Bud Powell
American jazz pianist and composer (1924-1966) · United States · On the map · Musicians · Died at 41
Earl Rudolph "Bud" Powell was an American jazz pianist and composer. A pioneer in the development of bebop and its associated contributions to jazz theory, Powell's application of complex phrasing to the piano influenced both his contemporaries and later pianists including Walter Davis Jr., Toshiko Akiyoshi, and Barry...
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Norman Granz Produced Jazz Original (1955)- Alfred Lion Produced The Amazing Bud Powell (1951)
Kenny Clarke Bandmate in Bud Powell Trio- Pierre Michelot Bandmate in Bud Powell Trio
Frank Sinatra Duets: Almost Like Being in Love (1947)
Charlie Parker Duets: Almost Like Being in Love (1947)
Chet Baker Duets: Almost Like Being in Love (1947)
Sonny Rollins Duets: Almost Like Being in Love (1947)
Lester Young Duets: Almost Like Being in Love (1947)
Benny Carter Duets: Almost Like Being in Love (1947)
Ben Webster Duets: Almost Like Being in Love (1947)
Red Garland Duets: Almost Like Being in Love (1947)
Chris Connor Duets: Almost Like Being in Love (1947)
Martial Solal Duets: Almost Like Being in Love (1947)
Etta Jones Duets: Almost Like Being in Love (1947)
Jon Hendricks Duets: Almost Like Being in Love (1947)
Jutta Hipp Duets: Almost Like Being in Love (1947)
Joe Venuti Duets: Almost Like Being in Love (1947)- Toni Cade Bambara Influenced by Bud
- Orrin Keepnews Produced A Portrait of Thelonious (1965)
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Creedmoor State Hospital
Navarro, who recorded with Powell for Blue Note
The Birdland jazz club as it appeared c. 1950, presenting Powell's friend Ella Fitzgerald
Powell in a publicity photo, 1953
Powell, c. 1955-1960
Bud Powell (right) with Hans Rossbach (left) and Kenny Clarke
A modern photograph of Kings County Hospital Center, where Powell died in 1966About this person
A pioneer in the development of bebop and its associated contributions to jazz theory, Powell's application of complex phrasing to the piano influenced both his contemporaries and later pianists including Walter Davis Jr., Toshiko Akiyoshi, and Barry Harris.
