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Compatible Quotes: On Bud Powell

No one could play like Bud; too difficult, too quick, incredible!–Thelonious Monk

Bud is a genius.–Charlie Parker

Bud is a genuine genius.–Duke Ellington

He laid down the basis of modern jazz piano.–Dizzy Gillespie

Bud was the most brilliant that a spirit might be, a unique genius in our culture.–Max Roach

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

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

…and you just know she loves Bud Powell.–Alan Broadbent to Gene Lees, on seeing a beautiful girl pass by.

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Doug is a recipient of the lifetime achievement award of the Jazz Journalists Association. He lives in the Pacific Northwest, where he settled following a career in print and broadcast journalism in cities including New York, New Orleans, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Seattle, Portland, San Antonio, … [MORE]

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