[fredpb]

Ah well, I gotta suggest a good classical one. Probably music that most people have heard, and many who would not light classical would like this.

CHOPIN: Waltzes

 

[stevesurf]

David Benoit - Shaken not stirred or Professional dreamer

 

[Genetic]

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Originally Posted by Lindy These are IMO the best 25 out of the 1000 or so piano jazz cd's I own. 1) The Ray Brown Trio, “BAM BAM BAM”, 1988, Concord 2) The Ray Brown Trio, “Summer Wind -- Live at the LOA”, 1988, Concord 3) Dave Brubeck, “Time Out”, 1959, Columbia 4*) Dave Brubeck, “A Dave Brubeck Christmas”, 1996, Telarc Jazz 5) Michel Camilo, “Thru My Eyes”, 1997, Tropi Jazz 6*) Bill Evans, “Alone”, 1968, Verve 7) Bill Evans, “Waltz for Debby”, 1961, Riverside 8) Bill Evans, “Sunday at the Village Vanguard”, 1961, Riverside 9) Bill Evans, “Consecration I”, 1980, Timeless 10*) Tommy Flanagan, “Alone Too Long”, 1984, Denon 11) Herbie Hancock, “Maiden Voyage”, 1965, Blue Note 12) Gene Harris, “Listen Here!”, 1989, Concord 13*) Fred Hersch, “I Never Told You - Hersch Plays Mandel”, 1995, Varese Sarabande 14) Ahmad Jamal, “But Not for Me”, 1958, Chess 15*) Keith Jarrett, “Koln Concert”, 1975, ECM 16) Thelonious Monk, “Brilliant Corners”, 1956, Riverside 17) Oscar Peterson, “The Good Life”, 1973, Pablo 18) Oscar Peterson, “Nigerian Marketplace”, 1981, Pablo 19) Michel Petrucciani, “Pianism”, 1985, Blue Note 20) Bud Powell, “The Amazing Bud Powell Vol. 1”, 1949, Blue Note 21) Don Pullen, “Breakthrough”, 1986, Blue Note 22) Art Tatum, “Complete Capitol Recordings Vol. 1”, 1949, Capitol 23*) Billy Taylor, “Solo”, 1988, Taylor-Made 24) Billy Taylor, “White Nights & Jazz in Leningrad”, 1988, Taylor-Made 25) McCoy Tyner, “Double Trios”, 1986, Denon

Hi Lindy,

Very good list. But it is intriguing how few of these recordings are from the last decade....

My own suggestion: Baptiste Trotignon, "Solo", 2003, FND035.

Amicalement,

P.S. Now I know someone who owns more Evan's CDs than me...

 

[DJHK]

Lindy's list has a lot of very good albums, my personal favorites in that list being "Maiden Voyage," "Brilliant Corners," and "Time Out"

Got a few more jazz albums to add...
Art Tatum - The Tatum Touch
Bill Charlap - Written in the Stars
Chick Corea - Return to Forever
Duke Ellington - Duke at Newport
Duke Ellington and John Coltrane
Thelonious Monk - Genius of Modern Music Vol. 1
Thelonious Monk - Monk's Dream
Thelonious Monk - Monk in Paris: Live at the Olympia
Thelonious Monk and John Coltrane

 

[Lindy]

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Originally Posted by Genetic Hi Lindy, Very good list. But it is intriguing how few of these recordings are from the last decade.... My own suggestion: Baptiste Trotignon, "Solo", 2003, FND035. Amicalement, P.S. Now I know someone who owns more Evan's CDs than me...

Genetic, thanks for the heads up on Baptiste Trotignon. I ordered it ("Solo" that is) after listening to a couple of clips at barnesandnoble.com -- sounds great to my ears.

You're right in that most of my suggestions come from 10+ years ago. There's a reason -- I lived in Seattle for a year in '90, and I spent a lot of time listening to live jazz at Jazz Alley. That was probably the high point of my knowledge / experience with the genre. Since then, I've not lived anywhere with such easy access to great live jazz. Matter of fact, many of the CD's on my list are there because I had the chance to see those artists perform live at Jazz Alley.

Michel Petrucciani played there in '90, and I was lucky enough to sit at the very front table -- no more than 5' from him.

Keep working on that Bill Evans collection!

 

[Lindy]

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Originally Posted by Ferbose My favorite jazz piano album is Chick Corea's "Now he sings, now he sobs" on Blue Note. The music ideas and the piano playing in this piano trio album is unlike anything else I have heard. I truly think this is the work of genius.

Was gonna pick this one up at Borders today (local Bricks & Mortar), but they didn't really have any Chick Corea to speak of

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So instead I bought:
1. Art Tatum - Best of the Pable Solo Masterpieces (CD)
2. Oscar Peterson - Norman Granz Jazz in Montreux, Trio '77 (DVD)

Can't wait to watch #2. It's OP on piano with Ray Brown and Niels Henning Orsted Pederson on bass.

 

[Ferbose]

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Originally Posted by Lindy Was gonna pick this one up at Borders today (local Bricks & Mortar), but they didn't really have any Chick Corea to speak of .

It is available at a cheap price from BMG Music Club.

In his book "What is Jazz" (Penguin), pianist Jonny King saidof this album: "That album would ultimately change the way I and so many others apporach the piano and chord changes and the blues." It is totally instinctive and refreshing, IMHO. I guess you can say Chick Corea is a pianist's pianist.

 

[saturnine]

The Smashing Pumpkins Le Deux Machina (Mike Garson Piano Improv) is one of my favorites, extremely complex parts later in the song. It can be legally downloaded for free here: http://www.billy-corgan.com/downloa...aeomm/index.php