Jazz Piano Albums reviews from Reddit
Summary
We analyzed 142 Reddit reviews across 2 subreddits and 13 posts to rank the best Jazz Piano Albums brands recommended by redditors, including communities like r/Jazz, r/JazzPiano. Top-rated brands include Keith Jarrett (4.9/5), Bill Evans (5.0/5), Thelonious Monk (5.0/5).
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Brands61
Products74
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#1
Keith Jarrett
4.9
(13)
"Kieth Jarrett perhaps start with his Colgn concert live."
"Check out Keith Jarrett, especially his output in the past 10-15 years"
"Keith Jarret"
"The Survivor's Suite by Jarrett is an absolutely phenomenal album, if you want a trip."
"Keith Jarrett - Facing You."
"* Keith Jarrett Facing You"
"Keith Jarrett - Köln Concert"
"**Keith Jarrett** is my favorite of all time, his melodic inventiveness and creativity is unbelievable."
"One of the all-time piano classic albums in Keith Jarrett's Koln Concert."
"Any Keith Jarrett Standards Trio stuff."
#2
Bill Evans
5.0
(12)
"Bill Evans, Bill Evans and then more Bill Evans."
"Bill Evans - Alone and Conversations with Myself."
"I really like Evan’s album Alone too!"
"Any solo albums by Bill Evans, McCoy Tyner, George Duke, Tigran Himasyan."
"* Bill Evans Alone"
"Sounds like Bill Evans at the Jazz Festival is a big rec."
"Bill Evans - Exploration, Sunday at the Village Vanguard, at the Montreux Jazz Festival and You Must Believe in Spring are my favourites."
"On Green Dolphin Street is a go to of mine for Evans."
"Bill Evans - Portrait in Jazz"
"Anyone has anything similar to the stuff Bill Evans do? In terms of harmony especially."
#3
Thelonious Monk
5.0
(9)
"Maybe "Blue Monk" by Thelonious Monk could be your jam."
"Thelonious Himself, Thelonoious Monk"
"Required listening: Solo Monk"
"Thelonious Himself"
"Thelonious Alone in San Francisco is a tour de force of Monk's synthesis of stride piano and his general ill temperment."
"“Straight, No Chaser” by Thelonius Monk is a great one."
"Solo monk. Nothing like it."
"Thelonious Himself"
"Solo Monk."
#4
Brad Mehldau
5.0
(9)
"Absolutely awesome"
"Anything by Brad Mehldau."
"Brad Mehldau - Elegiac Cycle."
"Brad Mehldau’s Live in Tokyo is a fantastic album."
"I really enjoyed Mehldau’s the Art of the Trio, and Chick Corea."
"...and basically anything by Brad Mehldau Trio."
"Elegiac Cycle by Brad Mehldau."
"Brad mehldau's elegiac cycle (and everything else by the guy). more recent than most recommendations here, and the elegiac cycle in particular tends towards classical, but it's very good."
"There's also brad mehldau's 'art of the trio' which spans from volume 1 to 3."
#5
Chick Corea
5.0
(6)
"Chick Corea, Now he sings, now he sobs"
"Chick Corea (Now he sings now he sobs) and McCoy Tyner (Sahara) would be some of my top picks."
"Chick Corea also made Solo Piano Originals, and Solo Piano Standards."
"Chick Corea - Now He Sings, Now He Sobs. My favorite album by him."
"*Now He Sings, Now He Sobs* by Chick Corea, *Reaching Fourth* and *Supertrios* by McCoy Tyner, *In Tokyo* by Monty Alexander, pretty much anything by Bill Evans, *Hampton Hawes Trio - Vol. 1*."
#6
Fred Hersch
5.0
(6)
"Anything by Fred Hersch."
"Fred Hersch - Plays Jobim."
"He has an album, Words Without Music, that has a good amount of tunes in several styles."
"Fred Hersch has some great ones."
"Some to add to those already listed: Fred Hersch"
"Fred Hersch, a duo cd he did with Julian Lage called Free Flying. Also his solo Plays Jobim or Alive at the Village Vanguard are nice."
#7
McCoy Tyner
4.8
(6)
"Definitely McCoy Tyner"
"Check out the albums Expansions, Extensions, Sahara."
"Anything by McCoy Tyner."
"Mccoy tyner!"
"Mccoy tyner - the real mccoy, bill evans - you must believe in spring, ahmad jamal - the awakening, cecil taylor - conquistador, andrew hill - judgment!"
"Mccoy tyner has great post-coltrane albums that fit with what i think you're looking for."
#8
Herbie Hancock
5.0
(5)
"Herbie Hancock - Empyrean Isles, Maiden Voyage and Inventions and Dimensions might be what you are looking for"
"Maiden Voyage by Herbie Hancock"
"You know which makes me feel how you are describing? Maiden Voyage by Herbie Hancock"
"Anything by Herbie Hancock."
"One of the greatest jazz piano trio albums ever recorded is Herbie Hancock Trio with Ron Carter & Tony Williams."
#9
Andrew Hill
5.0
(4)
"Like others have said, Jaki Byard and Andrew Hill fit your criteria very well."
"Another rec for Andre Hill, the first person I thought of."
"Dude: Andrew Hill. Look him up—brilliant"
"Post-bop, a good introduction to this neoclassical-influenced genius who went further out and eventually into free jazz. They're really catchy."
#10
Charles Mingus
4.3
(4)
"The album *Mingus Plays Piano* is an unplanned recording session of his unaccompanied *piano* playing, the context really allows his varied musical genius to shine through, highly recommended."
"Mingus Plays Piano"
"Mingus Plays Piano is an interesting album by the legendary jazz bassist and band leader Charles Mingus."
"Mingus plays piano."
#11
Ahmad Jamal
5.0
(3)
"Ahmad jamal live at the pershing"
"Ahmad Jamal's Live at the Pershing is great. I second Evans, Brubeck, and Peterson. Check out some of the Keith Jarrett albums with his Standards Trio."
"Best piano trio album IMO."
#12
Erroll Garner
5.0
(3)
"Concert by the Sea, Erroll Garner"
"Erroll Garner - Concert By The Sea."
#13
Jaki Byard
5.0
(3)
"Like others have said, Jaki Byard and Andrew Hill fit your criteria very well."
"Check out Jaki Byard - Sunshine of my Soul and Andrew Hill - Judgment!"
"Jaki Byard is your man."
#14
Oscar Peterson
5.0
(2)
"Anything by Oscar Peterson, he's one of the greatest IMO"
"For real. *anything* by Oscar Peterson."
#15
Benny Green
5.0
(2)
"Anything by Benny Green."
"A relatively unknown piano monster to check out is Benny Green. he succeeded Horace Silver in the Jazz Messengers."
#16
Miles Davis
5.0
(2)
"It is such an revolutionary accomplishment created by a orchestra consisting of unfit geniuses that later made a career of their own (Miles, Coltrane, Bill Evans etc.)"
"The first albums I would get is miles Davis kind of blue"
#17
Art Tatum
5.0
(2)
"The box set of Art Tatum playing just about every standard is worth checking out."
"Not once did I see the name Art Tatum in this thread. Foolish."
#18
Art Ensemble of Chicago
5.0
(2)
"Just gonna go ahead and recommend a single track: Theme de Yoyo by the Art Ensemble of Chicago."
"The endgame of what you are after, my friend, is called Art Ensemble of Chicago."
#19
Mal Waldron
5.0
(2)
"Give Mal Waldron a try. Especially the album Rat Now with his Trio."
"All Alone by Mal Waldron has been my favorite lately."
#20
Various Artists
5.0
(2)
"Try to see the film "Calle 54" by Fernando Trueba."
"Look for Art Tatum, Oscar Peterson, Bud Powell, Ahmad Jamal, Earl Hines, Erroll Garner."
#21
Craig Taborn
4.5
(2)
"Craig Taborn, Jason Moran also fit this bill i think?"
"Try some of the living musicians: Craig Taborn, Helen Sung, Jean Michel Pilc."
#22
Art Lande
4.5
(2)
"Art Lande - Plays Monk."
"Art Lande - The eccentricities of Earl Dante."
#23
Cecil Taylor
4.5
(2)
"Cecil Taylor - *Fly!* x 5; *Silent Tongues*"
"This supercheap Amazon mp3 download of this 10cd set still represents the best bang (literally!) for buck in intense pianistic onslaughts"
#24
Duke Ellington
4.5
(2)
"Money Jungle - Duke Ellington on piano, Charles Mingus on bass, Max Roach on drums - A CLASSIC"
"Ellington's 'Piano in the Foreground' is also nice."
#25
Kenny Barron
5.0
(1)
"I'll add to the list Kenny Barron's album Scratch, Brad Mehldau's The Art of the Trio, Mulgrew Miller's Solo, Oscar Peterson's The Will to Swing."
#26
Hiromi Trio
5.0
(1)
"Hiromi trio, jason lindner now vs now"
#27
Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers
5.0
(1)
"Moanin'- Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers"
#28
Red Garland
5.0
(1)
"I really like the rendition of Billy Boy from Milestones where it's just Red Garland, PC, and Philly Joe Jones playing as a trio!"
#29
Hank Jones
5.0
(1)
"Live at Maybeck Recital Hall, Volume Sixteen, Hank Jones"
#30
Les McCann
5.0
(1)
"Les McCann Ltd. plays the Truth is a great trio record"
#31
Teddy Wilson
5.0
(1)
"I Got Rhythm, Teddy Wilson"
#32
Komeda Quintet
5.0
(1)
"Check out Astigmatic by the Komeda Quintet."
#33
Bill Evans, Dave Brubeck, Oscar Peterson
5.0
(1)
"Bill Evans, Dave Brubek, and Oscar Peterson are good places to start."
#34
Chihiro Yamanaka
5.0
(1)
"Her playing reminds me of OP! Some cool classical covers on that album too."
#35
Hiromi Uehara
5.0
(1)
"Her most recent solo album 'Kaleidoscope' is mind-blowingly good."
#36
Toshiko Akiyoshi
5.0
(1)
"Check out Toshiko Akiyoshi."
#37
Kenny Drew
5.0
(1)
"I would check out Kenny Drew. His style, temperament and play have strong similarities to OP."
#38
Lennie Tristano
5.0
(1)
"Anything by Lennie Tristano."
#39
Mulgrew Miller
5.0
(1)
"Anything by Mulgrew Miller."
#40
Alfonso Gugliucci
5.0
(1)
"Anything by Alfonso Gugliucci."
#41
Keith Tippett
5.0
(1)
"Keith Tippett solo albums are amazing."
#42
Hassan Ibn Ali
5.0
(1)
"Check out Hassan Ibn Ali"
#43
Point of Departure
5.0
(1)
"Point of departure one of the best things you can listen to"
#44
George Shearing
5.0
(1)
"My favorite is George Shearing, Heres a song by him."
#45
Jaki Byard and Earl Hines
5.0
(1)
"Duet! Jaki Bayard and Earl Hines. Did your description of 50/50 tradition and forward looking."
#46
Gonzalo Rubalcaba
5.0
(1)
"Gonzalo Rubalcaba"
#47
Barry Harris
5.0
(1)
"* Listen to Barry Harris Solo"
#48
Tommy Flanagan
5.0
(1)
"Here is a must listen to jazz trio album with Tommy Flanagan titled: Jazz Poet."
#49
John Zorn
5.0
(1)
"John Zorn - Dream Machines"
#50
Ray Charles with Milt Jackson
4.0
(1)
"Soul Meeting- Ray Charles with Milt Jacks"
#51
Joe Burton
4.0
(1)
"One guy I love listening to is Joe Burton (sometimes The Joe Burton Trio). Hard to find his work."
#52
George Winston
4.0
(1)
"I took a quick listen to the two you referenced and think those are a bit more on the New Age side of jazz"
#53
Concord
4.0
(1)
"There's about 40 or so "Live at Maybeck" recordings. All of them solo piano."
#54
Chucho Valdes
4.0
(1)
"Chucho valdes is pretty great."
#55
Eddie Palmieri
4.0
(1)
"Check out Eddie Palmieri too."
#56
Keiko Matsui
4.0
(1)
"Keiko Matsui - The Piano"
#57
Hampton Hawes
4.0
(1)
"Hampton Hawes - The Challenge"
#58
Cory Henry
4.0
(1)
"Cory Henry - First Steps and anything by Robert Glasper."
#59
Tigran Hamasyan
4.0
(1)
"Tigran Hamasyan: A Fable."
#60
Mwandiwshi
4.0
(1)
"You might try Mwandiwshi as well... I think that might lean just a bit more into the avant garde side."
#61
Aaron Goldberg
3.0
(1)
"Home- Aaron Goldberg (might be too modern for your taste)"
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