Piano Legends: Hosted By Chick Corea

Hosted by Chick Corea

The performers on this program constitute a virtual Who's Who of immortal keyboard players familiar to every jazz buff in the world. Some led bands; some established fame as soloists; some worked in small ensembles; and all left an indelible mark on this uniquely American art. Piano Legends explores the work of twenty-three renowned jazz enthusiasts for his unique film archives of legendary jazz performers. This program covers every major period in the progressive development of jazz pianism from the rags and stomps of "Fats" Waller to the contemporary work of Cecil Taylor.

Includes:
Chick Corea (1986)
Willie "the Lion" Smith (1958)
Meade Lux Lewis (1961)
Earl "Fatha" Hines (1963)
Mary Lou Williams (1980)
Thomas "Fats" Waller (1941)
Art Tatum (1943)
Oscar Peterson (1963)
Marian McPartland (1960)
Teddy Wilson (1954)
Bud Powell (1962)
Thelonius Monk (1957)
Horace Silver (1960)
Mal Waldron (1983)
John Lewis (1968)
Lennie Tristano (1964)
Dave Brubeck (1963)
Duke Ellington (1966)
Count Basie (1963)
McCoy Tyner (1971)
Bill Evans (1969)
Keith Jarrett (1968)
Cecil Taylor (1981)