Nina Simone on keys as great a pure pianist as anyone? Patrice Rushin? I feel theres some distance between those 3 and everyone else since they achieve greater deepness even drama in their playing while being as technically profficient as the other great ones. I have no use for the percussive style virtually devoid of dynamics that many exhibit. OFF TOPIC BUT STILL INTERESTING!! Jarrett behind Monk? Miles Davis said she was the only white woman with soul. Her piano playing also influenced Bill Evans use of fourths in chord voicings and he also named her as one of his models of piano playing. This humiliation inspired him to go home and practice 15 hours a day. Of course then there is Erroll Garner. The original soundtrack has a storied composer. I started to take heavy interest in music that wasnt classical and joined the band elective. 1 Bill Evans Like Keith Jarrett, Armando Chick Corea, from Chelsea, Massachusetts, was an early starter he began playing piano aged four and later rose to fame as a sideman with the great Miles Davis (replacing Herbie Hancock). Any list without Billy Taylor has no credibility. BRAD MOGGACH from Ontario, Canada? Kenny Drew Diana Krall? I agree with the many serious ommissions mentioned by others. They also seem to find the perfect balance between restraint and expressivity while the others are simply on another level. The single most exciting jazz recording EVER is Gene Harris with Roger Kelleway. Erroll Garner is 17th?????? Show more 04 June 2014 59 minutes This clip is from Composer of the Week Bebop Hmm, didnt see Kenny Barron there, yall must not dig that muscular style. Though Missouri-born James is widely acknowledged as one of the founding fathers of smooth jazz, ironically, he began his career in the vanguard of the early 60s avant-garde scene. Its worth taking a spin down the episode titles to see what hidden gems you can find for yourself. or Geri Allen (R.I.P.) And quite frankly I tire of patterns that a few of the persons above play over and over and over and over regardless of how technically difficult they are to execute. Nat King Cole its a joke thats what it is. Some popular brands she has composed for are Canon, DoCoMo, Fuji Xerox, 7-Eleven, Microsoft, Nissan, Toyota, Shiseido, Avon, and MasterCard to name a few. Thank you,Charles Waring, for providing an erudite springboard for discussion. To conclude their exploration, they take a look beyond Bebop and explore the various shoots that have sprouted from the original stem, in the hands of such musicians as John Coltrane, Cecil Taylor, Miles Davis, Ornette Coleman, Eric Dolphy, Wynton Marsalis and finally Sonny Rollins, who brings us into the 21st century with his take on the Jerome Kern standard, 'Why Was I Born' - a live concert recording made in the immediate aftermath of 9/11. 2. Hill, Cables and Hersch should be higher. Seriously? Let me know what you think once you have listened and then tell me he shouldnt be in this list, close to the top! are odd choices. The movement originated during the early 1940s in the playing of trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie, guitarist Charlie Christian, pianist Thelonious Monk, drummer Kenny Clarke, and the most richly endowed of all, alto saxophonist Charlie Bird Parker. His final recording Gene Harris Live at Otter Creek is his best album. I dont understand Herbie Hancock at #4ahead of Oscar Peterson, Fats Walleryoure kidding me! The classically-trained Powell had a ferociously virtuosic style of playing. All of CowboyBebops original music was written by Yoko Kanno and the Seatbelts, a jazz band formed for the project. James P Johnson how can Chick Correa and Kieth Jarrett be ahead of Earl Hines and Horace Silver. A pioneer of block chords, Shearings group which including the distinctive sound of the vibraphone became hugely popular and influential in the 50s. Born in Connecticut with Cape Verdean ancestry, Horace Silver was an archetypal hard bop pianist whose rise to fame began when he co-founded The Jazz Messengers (which Art Blakey later took over) in 1954. Gospel music left an indelible mark on Timmons and its DNA can be detected in his playing and much of the music he wrote, which included the classic tunes Moanin, This Here, and Dat Dere, which earned him his place among the best jazz pianists for laying the blueprint for what became known as soul jazz in the late 50s and early 60s. Brad Mehldau? If you dont know her, get out there, drop whatever youre doing and listen to her, and redo this list! So please give credit where credit is due. Bebop itself as a genre was so opposite and out there in comparison to the classic swing style of jazz. 26 James P Johnson Check out Brads second half solo in UNION DUES BLUES. How to compare Oscar Peterson and Thelonious Monk?! Newsletter: Secret China dinos conspiracy, I love how your voice is in all of our heads: How TikTok came to love and fear Everybodys so creative, NOTHING is better than REMOTE work! All of, s original music was written by Yoko Kanno and the Seatbelts, a jazz band formed for the project. A poet as well as a pianist/composer, this New Yorker was a leading light of the avant-garde movement in the late 50s and early 60s. Working as a bandleader, often with Parker on saxophone, Gillespie developed the musical genre known as bebop a reaction to swing, distinct for dissonant harmonies and polyrhythms. After a while, I find Tatums piano runs boring when compared to Monks dissonant notes and spacing. its a joke? This became the blueprint for West Coast cool jazz, which would be popular in the 50s. 24 Bob James Jamal first recorded for OKeh in 1951, but it was later in the same decade when took his position among the best jazz pianists of all time, with the best-selling live album At The Pershing, which took his music to a larger audience. His best-known compositions include "Oop Bob Sh' Bam," "Salt Peanuts" and "A Night in Tunisia. I shall assume that he did not intentionally want to show off like he did with the piano. He was completely ambidextrous and playing three against fours etc ( a horror to most human pianists) was like taking candy from a baby to him. Cartoon Networks Adult Swim block is well known as a home for cutting-edge anime now, but that wasnt always the case. Long dresses, and they silk brassiere. s titles referenced The Stray Cats, Rolling Stones, Queen, Miles David, the heavy metal itself, Samba music, Herbie Hancock, and more. American audiences missed only a few episodes, but Japanese censorship blocked a huge portion of the series. 28 Ramsey Lewis Being an Old Cool Cat, I think that it is difficult to choose the top 50 let alone 36! : My take-away is we can enjoy live music from several all-time greats Ahmad, Chick, Keith, McCoy, Herbie whether they are Top 10 or not is irrelevant. 4 Mal Waldron Shes an awesome pianist. Where dime piece wizes, had they legs in the air So would you. Acknowledged by the inventors of modern jazz, Charlie Parker and Bud Powell -and Stan Getz as their first choice The absence of Brad Mehldau is unforgivable I checked like 10 times to be sure I didnt just miss him. I kept thinking doesnt anyone know Tete Montoliu? 16 Herbie Hancock He may not have been the virtuoso that Tatum was (Monk wasnt either), but being the greatest jazz composer and orchestrator, he had developed what every classical pianist craves for and not always reaches: an endless pallette of pianistic colors. In short, I suggest you might devise a poll based on categories such as as harmonic creativity, melodic creativity, originality, interpretation, composition and form building, playing technique, influence on other musicians etc etc. Downgraded by some because he was accepted by the unwashed masse and not given to pontification about the very real profound nature of jazz, he is hardly to blame that playing piano came so effortlessly to him or that he always believed audiences should be entertained. The contributions of Duke Ellington, Nat KIng Cole, Scott Joplin, Dave Brubeck, Art Tatum , Brad Mehldau , Nina Simone, Gil Evans, Michel Legrand & Jelly Roll Morton cannot be overestimated ). Must agree with some of the preceding comments: Mary Lou Williams, John Lewis, Paul Bley, Randy Weston, Jessica Williams not there, but the likes of Bob James, Dave Grusin and even Lyle Mays not only figure, but rank above Andrew Hill! And why is it hailed as the most important development in jazz? And Brad Mehldau, of course. Gillespies earliest professional jobs were with the Frankie Fairfax band, where he reportedly picked up the nickname Dizzy because of his outlandish antics. Indeed, whittling it down was not an easy task, but weve persevered and come up with a list of names that we believe represent the most important ivory-ticklers of the genre. Id listen to just about anyone else on the list before Tatum. I was having a drink one evening with Frank Strazerri and he said George Gershwin could cut me. Scott Joplin made about 6 hand played piano rolls, including a composition by W.C Handy but he certainly should not be on this list. His best-known compositions include "Oop Bob Sh' Bam," "Salt Peanuts" and "A Night in Tunisia. He played with trumpeter Maynard Ferguson in the late 50s, but his career really took off when he moved to New York City in the 60s. WebA later style, known as hard bop, or funky, evolved from and incorporated elements of gospel music and rhythm and blues. Where is Joe Sample, brad mehldau, and Carlos ruvacabla? ", Astrological Sign: Libra, Death Year: 1993, Death date: January 6, 1993, Death State: New Jersey, Death City: Englewood, Death Country: United States, Article Title: Dizzy Gillespie Biography, Author: Biography.com Editors, Website Name: The Biography.com website, Url: https://www.biography.com/musicians/dizzy-gillespie, Publisher: A&E; Television Networks, Last Updated: March 29, 2021, Original Published Date: April 2, 2014. Two of their log in sites told me the site was not secure. Outside of his band, Lewis made many albums under his own name, the earliest in 1955. As I said before, LENNIE TRISTANO IS #50!! I was shocked to see Oscar at only #5. Kirkland a rock loser? Not one great jazz piano played by a woman???? Allen Toussaint (Bright Mississippi). Netflix's live-action remake features music written by the same composer as the original anime, Yoko Kanno. (but he IS one of the great interviews, commentators, raps, talkers in the jazz worldand, in the 1960s, helped direct where the music would go.). MARK EISENMAN?! Given his fame in the 50s as a pop singer with a silky croon, its perhaps not surprising that many often forget that Alabama-born Cole was also one of the best jazz pianists of his time. Here is just a sampling of his work and there is much more on youtube. AUTUMN IN MUSKOKA (Vol.1) is very good. 22 Joe Zawinul The episodes were eventually aired by the channel. I highly doubt it that you are the REAL Diana Krall. Working with lyricist Hal David, Bacharach penned a long run of hit songs, many of them for Dionne Warwick. He eked a living as a jobbing pianist for hire until emigrating to the US in 1947, where he quickly made a name for himself with his synthesis of swing, bebop, and elements drawn from classical music. Its unlikely that the first thing you think of when Cowboy Bebop comes to mind is the violence, but its been a significant issue for the series. Use swung eighth notes but insert accents throughout the phrase to create a rhythmic element to your melody line (accenting some on and some off-beats); End the phrase with a downward movement (this is where the name Bebop comes from as the sounds bee and bop could be used to scat these melodic lines). I always find strong opinions some kind of ridiculous, and mostly I dont want to join in the battle of all the experts (I am, because my opinions are soooo different). Hes my idea of a perfect pianist., My top 14 jazz pianists in alphabetical order, based on 60 years of listening: My top ten list would definitely include Kenny Barron. It was as if in some deep, dismal basement some music happy monster of an inventor asembled all those traits needed to master the piano and placed them inside the Elfs five foot two frame. Contributions to films started in the 1990s but only since 2002 has there been a trend towards the medium. Agree with most of the picks, but Gene Harris and Beegie Adair should have been included. There are so many great Jazz Pianists!!!! His work in the Latin jazz genre includes Manteca, A Night in Tunisiaand Guachi Guaro, among others. Clares vocal arrangements were unique, beginning with the Hi-Los. C JAM BLUES! And, of the younger generation, Robert Glasper. Have you ever heard Mack the knife by Nina Riche? He had a flashy technique with all those runs and arpeggios, but Ive never heard him swing. I have listened to most on the list and they are all good.however Joe Augustine belongs in the top 5his chord structures, nuances and inventiveness are unparalleled! As Leonard Feather wrote in The Encyclopedia of Jazz when ranking pianists, Monks influence was primarily as a composer and a leader, not an instrumentalist. Missing Mulgrew Miller, Barry Harris, Kenny Barron, Fred Hersh and Don Grolnick from the older generation, Gerald Clayton, Christian Sands, Bill Charlap and Robert Glasper from the younger ones. Thanks Herman. My AUTUMN IN MUSKOKA should really be called AUTUMN IN HEAVEN!! In jazz, the horns the saxophones and trumpets have traditionally been the musics glamour instruments and its main focus. Gillespies best-known works from this period include the songs Oop Bob Sh Bam, Groovin High, Leap Frog, Salt Peanutsand My Melancholy Baby. A master who is fluent in both the bebop and post-bop styles, Barron is one of the best jazz pianists alive today. he was left handed and ambidextrous, he often fuses classical elements into his improvisation, this man really revolutionized jazz piano ,the no.10 Ahmad Jamal said Erroll Garner and Maurice Ravel were the supreme melodists of the 20th century, most of these top jazz pianists list will always be like art tatum- herbie hancock-bill evans so and so, I mean they are good, but people need to listen to more music. By: AP New York | Updated: February 9, 2023 21:42 IST The Grammy, Oscar and Tony-winning Burt Bacharach died Wednesday. ARE YOU GUYS BLIND!! Donald Macleod and Geoffrey Smith explore the contributions of both men to a stellar sequence of recordings, with Charlie Christian, Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, Fats Navarro, Bud Powell, Thelonius Monk, Miles Davis, the Modern Jazz Quartet and Clifford Brown. Describing his approach to piano, Flanagan once said, I like to play like a horn player, like Im blowing into the piano. Though he was a valued sideman, he also made a slew of albums under his own name for a raft of different labels between 1957 and 1997. Just because shes a woman? No Dave Brubeck, whats wrong with you people. Oh, come on! The details are so fine that you can see the serial number on Spikes gun in stills from theBlu-ray. Youre always in the bag? https://www.arts.gov/honors/jazz/john-birks-dizzy-gillespie. Yoko Kanno's soundtrack themes include "Kiseki no Umi" (Lodoss War), "Voices" (Macross Plus), "Tank!" What about Milt Buckner? The theme I had in mind was, 'be human.' Of course, there has to be an element of subjectivity and many of the pianists who didnt make the list could have been there. Yoko Kanno has become one of Japans foremost composers since she created the eclectic score for the anime series Cowboy Bebop. 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The omission of Marian McPartland is criminal. A sideman for noted saxophonists Lou Donaldson, Sonny Rollins, Jackie McLean and Harold Land in the 50s, New Yorker Hope (real name St Elmo Sylvester Hope) was a bebop pianist with a bright sound, dynamic touch and, like Thelonious Monk, had a penchant for dissonance. Meanwhile, on the US East Coast in the 50s, audiences still liked bebop that packed heat and drama. They include Walk On By and 2. American audiences missed only a few episodes, but Japanese censorship blocked a huge portion of the series. 3: Nat King Cole I think the list captured most of the major players, missed a few that I would have included McPartland and Newborn to name a couple and some of the rankings are idiosyncratic. Erroll said playing is like life -either you feel it or you dont -so true. Apart from that: Nobody misses Cedar Walton? Wild Horses also contains a hidden Babe Ruth Easter egg in the form of its villains. S lon se concentrait un peu sur les pianistes actuels; certes il y a la technique pure , mais surtout lmotion que seuls certains savent transmettre en concert live. 1. He credited much of his style to his love of bebop and to his classical education, especially under the tutelage of Darius Milhaud, the famed composer. Your email address will not be published. (Start with his legendary trio recordings with Scott LaFaro and Paul Motian, like Sunday at the Village Vanguard or Waltz for Debby for evidence of both.) Hiromi Uehara! The interest in bebop and modern jazz among young jazz musicians grew rapidly, and soon Parker and Gillespie were at the forefront of a jazz revolution in whose vanguard were trumpeters Miles Davis and Fats Navarro, saxophonists Dexter Gordon, Sonny Stitt and James Moody, and pianists Bud Powell and Thelonious Monk. McPartland and Williams should probably make the list but the other two? From Philadelphia, Tyner rose to fame as a member of John Coltranes groundbreaking quartet between 1960 and 1965, playing on the saxophonists iconic 1965 album, A Love Supreme. Art Tatum How Nat King Cole was left out boggles the mind, he was only crucial in developing the Jazz trio, a format that made Bill Evans and so many others so popular. Reflective romantic ballads with lush chords were his undoubted forte, but Evans who drew on both bebop and classical music for inspiration could also swing with verve, especially in a live setting. mal waldron ? WebPages in category "Bebop composers". She has performed with other amazing musicians for years, and I only recently discovered her. How about the five best who are not on the list: Lennie Tristan So, withal my disagreements, cool list. Dianna Krall is a fine musician but is she really a great innovative pianist or just a good all around pianist and entertainer. No Kenny Barron but you have that crackpot Keith Jarrett on this list? Please, As with all harmonic instruments (and probably even melodic ones) there are so many elements in playing them). Charlie Parker admitted when he was a young man trying to learn the saxophone he copied every one of Mr. Youngs solos. In a later interview, Kanno said she had picked the name because the first orchestral recording she had heard was the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, and at the time Yitzhak Rabin served as Israel's Prime Minister.[12][13]. ", Of the theme tune itself, Pentreath added: "As well as being incredibly sharp, impactful jazz writing (take a listen to the big band-style opening title track, "Tank!" Its a great list, but Im willing to bet that every time you poll the same people youd end up with different results. Shearing, Oscar, Michele Le Grand ( for the few of us who have heard him live). 2 Thelonious Monk Though influenced by Bill Evans, Hancock forged his own style in the 60s, both as a solo artist and as a member of Miles Davis pathfinding post-bop quintet. Maybe others should be on the list, and maybe the order should be rearranged, but one thing you got for sure Art Tatum absolute #1! John Hicks could really burn the keys, and Brother Newborn, was on par with the great Oscar Peterson. And it quickly became quite competitive. Greatest how; for what? I love Tete. Joanne Brackeen should definitely be in the list. Joe Zawinul Mary Lou Williams Originally from Red Bank, New Jersey, Bill Basie rose to fame during the big-band swing epoch with popular tunes such as One Oclock Jump. He usually led from the piano, adhering to a minimalistic less-is-more aesthetic and employing forceful percussive accenting and octaves so that his bluesy notes cut through the full band sound. Hmmm, has anyone ever actually heard Scott Joplin play?? He was possibly the greatest of all the Bop pianists. From Allentown, Pennsylvania, Jarrett started playing piano at the age of two and rapidly blossomed into a precociously gifted child prodigy steeped in classical music. Cutting his first solo LP in 1953, Drew recorded regularly for a variety of different labels up until his death. No Gene Harris! Really? No, is the answer. One of the best jazz pianists still with us from the bebop era. 2: Teddy Wilson I dont see him on the list, maybe hes 37 and there isnt any room for him.Some pianists here are GOOD but not great. Though no recordings of Joplin exist, his status as one of historys best jazz pianists is assured, thanks in part to piano rolls and sheet music from the time, illustrating his unique style, which went on to influence James P Johnson. Next youll call Mulgrew Miller a folk musician who only played triads. As to rhythmn, as they say in NY, Forget about it. He recorded with Ella Fitzgerald and Charlie Parker before embarking on a stellar solo career that blossomed in the 50s. But when audiences left the clubs and went home to bed, the Swing musicians instead went to jam sessions. There isn't one genre I like more than the others. If you take into account his composing and his position as a pioneer of bebop he should certainly be near the top but as pianist solely, not #2, really not Top 10. As well as being available to stream on Spotify and Apple Music, fans of the show can purchase the vinyl of the original score. agree bout the first ten. The elder sibling of trumpeter Thad, and drummer Elvin, Jones, this Mississippi-born/Michigan-raised pianist was initially influenced by Earl Hines and Fats Waller, but later fell under bebops spell. Your email address will not be published. In bebop, though, the rhythmic emphasis was switched from the bass drum to the more subtle hi-hat and ride cymbal, which allowed greater rhythmic fluidity (drummers Kenny Clarke and Max Roach were the chief instigators of this new approach). He was especially influenced by Earl Hines, whose ornate, heavily embellished approach was the foundation for Coles own style, which developed within the confines of his own trio in the 30s and 40s. Ahmad Jamals The Awakening solidifies his spot as one of the best pianists of all time, if not the greatest. We are comparing inventors,innovators or persons who copied or refined a style .We are comparing blues stride boogie ballads funky salsa musicians And at the end of the day your taste decide. Aside from guitar, vocals, saxophone and harmonica, he plays a mean jazz piano! Costa Is GREAT. He gave (and still gives me) the largest goose bumps. Where the hell is John Lewis? The top 50 is way too top for Mr. James. Myra Melford is missing, and yes Diana Krall belongs there. Sadly, his life was blighted by drug addiction, which hastened his premature death at the age of 43. He also recorded a slew of solo albums, all of which highlighted his glistening, horn-like right-hand melodies and penchant for block chordal accompaniment. In the 70s, at ECM Records, Jarrett eschewing electric instruments patented a lyrical style and, in the same decade, released an improvised solo recital called The Kln Concert, which set a new benchmark for unaccompanied jazz piano. [4] She studied keyboard from a young age on both the piano in her home and the organ at her kindergarten. The top 10 is MINT.JIMMY SMITH is a HUGE oversight, though. Live for me the Number One spot has to be Earl Fatha Hines, I stood behind him, within touching distance, at a Jazz Club in the UK whilst he played All night long, (sorry Lionel), thrilling the Club Cats in the 60s. Grusin and James (nice people!) We may earn commission from links on this page, but we only recommend products we back. DUKE JORDAN, AL HAIG, SIR WALTER BISHOP, RED GARLAND, JUST TO NAME A FEW MISSING ARTISTS. She has written scores for Cowboy Bebop and its live-action adaptation, Darker than Black, Macross Plus, Turn A Gundam, The Vision of Escaflowne, Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex, Wolf's Rain, Kids on the Slope, Genesis of Aquarion and Terror in Resonance, and has worked with the directors Hirokazu Kore-eda, Yoshiyuki Tomino, Shinichir Watanabe and Shji Kawamori. It is wonderful that so many fans discuss the pianist-list JAZZ IS ALIVE!!!!! Im far from being a fan of this kind of lists. If youve ever wondered if there was a hidden message on Fayes capsule, the message is Star Trek., Its common in anime for characters to use fictional weapons in their fights, but, has an unusual appreciation for real-world hardware. While the shows censorship in America made sense as a cautious response to 9/11, the series struggles in Japan were another matter. Watching Spikes exasperation over Miles obsession with baseball is a treat, but it isnt the only baseball content in the episode. Mary Lou Williams? And Bill Evans really was the Master of them all. It grew out of the culmination of trends that had been occurring withinswing since the mid-1930s: less explicit timekeeping by the drummer, a changing role for the piano (away from rhythmic density towards accents and fills), less ornate horn section arrangements, (trending towards riffs and more support for the underlying rhythm), more emphasis on and freedom for soloists, and increasing harmonic sophistication in arrangements used by some bands.. 3. Thats the way to see it ! What???? How about Lenny Tristano? I disagree with the order of the entire list with the exception of Art Tatum. WebBebop Composer of the Week Donald Macleod is joined by writer and broadcaster Geoffrey Smith to explore the jazz mode of bebop. 9. Thats about it. If in all this beautiful list there was no place for lennie tristano who wrote this list should do some homework. Tommy Flanagan on 17th?????? Cowboy Bebop was the first anime series to run during Adult Swim, launching Sept. 2, 2001. For more essential jazz, listen to the Jazz Giants playlist on Spotify. You can't help being swept up in the energy.". Pink and white silk, made of shoes on stilts Before Andrew Hill?Cecil Taylor no 34?Keith Jarrett no 8?I think both three could be a little bit Higher.And Craig Taborn should be for sure on the list!Because I am not a sexist I can not forget of course one of my favorite Marilyn Crispell!