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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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Bud Powell has received more than 876,091 page views. His biography is available in 30 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 29 in 2019). Bud Powell is the 454th most popular musician (down from 426th in 2019), the 2,423rd most popular biography from United States (down from 2,363rd in 2019) and the 133rd most popular American Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 880k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 62.51

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 30

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.91

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.21

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Bud Powell ranks 454 out of 3,175. Before him are Christoph Eschenbach, John Frusciante, Dionisio Aguado y García, Mitsuko Uchida, Marco Hietala, and Ralf Hütter. After him are Janick Gers, Jan Hammer, Serj Tankian, Tansen, Aarre Merikanto, and Rezső Seress.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1924, Bud Powell ranks 116. Before him are Rikidōzan, Dinah Washington, Pat Hingle, Khamtai Siphandon, Zbigniew Herbert, and Alexander Haig. After him are Raymond Barre, Geraldine Page, Maria Riva, Tatiana Nikolayeva, Gene Deitch, and Alice Babs. Among people deceased in 1966, Bud Powell ranks 70. Before him are Amédée Ozenfant, Fritz Wunderlich, Edmond Locard, Marguerite Long, Elena Stasova, and Vera Weizmann. After him are Vladimir Minorsky, Victor Brauner, Caterina Albert, Wilhelm Röpke, Maximiliano Hernández Martínez, and Hermann Scherchen.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Bud Powell ranks 2,423 out of 20,380. Before him are Ken Block (1967), David Farragut (1801), Craig T. Nelson (1944), Henry Morgenthau Jr. (1891), Jon Favreau (1966), and Joan Bennett (1910). After him are Frank Lucas (1930), Tony Sirico (1942), Charles Addams (1912), Mandy Patinkin (1952), Lana Del Rey (1985), and Berenice Abbott (1898).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Bud Powell ranks 133. Before him are Philly Joe Jones (1923), Al Di Meola (1954), Dee Dee Ramone (1951), Steve Morse (1954), Scott McKenzie (1939), and John Frusciante (1970). After him are Richie Sambora (1959), James Ingram (1952), Sister Rosetta Tharpe (1915), Matt Cameron (1962), Archie Shepp (1937), and Peter Cetera (1944).

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