Top 100 Piano/Keyboard Players

AndyC · October 15, 2008, 10:47:43 PM

Just kidding

voltron · October 15, 2008, 10:47:57 PM

Here's a pic of Jarboe (Swans) that I screwed up earlier.

Allhallowsday · October 15, 2008, 11:11:36 PM

Okay boyz, gimme room, let's start with VLADO PERLEMUTER who died in 2002.

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

Psycho Circus · October 16, 2008, 07:30:02 AM

18. Dr. John

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=r79_9p_VTFY

AndyC · October 16, 2008, 07:38:02 AM

19) Ray Charles

Rev. Powell · October 16, 2008, 02:29:50 PM

20. Samson Francoise

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XavwAVNmb04

Playing "Scarbo", just for AHD!

Psycho Circus · October 16, 2008, 02:39:26 PM

21. Jon Lord (Deep Purple)

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=gB0GatLUJ3o&feature=related

Rev. Powell · October 16, 2008, 03:16:16 PM

22. Bill Evans

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dH3GSrCmzC8

More Miles Davis sidemen to come...

Allhallowsday · October 16, 2008, 03:25:21 PM

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

Psycho Circus · October 16, 2008, 03:29:05 PM

24. Stevie Wonder

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=wDZFf0pm0SE

Allhallowsday · October 16, 2008, 03:33:47 PM

25. FATS WALLER
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TJTPYBRueJA

Psycho Circus · October 16, 2008, 03:41:03 PM

26. Ken Hensley (Uriah Heep)

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=sVHyioT8PTw

Torgo · October 16, 2008, 06:03:11 PM

27) TONY BANKS (Genesis)

Allhallowsday · October 16, 2008, 10:21:30 PM

Quote from: Circus_Circus on October 16, 2008, 03:41:03 PM
26. Ken Hensley (Uriah Heep)

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

Rev. Powell · 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