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Celebrating the brilliance of Bud Powell on his birthday. Along with Charlie Parker, Thelonious Monk, Kenny Clarke and Dizzy Gillespie, Powell was a leading figure in the development of modern jazz. His virtuosity led many to call him the Charlie Parker of the piano, and Charlie Parker called him "a genius." "No one could play like Bud; too difficult, too quick, incredible!" - Thelonious Monk Bud was trained in classical music as a child and his classical background played a role in the harmonic

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