
- Art Taylor — drums
- Bud Powell — piano
Contemporary reception
No period review located yet. The vintage-press pipeline searches DownBeat, Cash Box, and Billboard for this session.
Pressings
Showing the first pressing, audiophile reissues and copies carrying a collector marker, out of 18 pressings on file.
| 1972 | Freedom · BLP 30120 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Remastered, Stereo earliest on file |
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| 1972 | Black Lion Records · BLP 30120 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | Black Lion Records · PA-7043 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1974 | Audio Fidelity · 4-10-404-020 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · laminated sleeve |
| 1976 | Black Lion Records · 127.012 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1976 | Black Lion Records · 28 417-4 MB — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1984 | Black Lion Records · K18P 9314 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered |
| 1984 | Black Lion Records · BL 278.127 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1985 | Black Lion Records · 65122 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| — | Black Lion Records — STEREO |
| — | Black Lion Records · BLP 30120 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| — | Black Lion Records · BLP 30120 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| — | Black Lion Records · BL-153 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Promo, Stereo, Scranton Pressing |
| — | Black Lion Records · BLP 30120 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
Follow the players
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