Bud Powell's Bebop Period in New York and Paris (1944–1954)

1. Recording debut with Cootie Williams band

   Jan 4, 1944Labels: Cootie Williams, New York, Recording

   • Cootie 1941 44
   • Powell Chron

2. Police beating in Philadelphia triggers health crisis

   Jan 19, 1945Labels: Philadelphia, Police, Health crisis

   • Powell Chron
   • Bud Powell

3. Records with Frank Socolow’s Duke Quintet

   May 2, 1945Labels: Frank Socolow, Duke Quintet, Studio

   • Socolow Comp

4. First leader studio session (Roost trio date)

   Jan 10, 1947Labels: Roost session, Trio, Bud Powell

   • JazzDisco
   • Bud Powell Trio

5. Savoy session with Charlie Parker quintet

   May 8, 1947Labels: Charlie Parker, Savoy Records, Quintet

   • Donna Lee
   • Powell Chron

6. Bar fight leads to Creedmoor hospitalization

   Nov 14, 1947Labels: Harlem, Bar fight, Creedmoor

   • Powell Chron

7. Creedmoor electroconvulsive therapy begins

   Feb 4, 1948Labels: Creedmoor, Electroconvulsive therapy, Treatment

   • Powell Chron

8. Temporary release yields Norman Granz trio session

   Feb 23, 1949Labels: Norman Granz, Temporary release, Trio session

   • Jazz Giant
   • Powell Chron

9. First Blue Note leader date at WOR Studios

   Aug 8, 1949Labels: Blue Note, WOR Studios, Fats Navarro

   • Blue Note
   • Amazing Bud

10. Birdland live recordings with Parker and Navarro

    May 15, 1950Labels: Birdland, Live recordings, Charlie Parker

    • Birdland
    • Bud Powell

11. Second Blue Note session introduces major originals

    May 1, 1951Labels: Blue Note, WOR Studios, Un Poco

    • Blue Note
    • Parisian Th

12. Toronto Massey Hall bebop summit performance

    May 15, 1953Labels: Massey Hall, Dizzy Gillespie, Jazz at

    • Massey Hall

13. Blue Note session for *The Amazing Bud Powell, Vol. 2*

    Aug 14, 1953Labels: Blue Note, The Glass, George Duvivier

    • Amazing Vol2