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History Of Jazz Piano

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Piano_hands_small_small This program traces the history of the piano in jazz. Narrated by Renee Miles-Foster and Billy Foster, we follow the evolution of the piano and its styles from ca.1900 to the present using musical recordings by its major players.

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This program traces the history of the piano in jazz. Narrated by Renee Miles-Foster and Billy Foster, we follow the evolution of the piano and its styles from ca.1900 to the present using musical recordings by its major players.

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Musical Works

Title Artist Album Label Year Length
Maple Leaf Rag unknown Scott Joplin Maple Leaf Rag. Madacy Special Products 1997 03:13
The Pearls Jelly Roll Morton Jelly Roll Morton. Membran LTD 2004 02:46
Riffs James P. Johnson A Piano Anthology. GRP 1994 03:11
Hand Full Of Keys Thomas Fats Waller The Best of Fats Waller. RCA 2000 02:13
Rhythm Sundae Earl Hines Harlem Lament. CBS 1989 03:00
Tea For two Art Tatum Finest Hour. Verve 2000 02:34
I Got Rhythm Art Tatum Finest Hour. Verve 2000 02:15
Tea For Two Bud Powell The Genius Of Bud Powell. Verve 1988 03:28
Parisian Thoroughfare Bud Powell The Genius Of Bud Powell. Verve 1988 02:59
Epistrophy Thelonious Monk It's Monk's Time. Columbia 2003 05:04
Someone To Watch Over Me Oscar Peterson My Favorite Instrument. MPS 1968 04:10
Blues Etude Oscar Peterson The Trio. Pablo 1974 05:41
Honeysuckle Rose Nat Cole A Piano Anthology. GRP 1994 02:33
Grease Piece Horace Silver The Jody Grind. Blue Note 1991 07:30
Turn Out The Stars Bill Evans Best Of Bill Evans Live. Verve 1997 05:45
A Time For Love Bill Evans Alone. Verve 1968 05:03
Blues For Ball McCoy Tyner Super Trios. Milestone 1977 04:35
One Finger Snap Herbie Hancock Empyrean Isles. Blue Note 1964 07:17
Matrix Chick Corea Now He Sings, Now He Sobs. Blue Note 1968 06:25
Hallucinations Keith Jarrett Whisper Not. ECM 2000 06:36
My Flower Billy Foster Portrait. Equistar 2005 07:38

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Host: Billy Foster and Renee Miles-Foster

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