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Earl Rudolph "Bud" Powell (September 27, 1924 – July 31, 1966) was a jazz pianist, born and raised in Harlem, New York City. While Thelonious Monk became his close friend, his greatest influence on piano was Art Tatum. Along with Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie, Powell was a leading figure in the development of modern jazz, or bebop. His virtuosity led many to call him the Charlie Parker of the piano. Powell was also a composer, and he "greatly extended the range of jazz harmony."〔Grove〕 == Early life == Powell's father was a stride pianist.〔Gitler, p. 112.〕 Powell took to his father's instrument at a very young age, starting on classical-piano lessons at age five. His teacher, hired by his father, was a West Indian man named Rawlins. But by age ten, Powell also showed interest in the swing-era jazz that could be heard all over the neighborhood. He first appeared in public at a rent party,〔Crawford, p. 12.〕 where he mimicked Fats Waller's playing style. The first jazz composition that he mastered was James P. Johnson's "Carolina Shout".〔Pullman, chapter 1.〕 Bud's older brother, William, played the trumpet, and by age fifteen, Bud was playing in his band. By this time, he had heard on radio Art Tatum, whose overwhelmingly virtuosic piano technique Powell then set out to equal.〔 Bud soon sought chances to hear Tatum in local venues. Other neophyte piano talents, Al Tinney and Gerald Wiggins, also moved among the venues where Tatum could be seen as well as heard. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Bud Powell」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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