MY NEW PIANO or KEYBOARD! - Share Your Story! But it also seems that most of the YT performances by those pianists, even the ones that are not transcribed, are ballads.įor example, this Bill Evans collection(or is it one album?) seems to have a preponderance of ballads:ĭigital Pianos - Electronic Pianos - Synths &a. This is probably what makes me think that these pianists are particularly famous for their playing of ballads. most of the online transcriptions available by the pianists I like(Evans, Jarrett, Charlap, Hersch, Shearing, etc) happen to be ballads. they don't take as long to learn as some up tempo tunes which can be more difficult technically or even not even possible for me at all(most transcriptions of Oscar Peterson or Tatum)Ģ. I also suspect you play a lot of ballad transcriptions because I think you play solo and up tempo tunes are more in need of bass and drums.I do play only solo(I am a former classical pianist who became very interested in jazz but can't improvise and only play transcriptions), and I do play a lot of ballad transcriptions(although not exclusively) for a variety of reasons:ġ. While this kind of style makes them great ballad players, they are all equally admired for their up and mid-tempo swinging tunes. Rather, the selected pianists are (with the exception perhaps of George Shearing) known for their lyrical touch and style of playing. I do not believe the pianists you listed are best known for playing ballads. That's a long answer, and I hope it makes sense. And for me he's famous as being one of the most versatile musicians - well who ever lived. However his recorded output certainly isn't dominated by ballad playing. I was about 20 feet from the Grand Piano. At that time he regularly played it as an encore. I heard him play it live at the Royal Festival Hall in London in 1991. I also think it depends who you're talking to.įor the casual occasional listener who has only heard Keith Jarrett's famous version of Over the Rainbow on Youtube, then yes that's what they will think he's famous for. So I do think that many Jazz Pianists are made famous by one thing, though as above I don't think it's ballad playing in George Shearing's case. And the reason for that is that we tend to categorise things, and doing so enables us to make sense of history, even if it's unfair on the Pianist in question. In it he says that many famous Jazz Pianists are famous for one particular thing in George Shearing's case the locked hands style of playing. Information - Concerts, News,FAQs, Archives. Organs - Electronic (B3 etc.), Pipe, Theatre. Who's Who - Professional Pianists on Piano World Member Recordings - Non Classical Pianist CornerĮVENTS! Piano Concerts, Recitals, Competitions.įun Stuff! - Parties, Tours, Projects & More.įorum Members Parties, Tours, Cruises, & M. I love BGT! I have yet to make it all the way through Robert Ashley's Perfect Lives, but his playing is certainly one of the highlights.ĭigital Pianos - Electronic Pianos - Synths &a. There's so little of his playing on the internet. Here is a link to some of his playing this piece seems to be a series of very short fragments, but it will give you an idea. I wish I could link to his playing of "A Letter from Home," or a newer piece based on a Quaker tune, but one is only available on CD and the other as yet unrecorded. Much of his playing is ballad-like with sometimes florid free-jazz-like passages. I've just recorded a solo he wrote for me, for my own upcoming CD. He did a lot of work with composer Robert Ashley over many decades. Disclaimer, I suppose, that I know him personally, but I find his playing just stellar and wish I could bring his sound and expression into my own playing. I also wanted to point you to another pianist/composer who doesn't get nearly enough attention."Blue" Gene Tyranny. And I agree, it's lovely, sensitive playing (I liked some of those more than others). I've been wanting to hear those because people rave about his playing so often.
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