births
September 27, 1924
Bud Powell, American pianist and composer (died 1966)
Bud Powell
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.
September 27
September 27 is the 270th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 95 days remain until the end of the year.