Explanation: Bud Powell's original name was Earl Powell was born on September 27,1924 in New York, right from the age of ten he has been showing signs of his ability to be jazz pianist by imitating older jazz pianist,he is a famous American Jazz pianist he is one of the first pianists to play lines originally conceived by bebop horn players. Bud Powell's performances influenced almost all other jazz pianist who followed after him, he died in the year 1966.