Monday morning, the unbelievable Dorothy Donegan who pounds the piano so hard she literally flips her wig. Art Tatum said of her that she was the only pianist who made him feel like he needed to practice more.
Thanks to YouTuber William Gray Harris
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Monday morning, this Gene McDaniels/Eddie Harris song seems more and more relevant every day. Here’s the great Nellie McKay from a performance just last month giving it her all.
Thanks to YouTuber Monks Jazz Club
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Long Branch, New Jersey
Not too many videos of Tatum playing. Truly amazing to see.
Thanks to YouTuber masterofsynapsis
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Greenwood Cemetery
Brooklyn, New York
Monday morning, 60s jazz singer Monica Zetterlund rehearses her signature song in her native Swedish with Bill Evans at the piano. Great to watch her as her doubt and pleasure register so transparently.
More at BillEvansArchive
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Avenue of the Americas
New York City, New York
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Andre Previn died this month. I only knew of him as a composer and conductor of music for film, but he was also a very fine jazz pianist as this performance of “Just in Time” from the Broadway show Bells are Ringing, written by Betty Comden, Adolph Green, and Jule Styne, attests.
Thanks to Counterpuncher Jeffrey St. Clair for pointing out this video,
and thanks to YouTuber lstash
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Monday morning, student Michael Pollack asks to play piano for Billy Joel. Check out the felicitous results.
More Billy Joel at Billy Joel
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Monday morning, Nellie McKay’s breathtaking tour de force, “Sari.”
Thanks to YouTuber danybus
More Nellie McKay at http://nelliemckay.com/
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Stephen Fry leads Hugh Laurie in a masterpiece of pedagogical punditry.
Thanks to YouTuber irehouse
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Monday morning, majestic moonlight madness courtesy of Beethoven and the extraordinary Valentina Lisitsa.
More Valentina at ValentinaLisitsa
Thelonious Monk and Charlie Rouse rouse you Monday morning. Click on the video above.
Jazz pianist Ray Kennedy just passed away at the end of last month. Listen to his absolutely jaw-dropping playing above. It doesn’t get any better than that. “I’ve Just Seen a Face” by Lennon/McCartney.
John Pizzarelli on guitar.
Martin Pizzarelli on bass.
The Montreal Jazz Festival.
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Woodstock, NY
