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Birth Name: Earl Rudolph Powell
Born: 1924/09/27
Birth Place: New York City, U.S.
Died: 1966/07/31
Years Active: 1944–1963
Genres: Jazz, Bebop

Earl Rudolph "Bud" Powell (September 27, 1924 - July 31, 1966) was an American Jazz pianist. Powell has been described as one of "the two most significant pianists of the style of modern jazz that came to be known as bop", the other being his friend and contemporary Thelonious Monk. Along with Monk, Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie, Powell was a key player in the history of bebop, and his virtuosity as a pianist led many to call him "the Charlie Parker of the piano".