[1] Powell first recorded the composition in August 1957 for Blue Note Records, opening the track with the original Solfegietto as an introduction to his own composition based on the chords.
[2] He played the composition solo, doing without his customary trio in order to contrast the Solfegietto's speed with his own "sparse" improvisation.
[2] Of the composition, Guthrie Ramsey, author of The Amazing Bud Powell: Black Genius, Jazz History, and the Challenge of Bebop wrote: "Compressed into two minutes and thirty-one seconds, the recording traverses a couple of sound worlds and, for many, is evidence of Powell’s dual pedigree in classical music and black popular music.
"[1] Dom Cerulli of DownBeat praised the album Bud!, awarding it 4+1⁄2 stars.
On this, Bud displays such artistry and such genuine genius, that it may well stand among the classic examples of his work in the years to come.