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re: Who is the GOAT piano player according the music board?

Posted on 8/26/16 at 12:00 pm to
Posted by geauxbrown
Louisiana
Member since Oct 2006
25330 posts
Posted on 8/26/16 at 12:00 pm to
Man, I wish you folks would qualify these questions with a style selection. Piano players are like guitar players, different styles, different abilities.

Chuck Leavell is one of my favorites.
This post was edited on 8/27/16 at 9:44 pm
Posted by urinetrouble
Member since Oct 2007
20625 posts
Posted on 8/26/16 at 12:15 pm to
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Marco Benevento


Definitely my current fave.
Posted by Got Blaze
Youngsville
Member since Dec 2013
9891 posts
Posted on 8/26/16 at 12:24 pm to
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But this kid right here is pretty damn good

Joey Alexander


x 2 .. this kid is on a whole different planet


piano improv w/ Wyntom Marsalis

Posted by mauser
Orange Beach
Member since Nov 2008
26080 posts
Posted on 8/26/16 at 3:20 pm to
Liberace
Posted by Lakeboy7
New Orleans
Member since Jul 2011
28233 posts
Posted on 8/26/16 at 3:31 pm to
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Rick Wakeman



Solid

Organ: Richard Wright
Posted by WhopperDawg
Member since Aug 2013
3073 posts
Posted on 8/26/16 at 3:50 pm to
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Chuck Leavell is one my favorites.


^^This^^
Posted by litenin
Houston
Member since Mar 2016
2656 posts
Posted on 8/26/16 at 3:54 pm to
I'm an intermediate player that has learned a few Professor Longhair songs over the years (Hey Now Baby was the hardest to learn). I'd like to try a James Booker song at some point.

My kids get upset when I practice so I'm going to invest in a keyboard soon (w headphones). Also going to make a list of goals so that I can start improving again (been about the same for past decade).

I've debated whether to focus on learning to improve vocals while playing (can't sing), improving & recording my few originals, learning new covers, or finding a local band to play with at times (which I've never done).

If anyone has any advice in this area, I thought this might be a good place to ask. I can read music (piano) but takes me a while to learn new material at times.
Posted by Tigris
Cloud Cuckoo Land
Member since Jul 2005
13070 posts
Posted on 8/26/16 at 4:06 pm to
Bill Payne deserves a mention.
Posted by Poodlebrain
Way Right of Rex
Member since Jan 2004
19860 posts
Posted on 8/26/16 at 9:00 pm to
Vladimir Horowitz is the greatest of my lifetime.
Posted by OldTigahFot
Drinkin' with the rocket scientists
Member since Jan 2012
10507 posts
Posted on 8/26/16 at 9:08 pm to
Van Clyburn

Posted by NoSaint
Member since Jun 2011
12458 posts
Posted on 8/26/16 at 10:22 pm to
I was happy to see a Booker mention
Posted by carnuba
tickfaw
Member since Jan 2009
1309 posts
Posted on 8/27/16 at 3:51 am to
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x 2 .. this kid is on a whole different planet piano improv w/ Wyntom Marsalis


wow!
just wow!
Posted by fontell
Montgomery
Member since Sep 2006
4567 posts
Posted on 8/27/16 at 7:12 am to
Jon Lord and a dirty soundinHammond
Posted by Mizz-SEC
Inbred Huntin' In The SEC
Member since Jun 2013
22265 posts
Posted on 8/27/16 at 11:29 am to

Jerry Lee Lewis is easily my favorite due to his fearlessness and ego to take anyone's signature song and try to make it his own. In his heyday he was never conventional or boring.
This post was edited on 8/27/16 at 11:30 am
Posted by JuiceTerry
Roond the Scheme
Member since Apr 2013
40868 posts
Posted on 8/27/16 at 11:46 am to
Charles Brown, Pinetop Perkins. Oscar Peterson, Herbie Hancock. Question is too broad. Should be sorted by genre.
Posted by EA6B
TX
Member since Dec 2012
14754 posts
Posted on 8/27/16 at 6:18 pm to
Ramsey Lewis, Oscar Peterson
Posted by LiguhTiguh
Baton Rouge
Member since May 2013
460 posts
Posted on 8/28/16 at 6:44 am to
Wow everyone is dumb. Art Tatum

/thread
Posted by Breesus
House of the Rising Sun
Member since Jan 2010
69519 posts
Posted on 8/28/16 at 6:59 am to
Rick Wright
Posted by pmacneworleans
Member since Dec 2013
2160 posts
Posted on 8/28/16 at 7:35 am to
Booker - Longhair. Got to see them both many times and have yet to see anyone better. But, if your in the NO area. look and see where Josh Paxton is playing. Guy is phenomenal.
Posted by Treacherous Cretin
Columbus, OH
Member since Jan 2016
1503 posts
Posted on 8/28/16 at 9:36 am to
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Wow everyone is dumb. Art Tatum


That is correct.
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