"In 1964 I was in Paris ... [in] a bar (I think it was the Blue Note) where there was a very drunk man sitting peacefully alone, when to my surprise someone led him (drink in hand) to the piano. I groaned at the thought of what was going to be inflicted on us. He took a large swig, and then played some of the most beautiful, fluent jazz I have ever heard. After half an hour he was helped back to his table where he slumped with his drink. It was Bud Powell."
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Richard Boston "Lost in music, drink and drugs", The Guardian (January 1, 1994), p. 27
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Bud Powell
Earl Rudolph "Bud" Powell (27 September 1924 – 31 July 1966) was an American jazz pianist, usually considered one of the originators of bebop.
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