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Oct 9Liked by Michelle Mercer

Michelle, thank you for this wonderful article. For anyone wanting more on Bud, I highly recommend Peter Pullman's book, Wail: The Life of Bud Powell.

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I second your recommendation!

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Sep 28Liked by Michelle Mercer

this is wonderful

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Thanks, Jimmy!

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Sep 28Liked by Michelle Mercer

Wayne's "Bouncing With Bud" solo is amazing! I had not heard it before, so thanks for posting it.

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We're so lucky to have a recording of this special night, right? Thanks for reading.

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Sep 28Liked by Michelle Mercer

I certainly learned a lot and am inspired now to listen to more of the music from Bud and Wayne — thanks very much for writing it and sharing the history and extremely interesting stories!

I did notice 2 apparent typos in same paragraph: “ genius of bepop piano” & “helpmeet of Francis”

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Thanks for reading, Bill! And thanks for noting the typo, yikes! Fixed bebop, though I think "helpmeet Francis Paudras" is correct. Uncommon word, but it's accurate here.

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Sep 27Liked by Michelle Mercer

(((❤️❤️)))

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Thanks for reading, Bill!

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Sep 27Liked by Michelle Mercer

Just wow and thanks for this bit of history. I’ve always loved Bud Powell’s music, but never had a clue about who he was. This post brings life to “behind the scenes” creating such an amazing collaboration of musical minds.

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Thanks for reading, Peggy. As always. Jazz musicians are such great characters . . .

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