¤ Geri Allen (1957-2017) was the quintessence of a present-day mainstream jazz pianist. Well-versed in a variety of modern jazz styles from bop to free, Allen steers a middle course in her own music, speaking in a cultivated and moderately distinctive voice, respectful of, but not overly impressed with, the doctrine of conservatism that often rules the mainstream scene.
♣ → Geri Allen Trio ↓ ‘Spider’
∇ Dark Prince ↓
∇ Geri Allen + Ron Carter + Lenny White ⇓ [1995]
¤ Marc Copland
Born 27 May 1948, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, Copland was a part of the vibrant music scene in Philadelphia as a saxophonist before going to New York where he met John Abercrombie and also played with Chico Hamilton, and others. He experimented with the electric alto but gradually became dissatisfied with the direction his music was taking and, leaving New York, quit playing the sax in order to study piano. He was gone for almost a decade but upon his return to the jazz world in the mid-80s his piano playing was a revelation, his own vividly original style firmly in place.
∇ Live with Dave Liebman ⇓
¤ Keith Jarrett
Though capable of playing in a wide variety of styles, Jarrett is deeply grounded in the jazz tradition. He has recorded nearly 80 albums as a leader in jazz and classical music. And he has won the Down Beat Critics Poll as a pianist numerous times, including consecutively between 2001 and 2008.
•→ ‘I Fall In Love Too Easily’ ⇐
♣ Brad Mehldau Trio
Mehldau’s musical personality forms a dichotomy. He is first and foremost an improviser, and greatly cherishes the surprise and wonder that can occur from a spontaneous musical idea that is expressed directly, in real time. But he also has a deep fascination for the formal architecture of music, and it informs everything he plays. In his most inspired playing, the actual structure of his musical thought serves as an expressive device. As he plays, he listens to how ideas unwind, and the order in which they reveal themselves. Each tune has a strongly felt narrative arch, whether it expresses itself in a beginning, an end, or something left intentionally open-ended. The two sides of Mehldau’s personality—the improviser and the formalist—play off each other, and the effect is often something like controlled chaos. [http://nextbop.com/bradmehldau]
‘Time Has Told Me’ ↓ [N. Drake]
⇒ · · · ‘Knives Out’ [2006] ⇐
¤ Tommy Flanagan [1930-2001]
♦ ‘Raincheck’ ↓ [1991]
♦ ‘Minor Mishap’ ↓
¤ Bill Evans [1929-1980]
∗→ Who Can I Turn To? ⇐
⇓ Complete Last Performance ’79
¤ Lennie Tristano [1919-1978]
♥ ‘Lover Man’ ↓
•→ ‘Don’t Blame me’⇐
♦ ‘Tangerine’ ↓ [1965]
¤ Art Tatum ↓ [1909-1956]
Art Tatum: The Art of Jazz Piano is the only documentary portrait of the greatest jazz pianist →
Using photographs and some rare footage of Tatum and his contemporaries, the film reconstructs his genius. Included are interviews with musicians who played with him or who were influenced strongly by him: Guitarists Tiny Grimes & Les Paul, and pianists Marian McPartland, Hank Jones, Dick Hyman and George Shearing ⇒
♥ ‘My One & Only Love’ ↓
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