good pianists

[kid cue]

can we collectively start a list?

Glenn Gould
Cecil Taylor
Sun Ra
Leon Fleisher

[GreenPea]

Are you implying these people are better than Elton John and Billy Joel?

I see what you did here.

[kid cue]

these people are better than most people! :P

Glenn Gould could've been the best artist who ever lived, ever. next to Bach himself anyway.

[Tom]

Dammit Greenpea beat me to it.

[Eikman]

Bill Evans

[jose m]

bobby crush is unbeatable,came to fame in the uk during the 70's,still around now i think.

[patrick]

what about ray charles? i don't listen to much pianer music, but i know that he's very highly regarded?

[mkb]

Dave McKenna, known as the best bassist in the East for his powerful left hand.

[joethelion]

Mike Garson

...and even though I've intentionally avoided that whole Elton John / Billy Joel thing for a while now

I have to throw my two cents in...


I agree, they both suck

[BeautifulBurnout]

Keith Jarrett is god. No argument!

And, of course, Oscar Peterson. And maybe Keith Emerson, although I am not sure he counts as a pianist really. And Tom Waits does ok, but not awesome.