Overlooked pianists

[BillF]

2 hours ago, mhatta said:

Gildo Mahones is known as a sideman for e.g. Lambert, Hendricks & Ross (and Bevan), but his leader albums are also quite attractive.

 

He also blew for Lester.

[mhatta]

Evans Bradshaw was a man of phenomenal piano technique, but he also died too young.  Not much is known about him.

 

Edited November 22, 2017 by mhatta

[Joe]

Jimmy Yancey!

 

[JSngry]

Red Camp

 

[Cyril]

Rob van Kreeveld

 

Edited November 23, 2017 by Cyril

[soulpope]

2 hours ago, Cyril said:

Rob van Kreefeld

 

[Cyril]

@ soulpope !!!

&

Jasper van 't Hof

 

Edited November 23, 2017 by Cyril

[soulpope]

1 hour ago, Cyril said:

Jasper van 't Hof

For me always memorable via this recording ..... 

Edited November 23, 2017 by soulpope

[Cyril]

 Thanks for posting.

[uli]

 

[Joe]

9 hours ago, JSngry said:

Red Camp

 

Laredo, huh? Who knew? Not me.

 

[xybert]

Eri Yamamoto to a certain extent. Love her trio, they have something rare in my opinion.

Edited December 8, 2017 by xybert

[JSngry]

12 hours ago, Joe said:

Laredo, huh? Who knew? Not me.

 

That's Alex Camp's dad.

[mhatta]

Roosevelt Wardell is yet another hidden treasure of jazz piano.  His only leader album "The Revelation" was produced by Cannonball Adderley, and Horace Tapscott listed Wardell as an early influence.

 

[Joe]

5 hours ago, JSngry said:

That's Alex Camp's dad.

Fascinating!

[soulpope]

Use this thread for (another) plug regarding the euvre of Ran Blake ....

[mhatta]

Herbie Brock is a little-known blind genius of piano.  He style is truly eclectic, some Bud, some Shearing and a pinch of Tristano.

 

[mhatta]

Bob James is primarily known as a sweet fusion musician, but in his youth he was a hardcore free jazz pianist.  He even made an album with Barre Phillips on ESP.

 

Edited December 1, 2017 by mhatta

[mhatta]

Ellis Larkins is rarely told nowadays, but he is without a doubt one of the piano greats in the history of jazz.  He is known as a superb accompanist, but also a great solo pianist. His left hand is legendary.

 

[Joe]

5 hours ago, mhatta said:

Ellis Larkins is rarely told nowadays, but he is without a doubt one of the piano greats in the history of jazz.  He is known as a superb accompanist, but also a great solo pianist. His left hand is legendary.

 

Also, Jimmy Jones.

 

[mhatta]

3 hours ago, Joe said:

Also, Jimmy Jones.

 

You stole my next one! ;-)  Yes, JImmy Jones is REALLY great.  It's a pity that he didn't record much as a leader.  This little-known omnibus CD features lots of Jones' fine playing, including solo piano.  Highly recommended.

[mhatta]

Al Haig was a prime bebop pianist in 40s, but I think his greatness is more lucid in his 70s "comeback" recordings.

 

[soulpope]

2 hours ago, mhatta said:

Al Haig was a prime bebop pianist in 40s, but I think his greatness is more lucid in his 70s "comeback" recordings.

 

Superb platter for sure ....

[Peter Friedman]

Milton Sealey is truly an obscure jazz piano player. The CD below is his only recording under his own name and it is very good.

All the tunes are originals and I hear influences from a wide range of players such as Herbie Nichols, Monk, Elmo Hope and others.

[Ted O'Reilly]

I recorded Milton Sealey at Café des Copains in Toronto, in what was supposed to be a solo piano performance, but he had brought along an amped bass box of some description (played with pedals a la an organ) which I hadn't anticipated.  I only had two mics, direct to digital recorder, so the bass box did naught but muddy the sound.  He didn't wish to play without it, so the end result was somewhat unsatisfactory.

On ‎03‎/‎12‎/‎2017 at 9:03 AM, mhatta said:

You stole my next one! ;-)  Yes, JImmy Jones is REALLY great.  It's a pity that he didn't record much as a leader.  This little-known omnibus CD features lots of Jones' fine playing, including solo piano.  Highly recommended.

I went out of my way to get this one, on the recommendation of Gene Di Novi, who approved mightily of Jimmy Jones' solo performances, but it didn't get to me the same way...

Edited December 14, 2017 by Ted O'Reilly
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