Join our host Natalie McGrath as she takes us through some of the greatest pianists to ever touch the keys – bringing innovation, relentless technique and grace to the art of piano playing. In this session, you'll experience the evolution of jazz piano playing styles including ragtime, stride and even fusion from the major pioneers who further developed these techniques. You can expect to hear songs with absolute precision, melodic and harmonic improvisation, infused by mind boggling time and rhythm. Tune in to listen to the works from the ultimate pianists in jazz with pizazz including Jelly Roll Morton, James P. Johnson, Fats Waller, Count Basie, Art Tatum, Duke Ellington, Thelonious Monk, Bill Evans, Chick Corea and many more!
| Maple Leaf Rag Jelly Roll Morton - Jelly Roll Morton: The Complete Library of Congress Recordings (2005) - Rounder Records |
| Black Bottom Stomp Jelly Roll Morton - Birth of the Hot - the Classic Chicago "Red Hot Peppers" Sessions 1926-27 - RCA |
| Buddy Bolden Blues Jelly Roll Morton - Buddy Bolden Blues - Single - Victor Records |
| Charleston James P. Johnson - Charleston - Single - Victor Records |
| Steeplechase Rag James P. Johnson - Steeplechase Rag - Single |
| Carolina Shout James P. Johnson - Keep Off The Grass / Carolina Shout - Okeh Records |
| Handful of Keys Fats Waller - "Fats" Waller & His Rhythm – Handful Of Keys - RCA International |
| Ain’t Misbehavin’ Fats Waller - The Essential Fats Waller - Sony Music Entertainment |
| Honeysuckle Rose Fats Waller - The Essential Fats Waller - Sony Music Entertainment |
| Band Box Shuffle Bennie Moten - Bennie Moten Orchestra – 1929-1932 · Band Box Shuffle - Hep Records |
| One O’Clock Jump Count Basie and His Orchestra - One O’Clock Jump - Single - Decca Records |
| It Ain’t Necessarily So Marie Lou Williams - Black Christ of the Andes - Smithsonian Folkways |
| Dat Dere Marie Lou Williams - Free Spirits - SteepleChase |
| Aries Marie Lou Williams - Zodiac Suite - Smithsonian Folkways |
| Tea for Two Art Tatum - Sophisticated Lady / Tea For Two - Brunswick |
| Tiger Rag Art Tatum - Piano Starts Here - Sony Music Entertainment |
| Yesterdays Art Tatum - Yesterdays / Runnin' Wild - Ara Records |
| In a Mellow Tone Duke Ellington - Ko-Ko - Dreyfus Jazz |
| Do Nothin' Till You Hear from Me Duke Ellington & Ray Brown - This One's for Blanton - Pablo Records |
| 'Round Midnight Thelonious Monk - Genius of Modern Music (Complete) [Remastered] - Blue Note Records |
| Thelonious Thelonious Monk - Underground - Sony Music Entertainment |
| Skating in Central Park Bill Evans - Undercurrent - Blue Note Records |
| Song for My Father Horace Silver - Song for My Father - Blue Note Records |
| Crystal Silence Chick Corea & Gary Burton - Crystal Silence - ECM Records |
| Cast Your Fate to the Wind Vince Guaraldi Trio - Jazz Impressions of Black Orpheus - Fantasy Records |
| Blues in C Minor Modern Jazz Quartet (John Lewis) - Blues On Bach - Atlantic Records |
| Kaleidoscope Hiromi - Spectrum - Telarc |
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It was said that Thomas Fats Waller could reach a 13th on the keyboard. Were his songs written for Broadway shows ? Great to hear all this music. Thanks.
9:35 PM, August 3rd, 2022