Does anybody here know of any recordings of two jazz pianists working together? I really like the albums Herbie and Chick have playing together on two pianos, and I'm wondering if there are anymore records with this instrumentation that people know of. Thanks!
Posted Jul 14, 2021, 9:26 PM UTC
Chick Corea and Hiromi Uehara have a duet album as well as Count Basie and Oscar Peterson, who have several records together
Outstanding album. Chicks rythym playing is second to none
Hank Jones though
Ah, I see you're a man of culture as well.
I think Chick and Keith did at least a vid together, but playing classical rep.
Marian McPartland often played piano duets with her guests on her NPR show.
So did Oscar Peterson on his TV show. Here he is with, of all people, Keith Emerson: https://youtu.be/2YHgWWX5DN0
Her show ran for 30 years on NPR. She was always so gracious and welcoming to her jazz great guests. They would chat some, tell stories, laugh and play their hearts out. I think she knew everybody in the heyday of jazz - she's even in the "great day in harlem" photo. I can't find the full 30 yr streaming archive anymore - that would be a loss to the human race if its gone. Search "piano jazz mcpartland" and def check what's still up there out.
Patricia Barber has a whole DVD of her with Kenny Werner. If you haven't listened to Patricia Barber yet, you need to. She's amazing.
Vijay & Taborn The Transitory Poems
Piano Jazz with Marian McPartland. Radio shows where she interviewed and played with lots of great musicians, including many pianists.
You beat me to it. Love this record. Kind of sounds like an Art Tatum record at times.
Stanley Cowell Piano Choir. 4 simultaneous pianos my man Edit: actually 7 simultaneous pianos my man, def check it out
Oh yeah Handscapes 1 and 2 also
There’s a great concert on YouTube of Brad Mehldau and Kenny Barron
Just a one off, but a cool piano trio led by Duke Ellington
This is the list I didn't know I needed
Not exactly what you’re asking for, but check out this TV special from 1985 featuring Billy Taylor and Bloosom Dearie
Tommy Flanagan and Hank Jones - Live in Marciac 1993
Here's what you're looking for: Andre Previn & Russ Freeman's Double Play.
Mouse on the Keys. It's pretty mathed up.
Im fairly certain Renee Rosnes and her husband, Bill Charlap have some piano duo recordings out there
Check out Tommy Flanagan and Hank Jones - Our Delights
Published this year you have the album Wheels by Ray Lema and Laurent de Wilde. They also recorded together the album Riddles a few years ago. Both are pianists living in France.
This song is from their latest album:
https://youtu.be/sC55O7ogac0
I just discovered a wild one with Mary Lou Williams and Cecil Taylor in concert. It's called "Embraced". I wouldn't characterize it as "working together" as you said, but it is really fascinating hearing them essentially arm wrestle the entire time, Taylor just going nuts on the keys while Williams tries to drag the whole thing back to her blues and gospel thing. If jazz is a language, this is an argument, and it's a hell of a thing.
Bill Evans, Conversations with myself. Its an overdubbed piano duet. Also the album he made with Bob Brookmeyer, The Ivory Hunters
Adding to this. Bill Evans From Left to Right. Not exactly two pianos but piano and rhodes.