1. Greg Giuffria (ex-Angel & House Of Lords)
(http://pagesperso-orange.fr/hard-rockcity/images/dico/dicog/fgiuffr.jpg)
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=mkmPBSueLvk&feature=related
Master List so far;
1. Greg Giuffria
2. Liberace
3. Don Airey
4. Jarboe
5. Keith Emerson
6. Glenn Gould
7. Jordan Rudess
8. Rick Wakeman
9. Derek Sherinian
10. Jools Holland
11. Ferrante & Teicher
12. Chico Marx
13. Geddy Lee
14. Billy Joel
15. Jerry Harrison
16. Jimmy Destri
17. Vlado Perlemuter
18. Dr. John
19. Ray Charles
20. Samson Francoise
21. Jon Lord
22. Bill Evans
23. Richard Wright
24. Stevie Wonder
25. Fats Waller
26. Ken Hensley
27. Tony Banks
28. Joshua Rifkin
29. Herbie Hancock
30. Antonio Carlos Jobim
31. Alfred Brendel
32. Jens Johansson
33. Thelonius Monk
34. Bud Powell
35. Alan Price
36. Franz Liszt
37. Dave Brubeck
38. Chick Corea
39. Vince Guaraldi
40. Mic Michaeli
41. Harry Connick Jr
42. George Winston
43. Gary Numan
44. Ray Manzarek
45. Burton Cummings
46. Mose Allison
47. Paul Taylor
48. James Booker
49. Van Cliburn
50. Booker T. Jones
51. Jan Hammer
52. Billy Preston
53. Sun Ra
54. Elton John
55. Toshinko Akiyoshi
56. Jimmy Waldo
57. Abdullah Ibrahim
58. Artur Rubenstein
59. Ahmad Jamal
60. Joey DeFrancesco
61. Albert Ammons
2.) Liberace
(http://www.sonic.net/dukenrat/Turkey/Liberace%20Album.jpg)
Say what you will, the guy was great.
3. Don Airey - (Jethro Tull, Black Sabbath, Deep Purple)
(http://www.hardrock.hu/files/pictures/hirek/donairey.jpg)
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=3dkd0ej5zwg
5) Keith Emerson
(http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff64/lokica_album/keith_emerson.jpg)
6). Glenn Gould
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OFuUrUWfo5Q
Amazing to watch video of him and see him fall into a trance while playing.
7) JORDAN RUDESS (Dream Theater, Dixie Dregs)
(http://www.musicplayers.com/images/jordan_rudess_2.jpg)
8) RICK WAKEMAN (Yes)
(http://www.seatwave.com/FileStore/SEASON/IMAGE/rick-wakeman_001202_MainPicture.jpg)
9) DEREK SHERINIAN (ex-Dream Theater, Platypus, Planet X)
(http://www.dprp.net/specials/sherinian1204/derek01.jpg)
10) Jools Holland (ex-Squeeze)
(http://www.tvscoop.tv/jooooools.jpg)
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=1Fs_oTzIPgM
11. Ferrante and Teicher
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=22qKRkjOWpI
12. Chico Marx
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cneZbh2vx0Y&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Fx252AgYeM
13.) Geddy Lee - Rush
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5IhELGjybR8
Quote from: Derf on October 15, 2008, 09:02:48 PM
12. Chico Marx
Aw, I just gave you karma. Remind me to give you karma for Chico tomorrow.
And when talking keyboards, we can't forget the Piano Man.
14) Billy Joel
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c6/BillyJoel.jpg)
15) JERRY HARRISON (Talking Heads)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MA3ZE3mb7DU
16) JIMMY DESTRI (Blondie)
Here's one of his compositions for the band called Maria:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RmzsYfHqJbw
(http://www.wned.org/markrussell/images/pics/mr_flag_piano.jpg)
Just kidding :bouncegiggle:
Here's a pic of Jarboe (Swans) that I screwed up earlier.
(http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq64/voltron_014/Copyofjarboe.jpg)
Okay boyz, gimme room, let's start with VLADO PERLEMUTER who died in 2002.
(http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff259/allhallowsday/RAVELbyVladoPerlemuter1978-1.jpg)
I can't believe I've lost all of my youtube links, which are sometimes very hard to find over there, yet, I was able to unearth VLADO playing Le Tombeau de Couperin:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w6TFWsaf3g8
I had a very hard time finding this, but here it is, the most glorious piece of piano music played by the master. Listen. Listen. Here is Ondine.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ez1s9JCzvQg&feature=related
Here is part 2, Le Gibet. This piece was used in THE HUNGER.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BXdwmrT2A1k&feature=related
And finally, the most difficult piece for pianists in all of the catalogue, part 3, Scarbo:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sMRrcSEVzgI&feature=related
The three comprise the Gaspard de la Nuit. It's been said that in order to play Scarbo one must have wrists of steel and eyes in the fingertips. You'd better all listen to these. This fellow (MARCO FRANCINI) can certainly play Scarbo, but he lacks the delicacy of VLADO:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ulNYRNT8S7k&NR=1
Yet this fellow is all delicacy and no power:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jg71dQeMmBA&feature=related
18. Dr. John
(http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2006-11/1227628/dr_john1973_2D001.jpg)
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=r79_9p_VTFY
19) Ray Charles
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/Ray_Charles_FIJM_2003.jpg/800px-Ray_Charles_FIJM_2003.jpg)
20. Samson Francoise
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XavwAVNmb04
Playing "Scarbo", just for AHD!
21. Jon Lord (Deep Purple)
(http://beehive.thisisleicestershire.co.uk/default.asp?WCI=DisplayImage&ImgID=75313)
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=gB0GatLUJ3o&feature=related
22. Bill Evans
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dH3GSrCmzC8
More Miles Davis sidemen to come...
Quote from: Rev. Powell on October 16, 2008, 02:29:50 PM
20. Samson Francoise Playing "Scarbo", just for AHD!
Well, thank you,
REV.
FRANCOISE is a bit sloppy, overcharged, and he's certainly doing some reinterpretation; I do like his flourish at the end.
RICHARD WRIGHT, whom we've just lost:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lBWY3bli92Y
24. Stevie Wonder
(http://www.strictlysocial.com/journal/wp-content/uploads/2007/04/Stevie_Wonder.jpg)
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=wDZFf0pm0SE
25. FATS WALLER
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TJTPYBRueJA
26. Ken Hensley (Uriah Heep)
(http://www.getreadytorock.com/rock_stars/ken_hensley4.jpg)
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=sVHyioT8PTw
27) TONY BANKS (Genesis)
(http://tonybanks.lakeofsilence.de/tony01b.jpg)
Quote from: Circus_Circus on October 16, 2008, 03:41:03 PM
26. Ken Hensley (Uriah Heep)
(http://www.getreadytorock.com/rock_stars/ken_hensley4.jpg)
URIAH HEEP...?? "Heep" is right... but it did remind me of one of my guilty pleasures!
JOSHUA RIFKIN Okay, I couldn't find any really good clips, but if you're patient, he does play, and man can he play:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VzHXKS2Fz-w
29. Herbie Hancock
Another Miles Davis sideman made good. Here he is showing off on his Fairlight CMI, an early synthesizer (ca. 1979-1980). Anyone with an interest in early sampling technology will enjoy this clip (Herbie plays pretty well, too.)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n6QsusDS_8A
ANTONIO CARLOS JOBIM (guitarist and keyboardist) I couldn't find a good clip of JOBIM on youtube, but if you know the album GETZ/GILBERTO that's JOBIM on the piano...
31. Alfred Brendel (playing Schubert)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N5kb2wvDh-Q
Thanks for the Jobim info, AHD--for some reason I always assumed he was also playing guitar on GETZ/GILBERTO.
32. Jens Johansson
(http://userserve-ak.last.fm/serve/252/59182.jpg)
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=WOLDOwNici4&feature=related
How did this thread go so long without mentioning
33. Thelonius Monk?
(I blame myself)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OyfEddS41nM
This footage of him at work is from the recommended documentary STRAIGHT NO CHASER.
Love THELONIUS MONK... haven't been over here, but you reminded me of another great Jazz pianist: BUD POWELL.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FDXtVsY7lfM
No.35 - Alan Price - The Animals "House Of The Rising Sun" alone merits inclusion.
36. Franz Liszt
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/59/Liszt_at_piano.jpg)
DAVE BRUBECK (this youtube clip is great, and BRUBECK's best known recording, but I should point out that the keyboard kind of takes a backseat to the sax... under 5 minutes)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BwNrmYRiX_o
Brubeck's a major fave! Didn't post him earlier because there's too much competition in this field, but I would have gotten around to him if no one else did.
Back to Miles Davis sidemen for
38. Chick Corea
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1AbYqxFp2iI
Quote from: Allhallowsday on October 24, 2008, 04:19:45 PM
DAVE BRUBECK (this youtube clip is great, and BRUBECK's best known recording, but I should point out that the keyboard kind of takes a backseat to the sax... under 5 minutes)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BwNrmYRiX_o
I almost posted this one this morning, but opted against it because the sax is featured more than the keyboard. Good call!
Quote from: Derf on October 24, 2008, 09:10:05 PM
Quote from: Allhallowsday on October 24, 2008, 04:19:45 PM
DAVE BRUBECK (this youtube clip is great, and BRUBECK's best known recording, but I should point out that the keyboard kind of takes a backseat to the sax... under 5 minutes)...
I almost posted this one this morning, but opted against it because the sax is featured more than the keyboard. Good call!
Well, one must consider one's audience. This one features keyboards a bit more:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s8E5A27PJHk
And for #39,
VINCE GUARALDI (I couldn't find anything over on youtube except a ton of other people playing his well known compositions) Perhaps someone who is better at youtube search could find
VINCE GUARALDI himself...?? Here's one of dozens of clips over there, at least this is
GUARALDI's music:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x2NyLqOvuqI
40. Mic Michaeli (Europe)
(http://pics.livejournal.com/dragonheart97/pic/0000xbs1)
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=GOOD71tN0tw
You're right, AHD, kind of hard to find Guaraldi clips. Guess he didn't like to be filmed... maybe he was afraid the Man was trying to steal his soul. Here's his son talking about dad for a documentary, with some Vince stills:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M3GrmM0sQY4
My nomimation:
41. Harry Connick, Jr.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v_ROPqbjDFA
If you can get over the fact that he turned into a jerk and sellout, he's got major chops.
42. George Winston
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tdT22fktoos
I'm not particularly into New Age music, but Winston's album Linus & Lucy: The Music of Vince Guaraldi, with music from the Peanuts cartoons, won me over. Couldn't find a You Tube clip from that album, but his other music is quite good as well.
43. Gary Numan
44. Ray Manzarek (The Doors)
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Ray_Manzarek.JPG)
45. Burton Cummings
Here he is playing one of his solo hits with the Guess Who, when the band reunited in 1983.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DxdAH2lkdyg&feature=related
46. Mose Allison
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pCpekvOkwNM
47. Paul Taylor (Winger)
(http://www.sickthingsuk.co.uk/musicians/musician_images/m-paultaylor.jpg)
48. James Booker
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2est6EQaD20
VAN CLIBURN
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f7MAriotZyE
50. Booker T. Jones
More noteworthy for his influential style than his great technique, though he isn't a mediocre player by any means. Fronted with Booker T. & The MGs, who were not only a solo act but also the standard backing band for all the Stax R&B acts (Otis Redding, Wilson Pickett, etc.)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ar-Z_l907DY
51. Jan Hammer
(http://image.maniadb.com/images/artist/123/123305.jpg)
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=6WP_TuRVTqM
52. BILLY PRESTON
(http://freebird.hippy.jp/blog/archives/Billy%20Preston.jpg)
53. Sun Ra
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DsKDbuCsTkk
Probably better known for his showmanship more than anything else, but he's an important pioneer of the synthesizer/electronic keyboards.
ELTON JOHN
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/1/16/Elton_John_-_Captain_Fantastic_and_the_Brown_Dirt_Cowboy.jpg)
55. Toshinko Akiyoshi
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X0t8WSu6Tcc
56) Jimmy Waldo
(http://pagesperso-orange.fr/hard-rockcity/images/dico/dicow/fwaldo.jpg)
57. Abdullah Ibrahim
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-DTDPH9rgh0
ARTUR RUBENSTEIN
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dNcb3inSg2I
Another Miles Davis alumni I forgot...
59. Ahmad Jamal
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Qc3VaXtW5M
60: Thelonious Monk
ooops....I swear I looked at that list several times because I was truly amazed that he was missed. I am glad he wasn't.
Ok let's try this again
60: Joey DeFrancesco
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dFcVaitADW8
61. Albert Ammons (boogie-woogie pioneer)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E7Up0cQcmqo
VLADO PERLEMUTER... oh, yeh, I well know I posted him, please!!! :lookingup: :teddyr:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w6TFWsaf3g8&NR=1
THELONIUS MONK dammit!!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F2s6LZUdYaU
62. JAMES P. JOHNSON the original master of stride-style piano.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3kJWdUFzL0Y
James P. Johnson was great (also a fine composer), and Thelonious Monk definitely deserves a "dammit!" at this point. :smile:
63. Richard Muhal Abrams (warning: more dissonant free jazz! :tongueout:)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UBMA1DwAV0Y
Speaking of dissonant Free Jazz, how 'bout CECIL TAYLOR for #64?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ah5OVkgUtF8
65. No Art Tatum yet? Here he is playing a little Dvorak (very little, as it turns out...)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qYcZGPLAnHA
66. Reese Wynans (Double Trouble)
(http://www.shadowlanestudios.com/pics/Reese%20Wynans.jpg)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VQsqRBCXiuw&feature=related
HOAGY CARMICHAEL
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9C1vJ2Z8aI0