frogman, pops plays just plain beautiful . see where Sonny got his elegance !
Think I’ll make a fool of myself again , in last 50 years I’ve heard a lot of pianists .
The only one I would place above Gonzalo Rubalcaba is another Latin, Claudio Arrau .They both bring a heavy dose of spirituality to their playing and in a similar manner .
And , for whatever reason , Arrau played better in person than on recordings and his recordings are often iconic .
P.S all " Autumn Leaves" was originally a French song that Mercer worked over . "Les Feuilles Mortes " . ( The Dead Leaves ) .
Think I’ll make a fool of myself again , in last 50 years I’ve heard a lot of pianists .
The only one I would place above Gonzalo Rubalcaba is another Latin, Claudio Arrau .They both bring a heavy dose of spirituality to their playing and in a similar manner .
And , for whatever reason , Arrau played better in person than on recordings and his recordings are often iconic .
P.S all " Autumn Leaves" was originally a French song that Mercer worked over . "Les Feuilles Mortes " . ( The Dead Leaves ) .