LC control no. | n 81146628 |
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Descriptive conventions | rda |
LC classification | ML417.P73 Biography |
Personal name heading | Powell, Bud |
Variant(s) | Powell, Bud, 1924-1966 Powell, Earl |
Associated country | United States |
Associated place | France |
Birth date | 19240927 |
Death date | 19660801 |
Place of birth | New York (N.Y.) |
Place of death | New York (N.Y.) |
Field of activity | Jazz |
Affiliation | Charles "Cootie" Williams' Big Band Dizzy Gillespie (Musical group) |
Profession or occupation | Pianists Jazz musicians |
Found in | Davis, M. Budo, c1956. Groves, A. Bud Powell, 1987: CIP cover (d. 1966) New Grove dict. of jazz (Powell, Bud (Earl); b. Sept. 27, 1924, New York, d. Aug. 1, 1966, New York; pianist) African American National Biography, accessed March 6, 2015, via Oxford African American Studies Center database: (Powell, Bud; Earl Powel; pianist, bandleader, jazz musician; born 27 September 1924 in New York, New York, United States; joined Charles “Cootie” Williams' Big Band (1943-1945); played with saxophonist Charlie Parker and drummer Max Roach in a group led by Dizzy Gillespie (1945); recorded with the saxophonists Dexter Gordon (1946) and Parker (1947); did studio recordings (1949-1951); traveled to Paris and decided to take up residence there (1959); recorded with saxophonist Johnny Griffin (1964); contracted tuberculosis and his health deteriorated rapidly, played poorly in his few appearances, New York (1965-1966); died 01 August 1966 in New York, New York, United States) |