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re: nevermind
Posted on 10/10/15 at 12:27 pm to Pepe Lepew
Posted on 10/10/15 at 12:27 pm to Pepe Lepew
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Bob James
Sun Runner is one of my favorite songs.
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Posted on 10/10/15 at 8:14 pm to RogerTheShrubber
Herbie Hancock
Posted on 10/12/15 at 8:38 am to The Baker
Elton John and Diana Krall
Posted on 10/12/15 at 9:18 am to DannyB
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Elton John
Posted on 10/12/15 at 9:45 am to Meursault
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I'm a Bill fricking Evans sort of guy.
And Dave Brubeck
Posted on 10/12/15 at 12:18 pm to BCMCubs
for jazz, definitely Oscar Peterson
classical, Leif Ove Andsnes or Vladimir Horowitz
classical, Leif Ove Andsnes or Vladimir Horowitz
This post was edited on 10/12/15 at 12:23 pm
Posted on 10/12/15 at 12:53 pm to rehtaeh
Art Tatum--jazz pianist. I got turned on to him by my 19 y/o son, who is a jazz pianist himself. I've included a video of, appropriately, Tiger Rag.
From WestWord Music, "Possibly the most virtuosic pianist in the history of jazz, Art Tatum had tremendous technique and could play at dizzying speeds, especially on an insanely fast and celebrated 1933 recording of "Tiger Rag," which is part of the outstanding Columbia compilation Piano Starts Here, that also includes some of the first recordings he made. While Tatum could play flawlessly at high speeds, he was equally at home laying back on a relaxed stride piano song or ballad. Any of his solo or group recordings on the Pablo imprint also showcase Tatum's extraordinary and seemingly effortless talent."
Art Tatum/Tiger Rag
From WestWord Music, "Possibly the most virtuosic pianist in the history of jazz, Art Tatum had tremendous technique and could play at dizzying speeds, especially on an insanely fast and celebrated 1933 recording of "Tiger Rag," which is part of the outstanding Columbia compilation Piano Starts Here, that also includes some of the first recordings he made. While Tatum could play flawlessly at high speeds, he was equally at home laying back on a relaxed stride piano song or ballad. Any of his solo or group recordings on the Pablo imprint also showcase Tatum's extraordinary and seemingly effortless talent."
Art Tatum/Tiger Rag
Posted on 10/12/15 at 1:09 pm to parrotdr
Art Tatum was an excellent pianist - like Oscar Peterson, very quick. I play the piano and recently I've been working on playing fast clips, but mostly classical pieces such as Piezoncka's Tarantella.
I'm trying to work on getting Oscar Peterson speed on C Jam Blues - speed with quality. I can get the speed, but you have to have the technique too.
This is why Tatum and Peterson were so great - they could go really fast but also have the technique when doing so.
My guilty pleasure: honky tonk piano - all speed, mild technique, but still fun
I'm trying to work on getting Oscar Peterson speed on C Jam Blues - speed with quality. I can get the speed, but you have to have the technique too.
This is why Tatum and Peterson were so great - they could go really fast but also have the technique when doing so.
My guilty pleasure: honky tonk piano - all speed, mild technique, but still fun
Posted on 10/12/15 at 1:19 pm to rehtaeh
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This is why Tatum and Peterson were so great - they could go really fast but also have the technique when doing so.
My guilty pleasure: honky tonk piano - all speed, mild technique, but still fun
Agreed. My mother and my son are excellent pianists--I just listen. My "guilty pleasure" is New Orleans piano. Simpler technique (but not necessarily simple) but folks like James Booker could make it quite complex.
James Booker Live at the Maple Leaf 1983
Posted on 10/12/15 at 1:33 pm to parrotdr
You should post a clip of your son playing - you could shoot from behind if you wanted to keep it private.
Posted on 10/12/15 at 2:23 pm to RogerTheShrubber
Posted on 10/12/15 at 3:10 pm to parrotdr
Wow. 
Posted on 10/12/15 at 3:55 pm to parrotdr
very nice, he's very talented
Posted on 10/12/15 at 4:01 pm to The Baker
Plus:
Dustin O'Halloran
Max Ricther
Arvo Pärt
Clint Mansell
Philip Glass
Goldmund
Nils Frahm
Otto Totland
Love all these folks.
This post was edited on 10/12/15 at 4:04 pm
Posted on 10/12/15 at 4:36 pm to parrotdr
The James Booker piano playing is very good - I wish they had had better lighting (the shadow of his head goes back and forth on the piano).
Posted on 10/12/15 at 6:47 pm to Hooligan's Ghost
AJ Croce is up there for me.
Posted on 10/12/15 at 7:26 pm to The Baker
this is a complicated question
for Jazz, everyone mentioned in this thread worships at the alter of Art Tatum....without a doubt the GOAT. Evans and Peterson are awesome. (Evans went to SLU, fyi)
Bach - Glenn Gould is the best Bach performer of the modern era. His style however does not lend itself to music from the romantic or classical periods, imo. His original Goldberg variations (the one from the 50s) is one of the greatest perfomances of anything ever recorded and is on every list of "essentials".
Chopin - most say Rubinstein was the greatest Chopin pianist, and it's hard to argue, but I am also partial to Pollini and Martha Argerich
Beethoven - I love me some Claudio Arrau
Mozart - Mitsuko Uchida has my favorite Mozart recordings
Vladimir Horowitz deserves special mention because he was such a powerful stage presence and great at everything he tried. His Encores CD is one of the great musical influences on me personally.
I also really love a couple of YouTube-era pianists - Valentina Lisitsa and Paul Barton. Have learned a TON from watching Bartons videos. He is really a genius. LINK
Lisitsa posts lots of her perfomances for free and has really shaken up the old school classical music establishment by marketing herself in modern ways.
LINK
I also very much LOVE the fact that both of them defy the Steinway cartel monopoly - Bartons channel is spopsored by Feurich and Valentina is a Bosendorfer artist so they provide pianos for her all over the world. This Steinway shite has gone on long enough
for Jazz, everyone mentioned in this thread worships at the alter of Art Tatum....without a doubt the GOAT. Evans and Peterson are awesome. (Evans went to SLU, fyi)
Bach - Glenn Gould is the best Bach performer of the modern era. His style however does not lend itself to music from the romantic or classical periods, imo. His original Goldberg variations (the one from the 50s) is one of the greatest perfomances of anything ever recorded and is on every list of "essentials".
Chopin - most say Rubinstein was the greatest Chopin pianist, and it's hard to argue, but I am also partial to Pollini and Martha Argerich
Beethoven - I love me some Claudio Arrau
Mozart - Mitsuko Uchida has my favorite Mozart recordings
Vladimir Horowitz deserves special mention because he was such a powerful stage presence and great at everything he tried. His Encores CD is one of the great musical influences on me personally.
I also really love a couple of YouTube-era pianists - Valentina Lisitsa and Paul Barton. Have learned a TON from watching Bartons videos. He is really a genius. LINK
Lisitsa posts lots of her perfomances for free and has really shaken up the old school classical music establishment by marketing herself in modern ways.
LINK
I also very much LOVE the fact that both of them defy the Steinway cartel monopoly - Bartons channel is spopsored by Feurich and Valentina is a Bosendorfer artist so they provide pianos for her all over the world. This Steinway shite has gone on long enough
This post was edited on 10/12/15 at 10:28 pm
Posted on 10/13/15 at 12:32 am to TigerRad
He's not on the level of talent as most mentioned, but Ben Folds has always entertained me
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