Thanks, everyone, for the suggestions. Your ideas should provide enough grist to keep me busy for several months. To Frap: great mention of Tete Montoliu, one of my personal favorites. Tete is certainly near the top in the 2nd tier of jazz pianists -- which means he is/was a stellar talent, but never got recognition he deserved (rather like Gene Harris, who chose to live in Boise, ID, not exactly a hot-spot for top jazz talent). I'd add a few other names to the list of fine but under-recognized jazz pianists (such as Dolo Coker): Abdullah Ibrahim (formerly known as Dollar Brand), a great South African talent; Michel Petrucciani (sadly gone too soon from us); John Hicks (happily alive and well, with some recordings on Mapleshade); and Art Hodes, a great blues and stride style player. I'll get working on some of your suggestions and post them as the reviews are done.
