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Title: Top 100 Piano/Keyboard Players Post by: Psycho Circus on October 15, 2008, 08:20:11 AM 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 Title: Re: Top 100 Piano/Keyboard Players Post by: Mr. DS on October 15, 2008, 11:51:32 AM 2.) Liberace
(http://www.sonic.net/dukenrat/Turkey/Liberace%20Album.jpg) Say what you will, the guy was great. Title: Re: Top 100 Piano/Keyboard Players Post by: Psycho Circus on October 15, 2008, 12:34:11 PM 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 Title: Re: Top 100 Piano/Keyboard Players Post by: Psycho Circus on October 15, 2008, 01:41:21 PM 5) Keith Emerson
(http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff64/lokica_album/keith_emerson.jpg) Title: Re: Top 100 Piano/Keyboard Players Post by: Rev. Powell on October 15, 2008, 03:29:06 PM 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. Title: Re: Top 100 Piano/Keyboard Players Post by: Torgo on October 15, 2008, 03:29:56 PM 7) JORDAN RUDESS (Dream Theater, Dixie Dregs)
(http://www.musicplayers.com/images/jordan_rudess_2.jpg) Title: Re: Top 100 Piano/Keyboard Players Post by: Torgo on October 15, 2008, 03:31:08 PM 8) RICK WAKEMAN (Yes)
(http://www.seatwave.com/FileStore/SEASON/IMAGE/rick-wakeman_001202_MainPicture.jpg) Title: Re: Top 100 Piano/Keyboard Players Post by: Torgo on October 15, 2008, 03:33:31 PM 9) DEREK SHERINIAN (ex-Dream Theater, Platypus, Planet X)
(http://www.dprp.net/specials/sherinian1204/derek01.jpg) Title: Re: Top 100 Piano/Keyboard Players Post by: Psycho Circus on October 15, 2008, 04:54:04 PM 10) Jools Holland (ex-Squeeze)
(http://www.tvscoop.tv/jooooools.jpg) http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=1Fs_oTzIPgM Title: Re: Top 100 Piano/Keyboard Players Post by: Derf on October 15, 2008, 08:56:36 PM 11. Ferrante and Teicher
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=22qKRkjOWpI Title: Re: Top 100 Piano/Keyboard Players Post by: Derf on October 15, 2008, 09:02:48 PM 12. Chico Marx
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cneZbh2vx0Y&feature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Fx252AgYeM Title: Re: Top 100 Piano/Keyboard Players Post by: Mr. DS on October 15, 2008, 09:49:04 PM 13.) Geddy Lee - Rush
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5IhELGjybR8 Title: Re: Top 100 Piano/Keyboard Players Post by: AndyC on October 15, 2008, 10:03:20 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) Title: Re: Top 100 Piano/Keyboard Players Post by: Torgo on October 15, 2008, 10:23:58 PM 15) JERRY HARRISON (Talking Heads)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MA3ZE3mb7DU Title: Re: Top 100 Piano/Keyboard Players Post by: Torgo on October 15, 2008, 10:29:52 PM 16) JIMMY DESTRI (Blondie)
Here's one of his compositions for the band called Maria: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RmzsYfHqJbw Title: Re: Top 100 Piano/Keyboard Players Post by: AndyC on October 15, 2008, 10:47:43 PM (http://www.wned.org/markrussell/images/pics/mr_flag_piano.jpg)
Just kidding :bouncegiggle: Title: Re: Top 100 Piano/Keyboard Players Post by: voltron on October 15, 2008, 10:47:57 PM Here's a pic of Jarboe (Swans) that I screwed up earlier.
(http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq64/voltron_014/Copyofjarboe.jpg) Title: Re: Top 100 Piano/Keyboard Players Post by: Allhallowsday on October 15, 2008, 11:11:36 PM 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 Title: Re: Top 100 Piano/Keyboard Players Post by: Psycho Circus on October 16, 2008, 07:30:02 AM 18. Dr. John
(http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2006-11/1227628/dr_john1973_2D001.jpg) http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=r79_9p_VTFY Title: Re: Top 100 Piano/Keyboard Players Post by: AndyC on October 16, 2008, 07:38:02 AM 19) Ray Charles
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/Ray_Charles_FIJM_2003.jpg/800px-Ray_Charles_FIJM_2003.jpg) Title: Re: Top 100 Piano/Keyboard Players Post by: Rev. Powell on October 16, 2008, 02:29:50 PM 20. Samson Francoise
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XavwAVNmb04 Playing "Scarbo", just for AHD! Title: Re: Top 100 Piano/Keyboard Players Post by: Psycho Circus on October 16, 2008, 02:39:26 PM 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 Title: Re: Top 100 Piano/Keyboard Players Post by: Rev. Powell on October 16, 2008, 03:16:16 PM 22. Bill Evans
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dH3GSrCmzC8 More Miles Davis sidemen to come... Title: Re: Top 100 Piano/Keyboard Players Post by: Allhallowsday on October 16, 2008, 03:25:21 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 Title: Re: Top 100 Piano/Keyboard Players Post by: Psycho Circus on October 16, 2008, 03:29:05 PM 24. Stevie Wonder
(http://www.strictlysocial.com/journal/wp-content/uploads/2007/04/Stevie_Wonder.jpg) http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=wDZFf0pm0SE Title: Re: Top 100 Piano/Keyboard Players Post by: Allhallowsday on October 16, 2008, 03:33:47 PM 25. FATS WALLER
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TJTPYBRueJA Title: Re: Top 100 Piano/Keyboard Players Post by: Psycho Circus on October 16, 2008, 03:41:03 PM 26. Ken Hensley (Uriah Heep)
(http://www.getreadytorock.com/rock_stars/ken_hensley4.jpg) http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=sVHyioT8PTw Title: Re: Top 100 Piano/Keyboard Players Post by: Torgo on October 16, 2008, 06:03:11 PM 27) TONY BANKS (Genesis)
(http://tonybanks.lakeofsilence.de/tony01b.jpg) Title: Re: Top 100 Piano/Keyboard Players Post by: Allhallowsday on October 16, 2008, 10:21:30 PM 26. Ken Hensley (Uriah Heep) URIAH HEEP...?? "Heep" is right... but it did remind me of one of my guilty pleasures! ([url]http://www.getreadytorock.com/rock_stars/ken_hensley4.jpg[/url]) 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 Title: Re: Top 100 Piano/Keyboard Players Post by: Rev. Powell on October 17, 2008, 03:16:42 PM 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 Title: Re: Top 100 Piano/Keyboard Players Post by: Allhallowsday on October 19, 2008, 01:52:55 PM 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...
Title: Re: Top 100 Piano/Keyboard Players Post by: Rev. Powell on October 19, 2008, 02:31:43 PM 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. Title: Re: Top 100 Piano/Keyboard Players Post by: Psycho Circus on October 22, 2008, 04:22:59 PM 32. Jens Johansson
(http://userserve-ak.last.fm/serve/252/59182.jpg) http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=WOLDOwNici4&feature=related Title: Re: Top 100 Piano/Keyboard Players Post by: Rev. Powell on October 22, 2008, 04:47:40 PM 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. Title: Re: Top 100 Piano/Keyboard Players Post by: Allhallowsday on October 22, 2008, 08:04:15 PM 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 Title: Re: Top 100 Piano/Keyboard Players Post by: JJ80 on October 23, 2008, 04:01:07 PM No.35 - Alan Price - The Animals "House Of The Rising Sun" alone merits inclusion.
Title: Re: Top 100 Piano/Keyboard Players Post by: Rev. Powell on October 23, 2008, 05:44:52 PM 36. Franz Liszt
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/59/Liszt_at_piano.jpg) Title: Re: Top 100 Piano/Keyboard Players Post by: 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 Title: Re: Top 100 Piano/Keyboard Players Post by: Rev. Powell on October 24, 2008, 05:37:16 PM 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 Title: Re: Top 100 Piano/Keyboard Players Post by: Derf on October 24, 2008, 09:10:05 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) [url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BwNrmYRiX_o[/url] I almost posted this one this morning, but opted against it because the sax is featured more than the keyboard. Good call! Title: Re: Top 100 Piano/Keyboard Players Post by: Allhallowsday on October 24, 2008, 09:39:46 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!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 Title: Re: Top 100 Piano/Keyboard Players Post by: Psycho Circus on October 25, 2008, 07:38:23 AM 40. Mic Michaeli (Europe)
(http://pics.livejournal.com/dragonheart97/pic/0000xbs1) http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=GOOD71tN0tw Title: Re: Top 100 Piano/Keyboard Players Post by: Rev. Powell on October 25, 2008, 02:39:22 PM 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. Title: Re: Top 100 Piano/Keyboard Players Post by: Derf on October 26, 2008, 04:05:21 AM 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. Title: Re: Top 100 Piano/Keyboard Players Post by: Sister Grace on October 26, 2008, 06:25:04 AM 43. Gary Numan
Title: Re: Top 100 Piano/Keyboard Players Post by: Rev. Powell on October 26, 2008, 10:23:11 AM 44. Ray Manzarek (The Doors)
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Ray_Manzarek.JPG) Title: Re: Top 100 Piano/Keyboard Players Post by: AndyC on October 28, 2008, 07:08:52 PM 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 Title: Re: Top 100 Piano/Keyboard Players Post by: Rev. Powell on October 29, 2008, 11:50:21 AM 46. Mose Allison
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pCpekvOkwNM Title: Re: Top 100 Piano/Keyboard Players Post by: Psycho Circus on November 04, 2008, 04:27:32 PM 47. Paul Taylor (Winger)
(http://www.sickthingsuk.co.uk/musicians/musician_images/m-paultaylor.jpg) Title: Re: Top 100 Piano/Keyboard Players Post by: Rev. Powell on November 05, 2008, 05:47:33 PM 48. James Booker
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2est6EQaD20 Title: Re: Top 100 Piano/Keyboard Players Post by: Allhallowsday on November 05, 2008, 09:23:03 PM VAN CLIBURN
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f7MAriotZyE Title: Re: Top 100 Piano/Keyboard Players Post by: Rev. Powell on November 06, 2008, 12:26:23 PM 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 Title: Re: Top 100 Piano/Keyboard Players Post by: Psycho Circus on November 06, 2008, 12:33:29 PM 51. Jan Hammer
(http://image.maniadb.com/images/artist/123/123305.jpg) http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=6WP_TuRVTqM Title: Re: Top 100 Piano/Keyboard Players Post by: Allhallowsday on November 06, 2008, 04:41:49 PM 52. BILLY PRESTON
(http://freebird.hippy.jp/blog/archives/Billy%20Preston.jpg) Title: Re: Top 100 Piano/Keyboard Players Post by: Rev. Powell on November 13, 2008, 07:10:55 PM 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. Title: Re: Top 100 Piano/Keyboard Players Post by: Allhallowsday on November 24, 2008, 05:09:18 PM ELTON JOHN
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/1/16/Elton_John_-_Captain_Fantastic_and_the_Brown_Dirt_Cowboy.jpg) Title: Re: Top 100 Piano/Keyboard Players Post by: Rev. Powell on November 24, 2008, 10:36:54 PM 55. Toshinko Akiyoshi
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X0t8WSu6Tcc Title: Re: Top 100 Piano/Keyboard Players Post by: Psycho Circus on November 25, 2008, 05:44:33 PM 56) Jimmy Waldo
(http://pagesperso-orange.fr/hard-rockcity/images/dico/dicow/fwaldo.jpg) Title: Re: Top 100 Piano/Keyboard Players Post by: Rev. Powell on November 25, 2008, 06:14:28 PM 57. Abdullah Ibrahim
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-DTDPH9rgh0 Title: Re: Top 100 Piano/Keyboard Players Post by: Allhallowsday on November 30, 2008, 01:24:56 AM ARTUR RUBENSTEIN
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dNcb3inSg2I Title: Re: Top 100 Piano/Keyboard Players Post by: Rev. Powell on November 30, 2008, 05:48:54 PM Another Miles Davis alumni I forgot...
59. Ahmad Jamal http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Qc3VaXtW5M Title: Re: Top 100 Piano/Keyboard Players Post by: Magnus on December 06, 2008, 09:40:23 PM 60: Thelonious Monk
Title: Re: Top 100 Piano/Keyboard Players Post by: Psycho Circus on December 06, 2008, 09:42:53 PM Title: Re: Top 100 Piano/Keyboard Players Post by: Magnus on December 06, 2008, 10:32:02 PM 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.
Title: Re: Top 100 Piano/Keyboard Players Post by: Magnus on December 07, 2008, 08:22:47 PM Ok let's try this again
60: Joey DeFrancesco http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dFcVaitADW8 Title: Re: Top 100 Piano/Keyboard Players Post by: Rev. Powell on December 07, 2008, 09:02:04 PM 61. Albert Ammons (boogie-woogie pioneer)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E7Up0cQcmqo Title: Re: Top 100 Piano/Keyboard Players Post by: Allhallowsday on January 02, 2009, 11:04:10 PM 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 Title: Re: Top 100 Piano/Keyboard Players Post by: Rev. Powell on January 03, 2009, 07:45:01 PM 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 Title: Re: Top 100 Piano/Keyboard Players Post by: Allhallowsday on January 03, 2009, 10:42:57 PM Speaking of dissonant Free Jazz, how 'bout CECIL TAYLOR for #64?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ah5OVkgUtF8 Title: Re: Top 100 Piano/Keyboard Players Post by: Rev. Powell on January 05, 2009, 12:03:20 AM 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 Title: Re: Top 100 Piano/Keyboard Players Post by: Psycho Circus on December 19, 2009, 07:35:37 PM 66. Reese Wynans (Double Trouble)
(http://www.shadowlanestudios.com/pics/Reese%20Wynans.jpg) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VQsqRBCXiuw&feature=related Title: Re: Top 100 Piano/Keyboard Players Post by: Allhallowsday on December 19, 2009, 08:30:15 PM HOAGY CARMICHAEL
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