Joe Posted July 20, 2015 Report Posted July 20, 2015 Hilton Ruiz indeed. Died far too young. His Steeplechase dates are very, very good.Two more. 1) Walter Norris; there's much more there than his somewhat controversial contributions to Ornette's SOMETHING ELSE. Check the used bins for his Concord releases. LIVE AT MAYBECK and SUNBURST, with Joe Henderson, are both excellent. He also recorded semi-frequently for Enja in the 70s, often in the company of bassist Aladar Page, with whom he had great rapport. 2) Hod O'Brien. The latter is still actively playing, as evidenced by his website: http://www.hodobrien.com/. His OPALESSENCE on Criss Cross is worth tracking down. Soloists include Tom Harrell and Pepper Adams. Quote
HutchFan Posted July 20, 2015 Report Posted July 20, 2015 Walter Norris; there's much more there than his somewhat controversial contributions to Ornette's SOMETHING ELSE. Check the used bins for his Concord releases. LIVE AT MAYBECK and SUNBURST, with Joe Henderson, are both excellent. He also recorded semi-frequently for Enja in the 70s, often in the company of bassist Aladar Page, with whom he had great rapport. Good call on Walter Norris. Also, don't overlook his two duo sets with George Mraz. The first one was on Enja -- Drifting -- and the second was on Concord -- Hues of Blues. Quote
Cyril Posted July 20, 2015 Report Posted July 20, 2015 Another I like: Rein deGraff.Me too. I saw many of his concerts with great names.... Quote
six string Posted July 20, 2015 Report Posted July 20, 2015 (edited) Austin Crowe, who plays with distinction on Walt Dickerson's first Prestige recordings. It's hard to say what makes Crowe's playing stand out... there's a "bounce" to his phrasing, however, and he understands the harmonic implications of Dickerson's melodies as well or better than any pianist -- a pretty amazing list: Andrew Hill, Sun Ra, Walter Davis Jr., the aforementioned Albert Dailey -- with whom the vibist collaborated.Check out Crowe's work on "Why" from A SENSE OF DIRECTION. His comping gives Dickerson another rhythmic element to play with / off, and his solo is both abstract and kind of funky. Excellent choice. It's a shame he doesn't appear to play jazz these days from what I've heard. Our loss.another thumbs up for Walter Norris too. I discovered him through the Maybeck series on Concord. Edited July 20, 2015 by six string Quote
alankin Posted July 21, 2015 Report Posted July 21, 2015 (edited) [...] Hod O'Brien. The latter is still actively playing, as evidenced by his website: http://www.hodobrien.com/. His OPALESSENCE on Criss Cross is worth tracking down. Soloists include Tom Harrell and Pepper Adams. Good pick. His "Live at Blues Alley" set of three CDs on Reservoir are worth hearing as well. They are trio dates with Ray Drummond and Kenny Washington. Edited July 21, 2015 by alankin Quote
BillF Posted July 21, 2015 Report Posted July 21, 2015 Two pianists I rarely hear mentioned here are Rossano Sportiello and David Newton. I was lucky enough to hear them in May in a duo at a private party in Cheadle, a few miles from where I live. Here's a clip from the session:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FWk1mHSP6rE Quote
sidewinder Posted July 21, 2015 Report Posted July 21, 2015 Hilton Ruiz! Totally agree - especially in combination with Billy Higgins. Too bad that he left us so young.. Quote
jlhoots Posted July 21, 2015 Report Posted July 21, 2015 Lots of people listed - so how about Gonzalo Rubalcaba.Looking forward to the upcoming release with Charlie Haden. Quote
Peter Friedman Posted July 22, 2015 Report Posted July 22, 2015 I don't believe Betha Hope has been mentioned.She has a few very good CDs out, but I never hear anything about her. Quote
Chuck Nessa Posted July 22, 2015 Report Posted July 22, 2015 not everyone has been mentioned yet, get going folks. Quote
Clunky Posted July 22, 2015 Report Posted July 22, 2015 Ok, my shot at mentioning someone who has something special to say on the ivories and isn't properly recognised by the jazz cognisant amongst us. Franco D'Andrea - brilliantly fluent Italian , touches of Monk but his own thing. Amazing discography in all manner of settings. Quote
optatio Posted July 22, 2015 Report Posted July 22, 2015 (edited) Here are some more Italian jazz pianists for wider recognition - in alphabetical order:Stefano BollaniRoberto CipelliAntonio FaraòGiorgio GasliniRita MarcotulliLivio MinafraPaolo PaligaUmberto PetrinEnrico PieranunziDanilo ReaMarcello Tonolo Edited July 22, 2015 by optatio Quote
JSngry Posted July 22, 2015 Report Posted July 22, 2015 not everyone has been mentioned yet, get going folks.Peter NeroCraig HundleyFloyd CramerFather Tom VaughnPops PoopadeauxJack LemmonJoe BurtonRay StarlingSteve allen Quote
JSngry Posted July 22, 2015 Report Posted July 22, 2015 not everyone has been mentioned yet, get going folks.John BunchRuss TompkinsJohnny CostaJohnny Guarnieri Frankie CarleJoe "Fingers" carr"Knuckles" O'TooleJoanne CastleDonald LambJerry Lee LewisClyde HartPete RobinsonPete DrungleCedric LawsonHugh Lawson Quote
optatio Posted July 22, 2015 Report Posted July 22, 2015 A little help to present jazz pianists from all over the world: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Jazz_pianists_by_nationality . JSngry may add his findings there! Quote
JSngry Posted July 22, 2015 Report Posted July 22, 2015 Nice to see Don Abney on that list, there's a guy you never hear about. Quote
ghost of miles Posted July 22, 2015 Report Posted July 22, 2015 Anybody mention Mickey Tucker yet? And I'll second Joe on Hod O'Brien. Quote
Hardbopjazz Posted July 23, 2015 Author Report Posted July 23, 2015 Mickey Tucker. How can we forget him? I believe he lives in Australia today. I wonder if anyone knows if he still plays. Quote
clifford_thornton Posted July 23, 2015 Report Posted July 23, 2015 (edited) Our own sometime organissimo member Kees Hazevoet (as part of a varied arsenal)... Edited July 24, 2015 by clifford_thornton Quote
Joe Posted July 23, 2015 Report Posted July 23, 2015 Mickey Tucker. How can we forget him? I believe he lives in Australia today. I wonder if anyone knows if he still plays.Mickey Tucker. How can we forget him? I believe he lives in Australia today. I wonder if anyone knows if he still plays.Mickey Tucker is one interesting dude. Not quite Byard- of Burrell-esque in his ability to move between older and modern piano approaches, but a player with ears bigger than hard bop. Cf. "Cecilitis", from his his Muse LP MISTER MYSTERIOUS. Quote
optatio Posted July 23, 2015 Report Posted July 23, 2015 Bernard Peiffer (* October 23, 1922 in Epinal, † September 7, 1976 in Philadelphia)http://www.allaboutjazz.com/the-bernard-peiffer-legacy-bernard-peiffer-by-victor-l-schermer.php Quote
BillF Posted July 23, 2015 Report Posted July 23, 2015 Joe Henderson https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GoLcWiEcUw0 Quote
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