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Artist Spotlights

Bud Powell

1924–1966. Pianist and composer who carried bebop’s speed and daring to the keyboard and shaped how jazz piano was played after him.

Black-and-white publicity portrait of Bud Powell in a dark suit and patterned tie, smiling; printed captions read “Bud Powell” and “Gale Agency Inc., 48 West 48th St., New York, N.Y.”
Bud Powell, publicity photo. Gale Agency (photographer unknown), ca. 1953. Wikimedia Commons. Public domain.

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