Powell, Bud. (1924–1966)
Signed Photograph
Very rare signed photograph from the highly respected and influential American jazz pianist who was a pioneer in the development of the bebop style. Beginning in the late 1950s, Powell's musical powers suffered with his worsening schizophrenia and the onset of tuberculosis, and, after living in Paris for several years, he died in a New York hospital at the age of 41. Autograph material of any kind is very rare and signed photographs are virtually unobtainable.Souvenir book titled “Birdland Stars of 1957,” 9 x 12 inches, signed in pencil on his full-page photograph by Bud Powell and signed additionally on their respective full-page photograph pages by Count Basie (pencil) and Joe Williams (pen). In fine condition.
"Powell will be recognized as one of the most formidable creators of piano music in any time or idiom," according to noted jazz writer and critic Gary Giddens. (6831)
Signed Photograph Jazz