fasstrack Posted December 4, 2015 Report Share Posted December 4, 2015 52 minutes ago, Dan Gould said: I'll second Joel on Schneiderman. Nice mainstream recordings on Reservoir (IIRC) with Brian Lynch and/or Ralph Moore. His first was with Slide Hampton. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Stryker Posted December 4, 2015 Report Share Posted December 4, 2015 I heard Schneiderman for three nights in Urbana when I was in school in January 1983 with a Rufus Reid Quartet including Bob Rockwell and Victor Lewis. Rob was a sub -- these might may have been his first nights with the band -- for Jim McNeely, who was supposed to have been on the gig. We had been especially looking forward to Jim because it would have been a homecoming, since he went to school in Champaign-Urbana. Rob sounded good those nights, very bebop oriented and, in fact, I recall a particularly hip and groovy block-chord solo on "Visitation" -- not in a Red Garland style with right hand octaves and maybe a fifth stuck in the middle, but full chords in both hands and all the voices shifting as he went. I have tapes of those nights ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T.D. Posted December 4, 2015 Report Share Posted December 4, 2015 (edited) +1 on Schneiderman. I originally bought Dark Blue (Reservoir), an old-fashioned hard bop session, not knowing what to expect, and was stunned at how good it was. Now have and enjoy several more Reservoir titles. His chops and technique (in addition to arranging) have really grown on me with repeated listenings. Apparently Schneiderman went back to grad school "as a grown man", having already established himself as a musician, and got a math Ph.D. (at Berkeley, no less). That's very difficult to accomplish! Edited December 4, 2015 by T.D. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Friedman Posted December 4, 2015 Report Share Posted December 4, 2015 Rob Schneiderman has 10 CDs out on the Reservoir label. 5 are trio dates, the other 5 have a horn or 2 or 3. All are quite good. Schneiderman is one the better jazz piano players around these days, in my opinion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Tapscott Posted December 5, 2015 Report Share Posted December 5, 2015 15 hours ago, Peter Friedman said: Rob Schneiderman has 10 CDs out on the Reservoir label. 5 are trio dates, the other 5 have a horn or 2 or 3. All are quite good. Schneiderman is one the better jazz piano players around these days, in my opinion. I have all those Schneiderman CD's and enjoy them very much. He 's one of my favorite pianists. Tardo Hammer, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fasstrack Posted December 23, 2015 Report Share Posted December 23, 2015 (edited) I want to say a word about my old friend Tardo Hammer. He is at the top of his game. His trio of himself, Jimmy Wormworth (drums), and Lee Hudson (bass) had a fabulous blend (at Smalls last Saturday night) that only comes with being a working group. His repertoire consists of composers like Monk, Dameron, Strayhorn, Kenny Dorham, and others. I was standing in the back with Michael Kanan, pianist; Neal Miner, bassist; and Chris Flory, guitarist---and those in the know will tell you these guys are very far from slouches---and we were marveling at the music we were hearing. Even Barry Harris knows Tardo is one of the greats on today's scene. Edited December 23, 2015 by fasstrack Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Kart Posted December 23, 2015 Report Share Posted December 23, 2015 Yes, he's excellent. And let me add someone I've known about for years but whose music I just recently reintroduced myself to -- the late Eddie Higgins. His album "Haunted Heart" (Sunnyside) is a particular gem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HutchFan Posted December 23, 2015 Report Share Posted December 23, 2015 I discovered Bob Degen recently. I think he has a very singular, unique voice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deadman Posted January 5, 2016 Report Share Posted January 5, 2016 On 9/15/2015 at 7:26 PM, Don Brown said: Eddie Costa Lorraine Geller Terry Pollard John Lewis When I first thought of overlooked pianists, two of the first ones that came to mind were Eddie Costa and Lorraine Geller. Both had excellent lps on the Dot label. I'll add several more pianists that had little known lps on Dot... Larry Novak (DLP 25576) & Muriel Roberts (DLP 3173). Then there's Elmo Hope who may be my favorite jazz pianist of all time, and in my opinion, quite underrated. Hope's lp on the Hifi Jazz label, a trio session with Jimmy Bond & Frank Butler is outstanding! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clifford_thornton Posted January 5, 2016 Report Share Posted January 5, 2016 On 12/23/2015 at 0:38 PM, HutchFan said: I discovered Bob Degen recently. I think he has a very singular, unique voice. the things I've heard have all been very good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hardbopjazz Posted January 8, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 8, 2016 Oliver Jones. Just discovered him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soulpope Posted July 3, 2016 Report Share Posted July 3, 2016 On 20.7.2015 at 7:40 PM, BeBop said: Another I like: Rein deGraff. Seconded .... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillF Posted July 4, 2016 Report Share Posted July 4, 2016 21 hours ago, soulpope said: Seconded .... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeBop Posted November 6, 2017 Report Share Posted November 6, 2017 On 12/4/2015 at 6:39 PM, Hardbopjazz said: Tchangodei. This is a very fine album. Three For Freedom" With Archie Shepp & Mal Waldron Agree. I inadvertently ended up as a Tchangodei completist. The sides with Archie Shepp are particularly good. ("Eagle's Flight" and "Ginseng" on Volcanic) as well as those with Steve Lacy. ...and "Pure Blues". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyril Posted November 6, 2017 Report Share Posted November 6, 2017 Was Jutta Hipp mentioned? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pim Posted November 6, 2017 Report Share Posted November 6, 2017 2 hours ago, BeBop said: Agree. I inadvertently ended up as a Tchangodei completist. The sides with Archie Shepp are particularly good. ("Eagle's Flight" and "Ginseng" on Volcanic) as well as those with Steve Lacy. ...and "Pure Blues". Mentioned him a couple of times last week. He is a wonderful pianist indeed! Unfortunately the Volcanic label is defunct so releases are more to get, especially on cd. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mhatta Posted November 7, 2017 Report Share Posted November 7, 2017 Was Yancy Korrosy(Jancy Körössy) mentioned? His only MPS date ("Identification", 1969) contains one of the most distinctive piano I've ever heard. He was the sideman of one obscure Zoot Sims live date from 1981, and the playing there is also very very good. Is he still alive? https://youtu.be/0FiD0qigOSg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soulpope Posted November 7, 2017 Report Share Posted November 7, 2017 1 hour ago, mhatta said: Was Yancy Korrosy(Jancy Körössy) mentioned? His only MPS date ("Identification", 1969) contains one of the most distinctive piano I've ever heard. He was the sideman of one obscure Zoot Sims live date from 1981, and the playing there is also very very good. Is he still alive? https://youtu.be/0FiD0qigOSg Iancsy Körössy died in 2013,. There were some recent releases on 7 Dreams Records (a Romanian Jazz Label run by Nicolas Simion), but haven`t heard any of these .... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mhatta Posted November 7, 2017 Report Share Posted November 7, 2017 (edited) 4 hours ago, soulpope said: Iancsy Körössy died in 2013,. There were some recent releases on 7 Dreams Records (a Romanian Jazz Label run by Nicolas Simion), but haven`t heard any of these .... Thanks for info. RIP Mr. Korossy. w.r.t. his recent works, I have "Yancy Korosi Plays The Beatles" Vol. 1-3. I guess it was recorded in 2002. Not bad, beautiful solo piano interpretation of Beatle tunes, but a bit monotonous. Edited November 7, 2017 by mhatta Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mhatta Posted November 7, 2017 Report Share Posted November 7, 2017 Harold Corbin was also a pianist who had a lot of potential, but died too young and little known. He recorded only one leader album ("Soul Brother", 1962) just before his untimely death. Seems there were several air checks from Birdland. I hope someday I could hear some of these... https://youtu.be/78Q6-obS5YU Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hardbopjazz Posted November 7, 2017 Author Report Share Posted November 7, 2017 6 hours ago, mhatta said: Harold Corbin was also a pianist who had a lot of potential, but died too young and little known. He recorded only one leader album ("Soul Brother", 1962) just before his untimely death. Seems there were several air checks from Birdland. I hope someday I could hear some of these... https://youtu.be/78Q6-obS5YU I have to check him out. I am not familiar with him at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mhatta Posted November 8, 2017 Report Share Posted November 8, 2017 (edited) Paul Moer is yet another overlooked stylist I think. I am surprised he was born in 1916 -- he sounds very modern. Or maybe Wikipedia is wrong. I guess he was born in 1926 or such. Edited November 8, 2017 by mhatta Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niko Posted November 8, 2017 Report Share Posted November 8, 2017 I looked a bit on familysearch.org, and the dates for Moer given on wikipedia seem plausible (i.e., there was indeed a Paul Moerschbacher with that birth year who was a musician, living in Florida in the 40s, and a Paul Moerschbacher with these dates in his death certificate) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mhatta Posted November 9, 2017 Report Share Posted November 9, 2017 (edited) On 2017/11/8 at 11:02 PM, Niko said: I looked a bit on familysearch.org, and the dates for Moer given on wikipedia seem plausible (i.e., there was indeed a Paul Moerschbacher with that birth year who was a musician, living in Florida in the 40s, and a Paul Moerschbacher with these dates in his death certificate) Thanks for research! I thought WIkipedia might be wrong since it says he graduated from Univ. of Miami in 1951(so he was 35), but well, it's not uncommon to go school (or maybe grad school) later. '70s Mingus Band always had talented pianists -- the most famous one would be Don Pullen -- but somehow others kept a low profile. John Foster was one of them, in the band between 1971-72. He is really great, powerful player, but seems died too young (I don't know when he died). I guess he didn't record any leader album. Trumpeter Charles Sullivan wrote a tune "Good-Bye Sweet John". Edited November 9, 2017 by mhatta Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niko Posted November 9, 2017 Report Share Posted November 9, 2017 Here you see his army enlistment details from 1941 when he was in his mid-twenties. He lists "4 years of high school " as his highest educational attainment and musician as occupation... sounds like a GI bill story to me... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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