Bud Powell: Bud's Bubble

In 1945, Bud Powell was bopped on the head during a Philly fracas that led to (a) his arrest for disorderly conduct and (b) an urban legend that racist police caused the mental illness that haunted Powell for the rest of his lifenever mind that Bud was crazy long before Philly. One thing is sure. During moments of lucidity, Powell defined by example the bebop piano trio. In "Bud's Bubble," he tosses off one sparkling chorus after another, conducting a 2½-minute seminar for budding pianists. As noted jazz sleuth Charlie Chan sagely observed, Madness twin brother of genius.