Overlooked pianists

[jlhoots]

Peter Beets? Come on. He is one of the most recognized young piano giants of our time. He is praised worldwide, while his creativity keeps increasing...

He's really good. I'm not sure he rises to the level of "piano giant" yet.

[Don Brown]

Eddie Costa

Lorraine Geller

Terry Pollard

John Lewis

[randyhersom]

Sumi Tonooka.  I saw her duet with a female singer in the seventies in Philly on Race Street that was fabulous.  I have conjectured since then that the singer might have been Rachelle Ferrell, but have never been able to confirm.

[clifford_thornton]

I have never heard of Peter Beets so I will check him out.

The point of this thread, I think, is to mention people that some/many of us may never have heard of, and for that I'm grateful. Sure, there are those of us who've been listening to Bobby Few or whomever for many years but hey, someone could always be turned onto his music.

 

[Cyril]

FWIW i'd never heard of Peter Beets (apologies in advance if people have posted about him here and it hasn't registered... sometimes things go in one eye and out the other).

 

xybert, he's  from the Netherlands.  Peter (mainly with his trio) is a regular visitor to the US and Japan and also many European countries from Poland to Spain and from Rumania to France. He's a real good pianist.

[xybert]

FWIW i'd never heard of Peter Beets (apologies in advance if people have posted about him here and it hasn't registered... sometimes things go in one eye and out the other).

 

xybert, he's  from the Netherlands.  Peter (mainly with his trio) is a regular visitor to the US and Japan and also many European countries from Poland to Spain and from Rumania to France. He's a real good pianist.

Cheers, i'll have to give him a listen. One of those things where, now that i'm conscious of him, i'll probably see him everywhere.

[Joe]

 

[clifford_thornton]

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[Larry Kart]

Joel Weiskopf -- stylistically not quite in my bag (or bags) but definitely a talented guy. Several interesting albums on Criss Cross. I particularly like this one, with John Patitucci and Eric Harland:

http://www.amazon.com/Devoted-You-Joel-Weiskopf-Trio/dp/B000NVLABY/ref=sr_1_4?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1442362630&sr=1-4&keywords=joel+weiskopf

 

 

Edited September 16, 2015 by Larry Kart

[Steve Reynolds]

Seconds on Richard Grossman

been listening to and really getting into Michael Jefry Stevens with Conference Call so much I ordered another 2 CD set

[Joe]

Re: Richard Grossman. The Hat discs are wonderful, but this remains my favorite item in his sadly rather meager discography.

(Nine Winds)

[Steve Reynolds]

Re: Richard Grossman. The Hat discs are wonderful, but this remains my favorite item in his sadly rather meager discography.

(Nine Winds)

I'm going to search out my copy and give it a spin this week. I love the 2 hats and this one

[Joe]

I would also single out occasional (last I checked) O-board member Frank Kimbrough for more recognition. His latest, on Palmetto, show more of an Andrew Hill influence that previous records I recall under his own name. Either way, a lyrical player whose work possesses an individual tensile quality. NOUMENA (Soul Note) is another favorite.

Edited September 16, 2015 by Joe
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[catesta]

Joe Castro

[HutchFan]

I would also single out occasional (last I checked) O-board member Frank Kimbrough for more recognition. His latest, on Palmetto, show more of an Andrew Hill influence that previous records I recall under his own name. Either way, a lyrical player whose work possesses an individual tensile quality. NOUMENA (Soul Note) is another favorite.

I dig Frank Kimbrough too.  

Lullabluebye is the Kimbrough CD that I pull of the shelf most frequently.

[Hardbopjazz]

Kaja Draksler. I just discovered her and I like her playing.

[A Lark Ascending]

[relyles]

A week ago I heard pianist Fred Simmons in a duo performance with vibraphonist Jay Hoggard. Simmons' discography is slim - his most notable association seems to be with Dewey Redman. I believe he has been in education for the past many years at Wesleyan in Middletown, CT. Anyway, intimate performance on a Sunday afternoon, which was quite impressive. Too bad we have not heard more from Mr. Simmons over the years.

Edited October 19, 2015 by relyles

[fasstrack]

Has anyone mentioned Donald Brown? He's also a very accomplished composer.

Peter Beets? Come on. He is one of the most recognized young piano giants of our time. He is praised worldwide, while his creativity keeps increasing...

He's really good. I'm not sure he rises to the level of "piano giant" yet.

He is very good. I played with him in Den Haag. He's a friend. Recorded with Joe Cohn as sideman a few times.

[fasstrack]

Ray Gallon. Steve Ash.

[Hardbopjazz]

Tchangodei.

This is a very fine album. Three For Freedom"  With Archie Shepp & Mal Waldron

[Gheorghe]

does somebody remember the late Siegfried Kesser, born in Germany, but he lived and worked in Paris.

Some might know about him, since he worked frequently with Archie Shepp (and recorded with him ! ) . He could play everything from bop to avantgarde, could play the blues really strong ,

I heard  him live  not only with Archie Shepp, also with Jimmy Witherspoon and Dee Dee Bridgewater......, great pianist.

 

[JohnS]

12 minutes ago, Gheorghe said:

does somebody remember the late Siegfried Kesser, born in Germany, but he lived and worked in Paris.

Some might know about him, since he worked frequently with Archie Shepp (and recorded with him ! ) . He could play everything from bop to avantgarde, could play the blues really strong ,

I heard  him live  not only with Archie Shepp, also with Jimmy Witherspoon and Dee Dee Bridgewater......, great pianist.

 

IIRC Kesser was in Shepp's band when I saw them at the Bracknell Jazz Festival.

[fasstrack]

Rob Schneiderman. He's excellent, and also teaches math at the university level.

[Dan Gould]

I'll second Joel on Schneiderman. Nice mainstream recordings on Reservoir (IIRC) with Brian Lynch and/or Ralph Moore.