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Bud Powell

Bud Powell was an American jazz pianist famous in the bebop era of the 1940s and '50s whose virtuoso style, which reflected the sounds of other instruments, influenced every jazz pianist who came after him. He played with all the great jazz stars of the time and made many recordings before his untimely death at the age of 41. Celebrated as a composer and band leader, he had brushes with the law and incidents that left him wounded and more than once led to psychiatric treatment. Despite this, he is regarded as one of the leading jazz pianists of all time. Born in Harlem, he l...