sequoiajim
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Post by sequoiajim on Feb 23, 2017 12:46:26 GMT
Who do you feel is the best of these listed?
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Post by Terrapin Station on Feb 23, 2017 14:01:29 GMT
Of those you list, pretty much a tie between Elton John and Billy Joel.
My top 25 pianists, though, would be something like this (ranking them strictly as pianists--my order would be different if I were ranking their other keyboard work, too (and would include keyboardists who weren't really known as pianists, including a lot more pop-rock players)):
Chick Corea
Oscar Peterson
Keith Emerson
Thelonious Monk
Bill Evans
Keith Jarrett
Art Tatum
Count Basie
McCoy Tyner
Rick Wakeman
Allan Zavod
Cecil Taylor
Hiromi Uehara
Duke Ellington
Lyle Mays
Joey Calderazzo
Professor Longhair
Herbie Hancock
Hank Jones
Mal Waldron
Elton John
Billy Joel
Eubie Blake
Ray Charles
Jerry Lee Lewis
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Post by sequoiajim on Feb 23, 2017 15:03:19 GMT
Of those you list, pretty much a tie between Elton John and Billy Joel. My top 25 pianists, though, would be something like this (ranking them strictly as pianists--my order would be different if I were ranking their other keyboard work, too (and would include keyboardists who weren't really known as pianists, including a lot more pop-rock players)): Chick Corea Oscar Peterson Keith Emerson Thelonious Monk Bill Evans Keith Jarrett Art Tatum Count Basie McCoy Tyner Rick Wakeman Allan Zavod Cecil Taylor Hiromi Uehara Duke Ellington Lyle Mays Joey Calderazzo Professor Longhair Herbie Hancock Hank Jones Mal Waldron Elton John Billy Joel Eubie Blake Ray Charles Jerry Lee Lewis All great ones! |
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Post by tekpop on Feb 23, 2017 17:06:52 GMT
Jerry Lee Lewis
Thelonious Monk
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Post by Matthew the Swordsman on Feb 25, 2017 11:30:42 GMT
My favourite is Winifred Atwell.
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Post by LeddyBs on Feb 26, 2017 4:19:31 GMT
Glenn Gould and Oscar Peterson, of the ones I've heard. There were so many renowned virtuosos who died before the invention of sound recording, though.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 26, 2017 4:20:20 GMT
no mention of Glenn Gould?
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Post by Deleted on Feb 26, 2017 4:21:16 GMT
Victor Borge
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Two Socks
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Post by Two Socks on Feb 26, 2017 15:21:35 GMT
Picked Elton John given that he has made a very successful pop career out of playing at a keyboard or piano. Billy Joel would be a close second.
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Post by NileQT87 on Feb 27, 2017 11:42:05 GMT
Jerry Lee Lewis is the first person that comes to mind when you say "piano".
Next would probably be Fats Domino, Little Richard and Elton John.
But... Yeah, there are not many people who can dance and play piano at the same time... And have anything approaching that life and still be alive (he was expected to go first!).
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Post by FridayOnElmStreet on Feb 27, 2017 17:53:53 GMT
Billy Joel
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