Jazz Pianists

bahama · 02-20-2011, 10:11 AM

For me Art Tatum just bowled me over when I 1st heard him when I was very young. My older Bro played me some old 78s of his and it floored me. He still does. His technique & sense of re-harmonizing songs was astounding. Errol Garner was another one who was quite a unique pianist.

Jedey · 02-20-2011, 10:44 AM

Red Garland is pretty groovy.

The Thelonious Monk tune Well, You Needn't from Monk's Music is one of my favorites of his, at about the 2:20 mark in the song you hear Monk shout out "Coltrane, Coltrane", this was recorded when John Coltrane was still on heroin and he had nodded out for a bit when he heard his name he woke up and played a great solo.

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Jedey Veritas vos liberabit Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Musicapolis Posts: 477	Red Garland is pretty groovy. The Thelonious Monk tune Well, You Needn't from Monk's Music is one of my favorites of his, at about the 2:20 mark in the song you hear Monk shout out "Coltrane, Coltrane", this was recorded when John Coltrane was still on heroin and he had nodded out for a bit when he heard his name he woke up and played a great solo. __________________ My Tunes

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bahama Groupie Join Date: Feb 2011 Posts: 33	For me Art Tatum just bowled me over when I 1st heard him when I was very young. My older Bro played me some old 78s of his and it floored me. He still does. His technique & sense of re-harmonizing songs was astounding. Errol Garner was another one who was quite a unique pianist.