Il Pianoforte Jazz #11

Ear Hines - Teddy Wilson - Art Tatum, The Magicians of the Swing Piano - The Originals Series

Art Tatum, pianista dalla tecnica ineguagliabile, che integra il passato (blues, stride) con il modernismo ritmico di Hines, lancia una bomba con la sua Tiger Rag fin dal 1933, prefigurando magistralmente l’armonia moderna e introducendo gli accordi di passaggio (Hank Jones, Bud Powell, George Shearing, Oscar Peterson, Ahmad Jamal, Martial Solal, tra gli altri, hanno risentito della sua incredibile influenza). Altri strumentisti, come Coleman Hawkins, Byas, Gillespie, George Benson, gli devono molto. Nello stesso periodo, Teddy Wilson, si emancipa da Hines e renderà più scorrevole l’esecuzione al pianoforte apportando rigore, raffinatezza e perfezione tecnica. La sua influenza (Hank Jones, Mel Powell, Jimmy Rowles, Clyde Hart ecc.) dura fino agli anni ’50 (sir Charles Thompson, Ray Bryant). Tatum e Wilson sono curiosamente tra i padri pianisti a non essere interessati alla composizione. Gli altri pianisti importanti dell’epoca swing sono Johnny Guarnieri, Sonny White, Eddie Heywood, Ken Kersey. Questa sera, dopo By Night Jazz, appuntamento alle 23:00 con la PIANO JAZZ PLAYLIST.

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Art Tatum, a pianist with an incomparable technique, has launched a bomb with his Tiger Rag since 1933. He integrates the past (blues, stride) with the musical modernism of Hines. Masterfully prefiguring modern harmony and introducing the passage agreements (Hank Jones, Bud Powell, George Shearing, Oscar Peterson, Ahmad Jamal, Martial Solal, among others, have been affected by his incredible influence).  Other instrumentalists, such as Coleman Hawkins, Byas, Gillespie, George Benson, owe him a lot. In the same period, Teddy Wilson emancipated himself from Hines and made the performance on the piano smoother, bringing rigor, refinement, and technical perfection. His influence (Hank Jones, Mel Powell, Jimmy Rowles, Clyde Hart, etc.) lasted until the 1950s (Sir Charles Thompson, Ray Bryant). Tatum and Wilson are curiously among the pianist fathers not to be interested in the composition. The other essential pianists of the swing era are Johnny Guarnieri, Sonny White, Eddie Heywood, Ken Kersey. Tonight, after By Night Jazz, an appointment at 11:00 pm GMT+1 with the PIANO JAZZ PLAYLIST.

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