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Under Appreciated Jazz Piano Players

The same is the case for any instrument but I would like to mention some piano players that never seem to be mentioned enough. This list is off the top of my head, I am sure you other members have some to add.
Ahmad Jamal
Hampton Hawes
Don Pullen
Horace Silver
Stanley Cowell
Red Garland
Winton Kelly
McCoy Tyner
John Lewis
Kenny Barron
BoBo Stenson.....
spindrifter
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marakanetz
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When for the entire his time Thelonious Monk was under-appreciated???
pragmatist
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1.Bill Evans
2.Oscar Peterson
3.Bud Powell
4.Art Tatum
5.Art Tatum
6.Art Tatum
dopogue
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Hey Ghasley ... Russ Freeman played a lot of piano with Chet Baker and others in the 50s and 60s. And Bill Evans plays tenor sax. Bill Evans also PLAYED piano, to put it mildly.
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waltersalas
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Herbie Nichols belongs on the list.

Also, although his admirers certainly appreciate him, I do not believe Cecil Taylor always gets his due as the titanic figure he is.
joman
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Marakanetz;
Much like your response it deals with composition and technique. Although Thelonious made the cover of Time he had many detractors especially toward the end of his career when he continued to revise his previous works.
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