One of the most pivotal figures in jazz as it transitioned from the big band to bop eras was Bud Powell. His career was tragically fractured and abbreviated by mental illness and as a result it sometimes takes a while for jazz-heads to find his work, but while he may be less famous than some of the other players, like Charlie Parker, Thelonius Monk or Dizzy Gillespie, who gathered at Minton's for the impromtu jam sessions from which bop (and thus jazz as we know it) emerged, apparently they were all just following Bud's lead. Listen to the first track here and remind yourself that this guy only has two hands.
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