Overlooked pianists

[Head Man]

love Newborn, but Mabern's playing drives me up a wall -

You and me both, Allen..........

[Quasimado]

Bill Triglia was one of the greatest pure beboppers ever.

Very fine player. Seems that he never had his own recording session. Unbelievable!

Interesting company he used to keep, according to his discography  ...

Q

[Chuck Nessa]

Teddy Weatherford.

[mikeweil]

David Lopato

[Leeway]

Bobby Few, Sten Sandell, Siegfried Kessler. 

[uli]

John Young

 

 

 

[AllenLowe]

here's a 2nd for Teddy Weatherford; he was an early influence on Earl Hines.

 

[Steve Reynolds]

Agusti Fernandez

[sidewinder]

Horace Parlan !

[Cyril]

If Hampton Hawes is overlooked (doesn't seem that way to me, but he's been mentioned) then he deserves to be on the list.  Another one that I don't think of as overlooked is Herbie Nichols.  

A pianist I do think of as overlooked and underrated is Dodo Marmarosa.  

BeBop, underrated yes, but not overlooked IMHO

Edited July 19, 2015 by Cyril

[Cyril]

Charles Craig

Walter Davis Jr

[Joe]

Curtis Clark. An "inside-out" player. Spent many years in Europe. Several recordings for Nimbus. LETTER TO SOUTH AFRICA, with John Tchicai, Ernst Reiseger & Louis Moholo is very strong.

Also, the Ellington-esque Michel Sardaby, whose fine compositions are equally overlooked.

Finally, Rene Urtreger, a superb Powell-inspired pianist who, like the much better-known Martial Solal, has taken his initial inspiration to some really wonderful and suprising places.

Edited July 19, 2015 by Joe

[Cyril]

Lorraine Geller

 

 

 

Jutta Hipp

 

 

 

[Hardbopjazz]

Freddie Redd from last night. Mr. Redd was setting on his hybrid walker/wheel chair on the corner of 27th and Broadway. He was sitting there in the 96F/35.6C temputure waiting for someone in the band to show up to help into the club. As I was getting to move from the corner the tenor player showed up and help him into the club. 87 years young.

Later that night.

 

 

 

 

[paul secor]

Lorraine Geller

 

 

 Lorraine Geller's Dot album is well worth listening to.

 

 

 

 

[paul secor]

Lou Levy - even though he recorded with many other musicians, I think he's overlooked.

Edited July 19, 2015 by paul secor

[paul secor]

Walter Bishop Jr.

[Cyril]

Paul, do you think Walter Bishop Jr. and Lou Levy are overlooked? And Horace Parlan?  I don't think so.... But that's my opinion...

[paul secor]

Paul, do you think Walter Bishop Jr. and Lou Levy are overlooked? And Horace Parlan?  I don't think so.... But that's my opinion...

I don't see much mention of either Walter Bishop Jr. or Lou Levy on these forums or elsewhere these days. To me, that makes them overlooked. Just my opinion.

[clifford_thornton]

Rob Agerbeek - great Dutch pianist; listening to him with Dexter right now. Though in his heyday he was known as one of Europe's finest in the post-bop mold, I think his name may be off of most folks' radar.

[paul secor]

Sadik Hakim

[BFrank]

Hilton Ruiz!

 

[Cyril]

Rob Agerbeek - great Dutch pianist; listening to him with Dexter right now. Though in his heyday he was known as one of Europe's finest in the post-bop mold, I think his name may be off of most folks' radar.

Rob was born in 1937. He's almost 78. But he's  still performing with his trio. He isn't overlooked in the Netherlands.

[Gheorghe]

@‌hardbopjazz: thanks for sharing the fotos with Freddie Redd. He still looks sharp an sure must sound great

[soulpope]

Also, the Ellington-esque Michel Sardaby, whose fine compositions are equally overlooked.

Finally, Rene Urtreger, a superb Powell-inspired pianist who, like the much better-known Martial Solal, has taken his initial inspiration to some really wonderful and suprising places.

seconded ....