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Richard Powell (September 5, 1931 – June 26, 1956) was an American jazz pianist, composer, and arranger. He was not assisted in his musical development by Bud, his older and more famous brother, but both played predominantly in the bebop style. After early work around Philadelphia and New York City, Richie Powell played in the bands of Paul Williams (1951–52) and Johnny Hodges (1952–54). He switched in the spring of 1954 to being pianist and arranger for the quintet co-led by trumpeter Clifford Brown and drummer Max Roach. This band toured and recorded extensively for two years, until Powell, his wife, and Brown were killed in a car crash. Powell was beginning to achieve recognition at the time of his death, but he never had the chance to record as a leader. ==Early life== Powell was born in New York City on September 5, 1931.〔 He was the youngest of three sons, after William, Jr., and Bud, seven years Richie's elder.〔 Their parents were William, Sr. and Pearl Powell. The family was musical: William, Sr. was a stride pianist; William, Jr. led bands as a trumpeter and violinist; and pianist Bud became one of the leaders of bebop.〔Myers, Marc (August 11, 2015) ("Richie Powell in 1954" ). JazzWax.〕 One account of why Richie took up the piano is that he pestered drummer Max Roach, who lived nearby, for drum lessons, and Roach, eventually fed up, suggested that he play the piano instead. Bud did not assist his brother at all in his musical endeavors; instead, according to a biographer of saxophonist Jackie McLean, "it was an excellent but now forgotten pianist named Bob Bunyan who taught Richie Powell chords on the piano. Richie would study with Bunyan, and then go home and watch his brother practice. () Richie and Jackie became tight friends and used to rehearse together".〔Spellman, A.B. (2004) ''Jazz Perspectives: Four Jazz Lives'' (2nd edition). University of Michigan Press. pp. 189–90. ISBN 978-0-472-08967-3.〕 Richie also studied music with Mary Lou Williams,〔Davis, John S. (2012) ''Historical Dictionary of Jazz''. Scarecrow. p. 293. ISBN 978-0-8108-6757-4.〕 and attended the City College of New York.〔 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「Richie Powell」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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