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Bud Powell

1924 - 1966

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Earl Rudolph "Bud" Powell (September 27, 1924 – July 31, 1966) 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 Harris.Born in the midst of the Harlem Renaissance to a musical family, Powell, during the 1930s, developed an attacking, right-handed approach to the piano, which marked a break from the left-handed approach of stride and ragtime that had been prevalent. Upon joining trumpeter Cootie Williams' band in 1943, he received attention from the broader musical community for his fluency and advanced technique. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Bud Powell has received more than 801,448 page views. His biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia. Bud Powell is the 428th most popular musician (down from 397th in 2019), the 2,366th most popular biography from United States (down from 2,176th in 2019) and the 129th most popular American Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 800k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 55.99

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 29

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.78

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.06

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Bud Powell ranks 428 out of 2,662. Before him are Lester Young, Greg Lake, Alvin Lee, Van Cliburn, Richard Z. Kruspe, and Matthias Jabs. After him are George Young, Alice Herz-Sommer, Josef Hofmann, Donovan, Wes Montgomery, and Joan Manuel Serrat.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1924, Bud Powell ranks 110. Before him are Machiko Kyō, Neville Marriner, Geraldine Page, Maria Riva, Tatiana Nikolayeva, and Charlie Munger. After him are Danielle Mitterrand, Daniel arap Moi, Walter Gotell, Rik Van Steenbergen, Marina Berti, and Richard Bull. Among people deceased in 1966, Bud Powell ranks 64. Before him are Sadao Araki, Yasuji Okamura, Charles Whitman, Wäinö Aaltonen, Marguerite Long, and Hendrik Verwoerd. After him are Amédée Ozenfant, Victor Brauner, Edmond Locard, Bai Chongxi, Caterina Albert, and Fritz Wunderlich.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Bud Powell ranks 2,366 out of 18,182. Before him are Don Taylor (1920), J. C. R. Licklider (1915), Miguel Ferrer (1955), Holly Hunter (1958), Andrew Cunanan (1969), and Jean Kennedy Smith (1928). After him are George Phillips Bond (1825), Donald Glover (1983), Stephen Baldwin (1966), Frank Knight (1885), Sundance Kid (1867), and Roscoe Arbuckle (1887).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Bud Powell ranks 129. Before him are Jelly Roll Morton (1890), Peggy Lee (1920), John Phillips (1935), Maurice White (1941), Lester Young (1909), and Van Cliburn (1934). After him are Wes Montgomery (1923), Joe Perry (1950), Tom Fogerty (1941), Cannonball Adderley (1928), Dexter Gordon (1923), and Richie Sambora (1959).

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