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Bud Powell
1924-1966
". . . In this modern jazz, they heard something rebel and
nameless that spoke for them, and their lives knew a
gospel for the first time. It was more than a music;
it became an attitude toward life, a way of walking, a
language and a costume; and these introverted kids...
now felt somewhere at last." -John Clellon Holmes
Quotes About Bud Powell
"I knew Bud from Birdland tour days and had the privilege of playing with him at the Blue Note in Paris in 1960. Although Charlie Parker was the man, Bud was the role model for a clearer understanding of chromaticism and harmonic possibilities in bebop as well as the impetus of forward motion - and incessant drive and exquisite lyricism. This book is a lover of this important artist. The book is great. I loved it. Bravo! Bravo!" -Phil Woods
"In the early fifties I worked with Bud Powell at Birdland in New York City. We did not communicate verbally very much, but we listened intently to each other.... Bud knew how to reach the inspirational part of his mind; and when he was at his peak, his performances were absolute perfection in every respect. If this book helps to explain Bud Powell and his influence on generations of pianists who followed him, it will have done a great service toward the understanding of jazz and the illumination of an enigma, Bud Powell, a legendary figure in jazz history." -Dave Brubeck
"He was the foundation out of which stemmed the whole edifice of modern jazz piano; every jazz pianist since Bud either came through him or is deliberately attempting to get away from playing like him." -Herbie Hancock, in Down Beat magazine (22 September 1966)
"No one could play like Bud; too difficult, too quick, incredible!" -Thelonious Monk
"If I had to choose a single musician according to his artistic merit and the originality of his creation, but also for the greatness of his work, it would be Bud Powell. Nobody could measure up to him." -Bill Evans
"Bud was the most brilliant that a spirit might be, a unique genius in our culture." - Max Roach
"Bud is a genius." -Charlie Parker
"He laid down the basis of modern jazz piano." -Dizzy Gillespie
"Bud is a genuine genius." -Duke Ellington
"Bud Powell was an iconoclast, as unique in his own way as Thelonious Monk. A lot of my own style comes from what I learned playing with Bud.... Bouncing with Bud explores all Bud Powell's recordings in a very readable way. I highly recommend it as a way for all jazz lovers to more fully appreciate the music of this incomparable artist." -Clark Terry
Bud Powell Multimedia Directory
Bud Powell In Paris 1959
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Bud Powell Trio - Anthropologye
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Bud Powell Trio - Cleopatra's Dream
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Bud Powell - I'll Remember April
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Bud Powell - Shaw Nuff
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Sonny Rollins Remembers Bud Powell
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Bud Powell Trio - 'ROUND MIDNIGHT
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Bud Powell - I Should Care
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Just Coolin'-Bud Powell
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Bud Powell - All The Things You Are
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Bud Powell - I Remember Clifford - If I Loved You
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Bud Powell - In the Mood for a Classic9
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Bud Powell Internet Directory
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