Bud Powell was taken under Thelonious Monks wing in and was introduced to a group of musicians who were experimenting in early bebop. 몽크는 젊은 파월에게 멘토링을 해주었고, 파월은 자신의 스타일을 비밥에 적용하기 시작했습니다. Monk even composed, In Walked Bud, as a tribute to their time working together.