John Lewis and Billy Taylor - Jazz Piano Masters

Two Jazz piano masters make musical magic in a rare duo setting. Dr. Billy Taylor appeared on hundreds of jazz albums and wrote more than 300 tunes, including "I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free," which became an unofficial anthem of the civil rights movement in the 1960s. It was the theme music of the 1996 film "Ghosts of Mississippi.

John Lewis was among the most conservative of bop pianists. His improvised melodies, played with a delicate touch, were usually simple and quiet. The accompaniments were correspondingly light, with Lewis's left hand often just grazing the keys to produce a barely audible sound. His method of accompanying soloists was similarly understated: rather than comping—punctuating the melody with irregularly placed chords—he often played simple counter-melodies in octaves which combined with the solo and bass parts to form a polyphonic texture. Occasionally, Lewis played in a manner resembling the stride styles of James P. Johnson and Fats Waller, all the while retaining his light touch.

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[jkmusicents]

Top Class Jazz Pianist and Jazz Duo needed for 5 star hotel in UAE

We require a top class jazz piano vocalist and a jazz duo for a 5 star hotel in UAE, start November 2011. 3-6 month contract.

Hotel provides: accommodation, meals, visas, flights, facilities etc.

Salary around US$2,500-3,000 net per person per month.

[JazzVideoGuy]

@jkmusicents Sounds like a cool gig, over there in the Arab world. Is Jazz popular there?

[xsznix]

(insert joke here about the 14 people who don't like real music)

[JazzVideoGuy]

@xsznix You are making a big assumption. How do you know they are people?

[pwrbrkr38]

rendition of Autumn Leaves ...? great either way.

[JazzVideoGuy]

@pwrbrkr38 Here's That Rainy Day.

[movieguy101]

I miss those old days... sigh.... what ever happened to those days? :(

[lolito1410]

@jkmusicents hi, i could make it happen for u.

My email adress = dennis_r@online.nl . Please contact me.

[psychedelica59]

press 1 to 9 rhythmically for your remix of the song

[oknbnabaxd]

@movieguy101

>talking about old days on youtube

[RobertoBojorgesA]

What a joy! What a harmony, remember when everything is in harmony creates maybe a second of happiness, at some point they create that second, now it is gone, but these piano players are the proof that harmony exist really.

TX guys.

[XpianomusicX]

Terrific! I might use this in my lessons. Thank you for uploading!

[jkmusicents]

If interested and available for this gig, please send your current high quality video links (YouTube or your website etc…), photos and info. PLEASE INCLUDE YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS IN YOUR REPLY.

Send your application to:

newactsubmission@live.com

[DajaWaja]

@movieguy101 were substituted by cheap plastic