Rudolph "Bud" Powell joined the ancestors (Sept 27, 1924 - Jul 31, 1966). Pianist, 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. Though Thelonious Monk was a close friend and mentor, his greatest piano influence was Art Tatum. While on tour with Cootie Williams' Orchestra in 1945 he was severely beaten by railroad police at Philadelphia's Broad Street Station, which led to repeated hospitalization and electro-shock treatments. He was able to continue performing until the mid-fifties and the 1953 album ‘Jazz at Massey Hall’ with Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, Charles Mingus and Max Roach, is considered the high point of his career. The 1986 film ‘Round Midnight’ was based on his life; he was portrayed by Dexter Gordon and Herbie Hancock received an Oscar for the score.
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