Playlist 1551 ~ 1560

【PlayList 1551】

METAMORPHOSIS - DON FRIEDMAN

Donald Ernest Friedman (May 4, 1935 - June 30, 2016; aged 81) was an American jazz pianist. He began playing in Los Angeles and moved to New York in 1958. In the 1960s, he played with both modern stylists and more traditional musicians.
Metamorphosis is the fifth album by pianist Don Friedman which was recorded in 1966 and released on the Prestige label.

and other album

(2023/8/21)
 

【PlayList 1552】

THE WILDMAN MEETS THE MADMAN - B.ENRIQUEZ / R.COLE

Roberto Delprado Yulo "Bobby" Enriquez (May 20, 1943 – August 6, 1996; aged 53) was a jazz pianist from the Philippines. He was called "the Wildman" due to his energetic playing style.
Richie Cole (February 29, 1948 - May 2, 2020; aged 72) was an American jazz saxophonist, composer, and arranger. In 1969, he joined drummer Buddy Rich's Big Band. After working with Lionel Hampton's Big Band and Doc Severinsen's Big Band, he formed his own quintet and toured worldwide, developing his own "alto madness" bebop style in the 1970s and early '80s.
The Wild Man Meets the Madman is an album by Bobby Enriquez with Richie Cole which was released in 1981 on GRP/Crescendo label.

and other album(Bobby Enriquez)
and other album(Richie Cole)

(2023/8/22)
 

【PlayList 1553】

THE FABULOUS CLAUDE WILLIAMSON TRIO

Claude Berkeley Williamson (November 18, 1926 - July 16, 2016; aged 89) was an American jazz pianist. Williamson was born in Brattleboro, Vermont, United States.
He studied at the New England Conservatory of Music before moving to jazz, influenced mainly by Teddy Wilson, then by Al Haig and Bud Powell. In 1947, he moved to California, working first with Teddy Edwards, then with Red Norvo in San Francisco, with Charlie Barnet in 1949, and with June Christy for two years. Later he worked with Max Roach, Art Pepper and others. In 1956, he became the piano player in the Bud Shank quartet.
The Fabulous Claude Williamson Trio is an album by the Claude Williamson Trio, recorded in 1961, Los Angeles.

and other album

(2023/8/22)
 

【PlayList 1554】

I'LL GIVE YOU SOMETHING TO REMEMBER ME BY... JOHN HICKS TRIO

John Josephus Hicks Jr. (December 21, 1941 - May 10, 2006; aged 64) was an American jazz pianist, composer, and arranger. He was leader for more than 30 recordings and played as a sideman on more than 300.
I'll Give You Something to Remember Me By is an album led by pianist John Hicks, recorded in 1987, released on Limetree label.

and other album

(2023/8/23)
 

【PlayList 1555】

AS YOU LIKE IT - FRIEDRICH GULDA

Friedrich Gulda (16 May 1930 – 27 January 2000; aged 69) was an Austrian pianist and composer who worked in both the classical and jazz fields. From the 1950s on Gulda cultivated a professional interest in jazz, writing songs and free improvisation or open music improvisations.
As You Like It is an album led by Friedrich Gulda, recorded in 1970, released on the MPS label.

(2023/8/23)
 

【PlayList 1556】

TRISTEZA ON PIANO - OSCAR PETERSON Trio

Oscar Emmanuel Peterson (August 15, 1925 - December 23, 2007; aged 82) was a Canadian jazz pianist, virtuoso and composer. He was called the "Maharaja of the keyboard" by Duke Ellington, simply "O.P." by his friends, and informally in the jazz community as "the King of inside swing". He is considered one of history's great jazz pianists, and played thousands of concerts worldwide in a career lasting more than 60 years.
Tristeza on Piano is a 1970 album by Oscar Peterson.

and other album

(2023/8/24)
 

【PlayList 1557】

BILLY BOY - DAVID MATTHEWS Trio

David Matthews (born March 4, 1942; age 81) is an American keyboardist, pianist, and arranger. In 1970, he began working as both an arranger and bandleader for James Brown. Matthews has composed television soundtracks as well as albums with the Manhattan Jazz Orchestra. He is the leader of the Manhattan Jazz Quintet.
Billy Boy is an album by David Matthews Trio which was released in 1986 on King/Paddle Wheel label.

and other album

(2023/8/25)
 

【PlayList 1558】

BIRD LIVES! - JOE ALBANY

Joe Albany (born Joseph Albani; January 24, 1924 – January 12, 1988; aged 63) was an American modern jazz pianist who played bebop with Charlie Parker as well as being a leader on his own recordings.
Bird Lives!, (also released as Now's the Time), is an album by Joe Albany recorded in 1979 and released on the Interplay label.

(2023/8/26)
 

【PlayList 1559】

I LOVE YOU - TAKEHIRO HONDA Trio

Takehiro Honda (本田竹広, 本田竹彦,本田竹曠 Honda Takehiro, August 21, 1945 – January 12, 2006; aged 60) was a Japanese jazz pianist and band leader.
He performed with Sadao Watanabe in 1973 and then formed the jazz-fusion band Native Son with Kosuke Mine, which toured internationally. Other credits include performing or recording with Hiroshi Murakami, Hiroshi Fukumura, Motohiko Hino, Shigeharu Mukai, Ron Carter, Tony Williams, Eddie Gómez and Eliot Zigmund.
I Love You is an album by Takehiro Honda Trio recorded in 1973, Tokyo, released on the Trio label.

and other album

(2023/8/26)
 

【PlayList 1560】

THE MANY SIDES OF TOSHIKO - TOSHIKO AKIYOSHI

Toshiko Akiyoshi (秋吉 敏子 or 穐吉 敏子, born 12 December 1929; age 93) is a Japanese-American jazz pianist, composer, arranger, and bandleader. She has received fourteen Grammy Award nominations and was the first woman to win Best Arranger and Composer awards in Down Beat magazine's annual Readers' Poll.
The Many Sides of Toshiko is a jazz piano trio album by Toshiko Akiyoshi, recorded in New York in 1957 and released on the Verve label.

and other album

(2023/8/26)