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| | Bud Powell: The Hard Bop Homepage |
 | | From 1940 Bud Powell took part in informal jam sessions at Minton's Playhouse, New York, where he came under the tutelage and protection of Thelonious Monk and contributed to the emerging bop style. |
 | | Although most at ease in a trio setting, Powell was stimulated to his best work in competition with other leading bop soloists such as Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, J.J. Johnson, Sonny Stitt, and especially Fats Navarro. |
 | | Powell also composed a number of excellent jazz tines, among them "Un Poco Loco," "Dance Of The Infidels," "Tempus Fugit," and "Bouncing With Bud," as well as the remarkable "The Glass Enclosure," a musical impression of his experiences in mental asylums, which points to a talent for composition that was unfortunately left undeveloped. |
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