Peter Friedman Posted January 24, 2022 Report Share Posted January 24, 2022 Three musicians come to mind that are highly skilled jazz players on both Vibes & Piano. Eddie Costa Victor Feldman Buddy Montgomery Are there others? One finger piano players such as Lionel Hampton and Terry Gibbs do not fit this concept. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Bresnahan Posted January 24, 2022 Report Share Posted January 24, 2022 Early in his career, Milt Jackson played piano on several recordings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjazzg Posted January 24, 2022 Report Share Posted January 24, 2022 Karl Berger Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Bresnahan Posted January 24, 2022 Report Share Posted January 24, 2022 I seem to remember that Cal Tjader played piano on a date in my pile of records but for the life of me, I can't remember if that's true or just my imagination. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillF Posted January 24, 2022 Report Share Posted January 24, 2022 Vibes player Mark Sherman made a piano album in 2019 called My Other Voice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onxidlib Posted January 24, 2022 Report Share Posted January 24, 2022 Terry Pollard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clifford_thornton Posted January 24, 2022 Report Share Posted January 24, 2022 2 hours ago, mjazzg said: Karl Berger came here to say just that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted January 24, 2022 Report Share Posted January 24, 2022 It's a pretty easy double, really, at least going from piano to vibes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
felser Posted January 25, 2022 Report Share Posted January 25, 2022 Dave Greenslade of Colosseum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabshakeh Posted January 25, 2022 Report Share Posted January 25, 2022 3 minutes ago, felser said: Dave Greenslade of Colosseum. Melotron too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Dryden Posted January 25, 2022 Report Share Posted January 25, 2022 Steve Allen used to join Terry Gibbs on vibes on his show. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillF Posted January 25, 2022 Report Share Posted January 25, 2022 7 hours ago, JSngry said: It's a pretty easy double, really, at least going from piano to vibes. Tubby made it from tenor to vibes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Friedman Posted January 25, 2022 Author Report Share Posted January 25, 2022 My friend Ted O'Reilly in Toronto reminded me that Don Thompson, usually thought of as a bass player, is also a very good vibes player and pianist. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeweil Posted January 25, 2022 Report Share Posted January 25, 2022 On 24.1.2022 at 9:23 PM, bresna said: I seem to remember that Cal Tjader played piano on a date in my pile of records but for the life of me, I can't remember if that's true or just my imagination. That was the session for San Francisco Moods. I fooled a few here when including some from this album in a blindfold test. He played organ on the 1970 LP Tjader. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Dryden Posted January 26, 2022 Report Share Posted January 26, 2022 12 hours ago, Peter Friedman said: My friend Ted O'Reilly in Toronto reminded me that Don Thompson, usually thought of as a bass player, is also a very good vibes player and pianist. I can confirm that as I heard Don Thompson leading a big band in Toronto and playing both instruments. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rooster_Ties Posted January 26, 2022 Report Share Posted January 26, 2022 Best known for his work on vibes, Baltimore native Warren Wolf is quite proficient on drums and piano. Not sure how much he's recorded on piano (I'm assuming, at least some, but not as the central focus of any one album, far as I know) -- but I've heard him play live -- including piano -- and he's the real deal. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warren_Wolf_(musician) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabshakeh Posted January 26, 2022 Report Share Posted January 26, 2022 When I first looked at this thread, I got very excited because it thought it would be about records with a joint piano / vibes front line, like Khan Jamal's The River or Bobby Hutcherson's Happenings, or pretty much all the best MJQ records. It's one of my favourite combinations of instruments. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DougFelt Posted January 27, 2022 Report Share Posted January 27, 2022 Bobby Timmons (piano and vibes) w/Sam Jones and Jimmy Cobb. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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