Jazz pianist & composer
Bud Powell
The pianist who translated bebop to the keyboard, and one of its defining figures.
Earl Rudolph "Bud" Powell was an American jazz pianist and composer. A pioneer in the development of bebop and its associated contributions to jazz theory, Powell's application of complex phrasing to the piano influenced both his contemporaries and later pianists including Walter Davis Jr., Toshiko Akiyoshi, and Barry Harris.
- Born
- 1924-09-27, New York City, USAA Saturday
- Died
- 1966-07-31, New York City, USAA Sunday, aged 41
- At birth
- Sun in Libra, Moon in Virgo
- Nationality
- United States
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1924-09-27, New York City, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/New_Yorkthe zone used then
America/New_YorkThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Libra | 4°15′ | Direct |
| Moon | Virgo | 19°15′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Virgo | 16°25′ | Direct |
| Venus | Leo | 19°08′ | Direct |
| Mars | Aquarius | 25°30′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Sagittarius | 13°52′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Scorpio | 1°28′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Pisces | 18°56′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Leo | 21°40′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Cancer | 13°30′ | Direct |
Death Chart
1966-07-31, New York City, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/New_Yorkthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Leo | 7°59′ | Direct |
| Moon | Capricorn | 29°59′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Leo | 2°54′ | Retrograde |
| Venus | Cancer | 11°58′ | Direct |
| Mars | Cancer | 13°43′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Cancer | 18°55′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Pisces | 29°21′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Virgo | 17°26′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Scorpio | 19°24′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Virgo | 16°50′ | Direct |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Bud Powell was born. Tap a line to read what the tradition associates with it.
Cast for noon, as the birth time is unknown, so the longitudes are approximate.