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Kurt Member Posts: 1508 From: Suffern, NY USA Registered: Nov 1999	posted 05-27-2002 06:01 Could you folks turn me onto your favorite piano players or favorite solo piano recordings. I've heard James Booker, Professor Longhair and Robert Shaw and need to hear more! Thanks in advance... Kurty IP: Logged
peter Member Posts: 335 From: Tahoe City, California, USA Registered: Sep 2000	posted 05-27-2002 06:55 abdullah ibrahim, once known as dollar brand, skip james, henry butler, otis spann finding myself really into hammond B-3 sounds more than piano these days. IP: Logged
mr mando Member Posts: 1026 From: Heart of the Alps Registered: Apr 2001	posted 05-27-2002 07:38 still thelonius monk, there's quite a few recordings of him without bass'n'drums. roosevelt sykes is also a favorite, and i was lucky enough to hear eddie bo in new orleans a few years ago. funky guy! hey peter! b-3 rules. brother jack mcduff and jimmy smith are incredible. sad news: big john patton passed away a few weeks ago. IP: Logged
Corn Dog Member Posts: 1765 From: Montclair, NJ USA Registered: Jan 2001	posted 05-27-2002 09:30 Here's some stuff I like in addition to the already mentioned, not in any particular order, album recommendation in (): Errol Garner Herbie Hancock pre-Headhunters Tommy Flanagan ("Jazz Poet") Bill Evans ("Undercurrent" with Jim Hall) Red Garland ("At The Prelude" and any of the stuff he did with Coltrane or Miles) Toshiko Akioshi Marian McPartland Benny Green ("Testifyin'") Barry Harris ("Preminado") Ahmad Jamal Mulgrew Miller Bud Powell ("Bud Powell In Paris") Les McAnn Vince Guaraldi ("Jazz Impressions Of Black Orpheus" and the Peanuts stuff) Horace Silver Teddy Wilson Earl Hines Ray Charles ("Complete Atlantic R&B Recordings, 1952-1959") Amos Milburn John Hicks ("Duality" with Peter Leitch) Eddie Palmieri Nat Cole - any of the trio stuff Joanne Brackeen Oscar Peterson [This message has been edited by Corn Dog (edited May 27, 2002).] IP: Logged
KyleHaynes1 unregistered	posted 05-27-2002 10:34 Taylor Eigsti, he is amazing!!! I saw him at the Kuumbwa and had to buy his cd. I think his website is www.tayjazz.com but I am not sure. And he is only 17 years old. IP: Logged
Adrian Freed Member Posts: 2360 From: Berkeley, CA, USA Registered: Oct 2000	posted 05-27-2002 11:44 Skip James from his Complete Early Recordings and Skip's Piano Blues. Here is an example: example mp3 and some other players from the Barrelhouse tradition: Rousevelt Sykes Peetie Wheatstraw These are from a Shanacie compiliation Or how about Meade Lux lewis: C-Jam Blues IP: Logged
Kurt Member Posts: 1508 From: Suffern, NY USA Registered: Nov 1999	posted 05-27-2002 13:20 The Robert Shaw I mentioned is not the classical/Irish music person. The Robert Shaw I mentioned is a texan piano player whose stuff is way down and dirty. I'm totally enamored with his song Ma Grinder. I gotta figure out how to do some of that on the guitar. [This message has been edited by Kurt (edited May 27, 2002).] IP: Logged
KyleHaynes1 unregistered	posted 05-27-2002 13:32 If you are looking for pre war blues piano players here are a few: Charlie Spand Oak Cliff T-Bone Walter Roland Clarence Williams Jelly Roll Morton Fats Waller Wesley Wallace Will Ezell Black Bob Louise Johnson***** Georgia Tom The Gladys Bentley recordings Cripple Clarence Lofton Walter Davis Frances Wallace Walter Cole Kid Coley Leroy Carr Jesse James IP: Logged
Lovat Fraser unregistered	posted 05-27-2002 15:37 Yip, my fav,Louise Johnson ..."On the Wall" ..though it is the worst record Charley Patton and Son House ever cut together. I love her attack and the way she sings at the top of her range.Not enough recorded of her sadly. adios, Lovat. IP: Logged
peter Member Posts: 335 From: Tahoe City, California, USA Registered: Sep 2000	posted 05-27-2002 15:54 nice picks everybody. listening to gil evans as i type. like adrian, i love the skip james piano blues. particularly the foot percussion. mando...tough news. mcduff died about 6 months ago too. i love him on "kirk's work." jimmie smith is kind of riding high in the states now, but dr lonnie johnson is the mojo man. say a prayer for merl saunders. he is suffering from a cance of the sinus cavity. ouch. kyle and corndog win for great lists. IP: Logged
sam unregistered	posted 05-27-2002 16:24 how about mccoy tyner or cecil taylor? IP: Logged
Scott Jacobs Moderator Posts: 3460 From: Port Charlotte, FL Registered: Apr 2001	posted 05-27-2002 18:52 Nobody mentioned Art Tatum! I noticed that Corn Dog listed Amos Milburn twice but perhaps one of those was meant for Art. IP: Logged
Corn Dog Member Posts: 1765 From: Montclair, NJ USA Registered: Jan 2001	posted 05-27-2002 19:26 The B3 stuff is fascinating because the traditional performers walk a very fine line between cool churchy jazz/blues and cheezeball skating rink music. Lots of risk involved! In this B3 vein, I like the following: Jimmy McGriff Jack McDuff's "Screamin" - Kenny Burrell guitar Jimmy Smith's "Midnight Special" - Kenny Burrell again "Organ-ized" - a recent tribute to the B3 with lots of other players like Joey DeFrancesco, Art Neville, Tommy Eyre, & Mick Weaver. Dick Halligan's contributions with Blood, Sweat, & Tears on stuff like "You've Made Me So Very Happy" and "Hi-De-Ho That Old Sweet Roll" Doug Ingle's contributions with Iron Butterfly on "In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida" I also get off on the highly modified B3 growl heard on the following: Goldy McJohn on Steppenwolf's stuff like "Magic Carpet Ride", "Born To Be Wild", and "Pusherman" Gregg Rolie on the early Santana stuff starting with the '69 album with "Evil Ways", "Jingo", and "Persuasion" (the lion's head and woman's legs) Craig Frost's keyboard contributions in Grand Funk Railroad beginnning with "Phoenix" which included "Rock & Roll Soul" Garth Hudson on The Band's stuff like "Chest Fever" Steve Winwood on Traffic's stuff like "Empty Pages" Ian McLagan on Small Faces' stuff like "Itchycoo Park" [This message has been edited by Corn Dog (edited May 27, 2002).] IP: Logged
hoodadoo Member Posts: 2011 From: Westport, Ct., Registered: Mar 2001	posted 05-27-2002 19:30 I really admire Julia Lee, she was a great pianist. One her songs that is one of my favorites is "Dream Lucky Blues". It don't get much better than that. You can also add Otis Span, and Big Maceo. Others that come to mind are James P. Johnson, Speckled Red, and Memphis Slim. And I shouldn't forget to mention Fats Waller, and Jelly Roll Morton. Contemporary wise, David Maxwell isn't too bad. I knew I'd forget someone important, Clarence Williams who for many years played piano for Bessie Smith. [This message has been edited by hoodadoo (edited May 27, 2002).] IP: Logged
blueshome Member Posts: 8 From: UK Registered: May 2002	posted 05-28-2002 11:24 The greatest of the prewar players - Little Brother Montgomery. Listen to all the versions of Vicksburg Blues and dare to be unmoved! IP: Logged
Tom Austin Member Posts: 3404 From: Occidental, CA, USA Registered: Nov 1999	posted 05-28-2002 11:59 yeah, Woody did a great song about Little Brother Montgomery and "Vicksburg Blues". Nobody has mentioned Blind John Davis yet. He's one of my favorites for a leisurely Sunday morning breakfast kind of thing. IP: Logged
Charles Freeborn Member Posts: 445 From: Registered: Feb 2002	posted 05-28-2002 13:28 I'll cast my vote for Henry Butler. I have "for all seasons" and "blues after sunset". Both excellent and very different. He also has a fairly recent album with Corey Harris titled "voodoo menz". Also very good. -C IP: Logged
holyhippo New Member Posts: 1 From: Registered: Apr 2006	posted 04-28-2006 15:30 Hello, I was asked to play 2 hours worth of background piano music for a wedding reception. I'm having trouble finding good piano arrangements for popular music on the Internet. Also if any of you have any suggestions for any other genres of piano music that is appropriate for background wedding reception music, please let me know. Thank you very much! IP: Logged
ben's dad Member Posts: 150 From: Registered: Jul 2003	posted 04-28-2006 16:22 Dr. John is my favorite. I bought some Dr. Longhair in that he was Mac's mentor but to tell you the truth, I like Dr. John better. There is an instructional video available from Homespun with Dr. John. It is incredible, not to learn from, but just to listen and watch the master. He also gives a lot of history of New Orlean's music and hence rock and roll. His best piano album is Dr. John plays Mac Rebennac. Taj Mahal played some mean ivories last night. Don Bendig IP: Logged
gkotros Member Posts: 54 From: Massachusetts, USA Registered: Feb 2005	posted 04-28-2006 18:16 A young man by the name of Miro Sprague He's from the Amherst, MA area. I saw him do some standards one night and he was great. Then he did his own compositions and he blew me away. He was on Letterman a couple of weeks ago with Sonya Kitchell. She's an excellent singer-songwriter. I think she's 18 now. Miro is 20 Where do these kids come from? IP: Logged
jvesey Member Posts: 1828 From: New York Registered: Jul 2003	posted 04-28-2006 18:26 Two words . . . . Ruben Gonzalez. The best thing to come out of the Buena Vista Social Club, IMHO. His solo album is pure bliss. Everytime I hear it, I consider putting stringed instruments down for good and devoting myself to piano. Then I go to bed . . . . . IP: Logged
Mark C Member Posts: 273 From: Registered: Feb 2004	posted 04-28-2006 19:46 Erroll Garner's album "One World Concert" is great. It's currently available on Telarc combined with another album, "Dreamstreet/One World Concert (Live). IP: Logged
Palomorado Member Posts: 93 From: New York, NY, USA Registered: Jan 2006	posted 04-28-2006 20:30 CECIL TAYLOR!!!!!!!!!!!!! IP: Logged
bcw Member Posts: 549 From: ky Registered: May 2004	posted 04-28-2006 21:14 keith jarett, memphis slim,bill evans. IP: Logged
JBoyShyne Member Posts: 1034 From: Passaic, NJ USA Registered: Dec 2004	posted 04-28-2006 23:04 quote: Originally posted by Scott Jacobs: Nobody mentioned Art Tatum! Exactly what I was thinking Scott! Ahhh, what the hell do guitar players know anyway! Tatum's left hand was amazing. He laid down the boogie woogie like no one before or since! IP: Logged
Colin Brooks Member Posts: 173 From: Sunny South East England! Registered: Feb 2005	posted 04-29-2006 02:54 When I want to hear blues piano the 1st CD's I reach for are those by Jimmy Yancey and Montana Taylor. Kurt, if you like Robert Shaw you will love these guys. IP: Logged

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