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I’m glad you mentioned Ahmad by Atticus

I love Bill Evans (and who doesn’t like Bill Evans, to coin a phrase), and Errol’s Concert by the Sea was one of my first Jazz LP purchases, Tommy is like Wynton Kelly, a great piano player, but still below the summit, and George Shearing is OK, but if I had to name my trinity +1 of most overlooked piano geniuses it would be:

Ahmad Jamal
Mary Lou Williams
Red Garland
Cedar Walton

Perhaps Earl “Fatha” Hines belongs in there too, but these I listen to with great devotion. And I wouldn’t slight the unappreciated swing of Count Basie or the stride of James P. Johnson.

I am not a great fan of Keith or Chick, truth be told. I love Herbie, but rarely do I say to myself, “I have to hear some Herbie Hancock tonight.” But I love some of the “newer” generation:
Marcus Roberts
Gerald Clayton
Hiromi Uehara
Bill Charlap