Herbie Hancock
― Brigadier Lethbridge-Pfunkboy, Friday, 22 June 2007 12:38 (sixteen years ago) link
Thank you for making this easier by specifying keyboardist, thereby enabling me to disqualify (guilt-free) a half-dozen faves who "only" play piano (including the absent Jaki Byard.)(Plus there's a couple up there who stick to organ, of course, but they're not particular favourites.)
Anyways, Herbie Hancock.
― Myonga Vön Bontee, Friday, 22 June 2007 14:37 (sixteen years ago) link
where's ahmad jamal, yo?
― tylerw, Friday, 22 June 2007 14:40 (sixteen years ago) link
but what the hey, i voted for Bud Powell, cuz I was listening to Bud Powell in Paris last night. Produced by Duke Elllington himself, oddly enough.
― tylerw, Friday, 22 June 2007 14:42 (sixteen years ago) link
Heh, actually I did that so I could get to 50 more easily, and put in dudes I like a lot, for example Sun Ra and Larry Young.
― Oilyrags, Friday, 22 June 2007 14:44 (sixteen years ago) link
Of the fifty I posted, I have seen three play live.
― Oilyrags, Friday, 22 June 2007 18:03 (sixteen years ago) link
never heard that Mingus Plays Piano record. is it good?
― tylerw, Friday, 22 June 2007 18:10 (sixteen years ago) link
Most notable omission: Teddy Wilson...probably in the all time top ten. I still would have voted for Monk, though. (Runners up: Tatum, Powell, Taylor, Tyner, Waller, Hines, Hancock and Morton.)
― The guy who just votes in polls, Friday, 22 June 2007 18:54 (sixteen years ago) link
um, sort of? It's definitely interesting. I was thinking that someone was going to bring this up.
I think in light of all the other talent under consideration here and in comparison to it, I would have to say it really isn't very good at all (IMO of course).
As a piece to the Mingus puzzle, if that's something that you're into, then you already know that you want it.
― Saxby D. Elder, Friday, 22 June 2007 20:39 (sixteen years ago) link
Certainly he has the most questionable keyboard resume of any on the list. But he did cut a couple of records on piano (this one and "Oh Yeah!" at least) and it's how he composed his music, so...
― Oilyrags, Friday, 22 June 2007 21:00 (sixteen years ago) link
herbie h
― Curt1s Stephens, Friday, 22 June 2007 22:56 (sixteen years ago) link
I grew up loving Monk & Garner but Tatum's in another world of his own, so...
― 2for25, Friday, 22 June 2007 23:02 (sixteen years ago) link
Automatic thread bump. This poll is closing tomorrow.
― ILX System, Sunday, 24 June 2007 23:01 (sixteen years ago) link
I ended up with Monk. I'm not sure that it was ever truly in doubt.
― Oilyrags, Monday, 25 June 2007 18:09 (sixteen years ago) link
Automatic thread bump. This poll's results are now in.
― ILX System, Monday, 25 June 2007 23:01 (sixteen years ago) link
http://persweb.wabash.edu/facstaff/morillos/Images/monk.jpg
― Oilyrags, Monday, 25 June 2007 23:03 (sixteen years ago) link
Props for good taste to whoever voted Cedar Walton
― Hurting 2, Monday, 25 June 2007 23:48 (sixteen years ago) link
SUN RA IS A CORNY VOTE
― deej, Monday, 25 June 2007 23:57 (sixteen years ago) link
avant garde rock fan copout
OTM
― Hurting 2, Tuesday, 26 June 2007 00:01 (sixteen years ago) link
RONG
Under all the gimmicks there is great playing and music
― Oilyrags, Tuesday, 26 June 2007 00:47 (sixteen years ago) link
Right but the particular vote (vs. the selection of Sun Ra) may well have been a rock fan copout.
― BIG HOOS aka the steendriver, Tuesday, 26 June 2007 01:07 (sixteen years ago) link
Thanks! His first album (Cedar! from 1967) is beautiful.
― todd, Tuesday, 26 June 2007 18:06 (sixteen years ago) link
glad to see some love for teh Sphere on ILM
― Curt1s Stephens, Tuesday, 26 June 2007 18:13 (sixteen years ago) link
Even though I'm a bigger fan of Herbie's than McCoy Tyner's, I had to vote for the latter, because I value Herbie more as a bandleader and composer, whereas Tyner is still the better player.
― Tuomas, Tuesday, 26 June 2007 18:15 (sixteen years ago) link
I think it's at least arguable that Hancock is the better player. Tyner is kind of a one-trick pony, even though it's a really awesome trick that I can listen to over and over again.
― Hurting 2, Tuesday, 26 June 2007 20:52 (sixteen years ago) link
Also, Tyner's brother ran for president as a communist. What did Herbie Hancock's brother ever do?
― Oilyrags, Tuesday, 26 June 2007 21:00 (sixteen years ago) link
Sorry, VP, not president.
― Oilyrags, Tuesday, 26 June 2007 21:01 (sixteen years ago) link
damn I really should have voted for Basie
― Curt1s Stephens, Monday, 2 July 2007 14:03 (sixteen years ago) link
A lot of the non-vote-getters deserved at least one vote
― Hurting 2, Monday, 2 July 2007 15:12 (sixteen years ago) link
I'm glad Art Tatum got some votes.
― Jordan, Monday, 2 July 2007 15:15 (sixteen years ago) link
I voted for Tatum, but yeah, Horace Silver and Basie were robbed.
― 2for25, Monday, 2 July 2007 15:30 (sixteen years ago) link
http://content.answers.com/main/content/wp/en/thumb/c/c8/150px-DrederickTatum.jpg
― Jordan, Monday, 2 July 2007 15:30 (sixteen years ago) link
Herbie Nichols, Hank Jones, Fatha Hines, Red Garldand, , Paul Bley, Brad Meldhau, not to mention Tommy Flanagan,who's not even on the list - I'd vote for them all if I could.
― Hurting 2, Monday, 2 July 2007 15:32 (sixteen years ago) link
For some reason, I thought I could do Flanagan or Waldron but not both. I have no justification for this, but that's why Flanagan was left off.
― Oilyrags, Monday, 2 July 2007 16:00 (sixteen years ago) link
Wait, what? I left Waldron off, too.
NEVERMIND
― Oilyrags, Monday, 2 July 2007 16:01 (sixteen years ago) link
good poll that should've gotten more action
― though she denies it to the press, (Joan Crawford Loves Chachi), Tuesday, 25 October 2016 14:01 (seven years ago) link
I would have wanted to vote for at least ten of them, but fair result despite the low turnout.
― calzino, Tuesday, 25 October 2016 14:10 (seven years ago) link
I was going to say wtf! no Mal Waldron but the original threadmaker also noticed the oversight!
― calzino, Tuesday, 25 October 2016 14:13 (seven years ago) link
Hasaan Ibn Ali could be a contender for the greatest pianist to disappear into obscurity after having a big influence on the poll winner.
― calzino, Tuesday, 25 October 2016 14:18 (seven years ago) link
Drummer Donald Bailey, in a 2008 interview with writer Don Alberts, said, "And who was [Thelonious] Monk's idol? Hasaan Ibn Ali. Nobody knows that!"
― calzino, Tuesday, 25 October 2016 14:36 (seven years ago) link