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Jazz Piano?

Alright, a few months ago I would have told you that I hate Jazz. I'm 24, I'm not supposed to like it. Problem is, my wife loves the stuff. So I'm watching MTV one day, and hear an interview with Jamie Cullum. I think, "Hey, here's something my wife will like, and something I could probably get into as well."

Turns out I love jazz piano. I've tried to listen to brass and guitar leads, but nothing hits me like piano does. Problem is, I don't have much of a collection-- none would be the more appropriate term. I need more.

So where should I start?
themadmilkman
lakefrontroad
302 posts
 
Brubeck, Evans, Monk,
Tower Records under Jazz
Classic Records
Might try Audioquest music and Bruce Katz Band (blues not jazz but great blues piano)
gajgmusic
175 posts
 
The above are all great suggestions. Bill evans is classic but don't forget oscar peterson. For 'popular' try claude bolling (suite for flute and jazz piano was one of the most popular jazz discs of all time at one point). There are lots more. Enjoy
jlamb
150 posts
 
Dick Hyman does (emulates/simulates/copies) just about every major jazz piano style there ever was,(and quite well I might add) from rag to swing and beyond.
Add to the previous list: Tyner,Hancock,Corea,Peterson.
pragmatist
336 posts
 
Early Jazz: Jelly Roll Morton,James P. Johnson
Swing: Duke Ellington,Count Basie,**ART TATUM**
Bop: Bud Powell
Hard Bop:McCoy Tyner
Modern: Oscar Peterson,Bill Evans,Horace Silver,Herbie Hancock

Mark Gridley's one volume jazz text is a good read and a good introduction to jazz.
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