Bill Charlap
Bill Charlap is one of the strongest mainstream jazz pianists on the scene and one of the most gifted interpreters of standards. He grew up in a musical household, as the son of Broadway songwriter Moose Charlap and singer Sandy Stewart. Taking to the piano at a young age, he went on to study at New York's High School of Performing Arts. He then entered college, but rather than finishing, he opted to practice and play on his own. Pianist Bill Mays soon took up Charlap's cause, recommending the young man as his replacement in the Gerry Mulligan Quartet. During this time, Charlap also worked with Benny Carter, Clark Terry, and Frank Wess, and was sought after as an accompanist for singers such as Tony Bennett, Carol Sloane, and Sheila Jordan. In 1995, he secured one of the most coveted piano chairs in jazz with the Phil Woods Quintet.
All the while, Charlap showed steady development as a leader. His debut came in 1994 with Along with Me, followed by Souvenir in 1995 and Distant Star in 1996. His 1997 release, All Through the Night, was the first to feature his trio with the redoubtable (and unrelated) Washingtons, Peter and Kenny, on bass and drums respectively. In 2000, this lineup had its major-label breakthrough with the highly acclaimed Blue Note disc Written in the Stars. Two albums appeared in 2001: 2Gether with Warren Vaché and Contrasts with Jon Gordon. 'S Wonderful hit the shelves in 2002, as did Stardust, which began a series of albums that focused on a single composer. Stardust featured the music of Hoagy Carmichael, 2004's Somewhere was an all-Leonard Bernstein affair, and 2005's Plays George Gershwin featured ten songs by the man Charlap considers "the American soul." Also in 2005, he released an album with vocalist Sandy Stewart, Love Is Here to Stay. The concert album Live at the Village Vanguard appeared in 2007.
In 2010, Charlap joined pianist Renee Rosnes for the duo effort Double Portrait. Two years later, he reunited with Stewart for Something to Remember. In 2015, he collaborated with legendary vocalist Tony Bennett for Silver Lining: The Songs of Jerome Kern, and in 2017 he released Uptown, Downtown with his trio.
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Discografía
16 álbum(es) • Ordenado por Mejores ventas
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You Taught My Heart to Sing
Be Bop - Editado por HighNote Records el 1 ago. 2006
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The Silver Lining - The Songs of Jerome Kern
Jazz vocal - Editado por RPM Records - Columbia el 25 sept. 2015
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Brian Lynch Meets Bill Charlap
Jazz - Editado por Sharp Nine Records el 1 ene. 2004
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Plays George Gershwin: The American Soul
Jazz - Editado por Blue Note Records el 1 ene. 2005
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Double Portrait
Jazz - Editado por Blue Note Records el 1 ene. 2010
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Rolling Stone Original (Live: Solo Piano)
Jazz - Editado por Blue Note Records el 1 ene. 2005
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The Folks Who Live On The Hill
Bill Charlap, Sherie René Scott
Jazz - Editado por Ghostlight Records el 2 oct. 2017
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Stardust: The Music Of Hoagy Carmichael
Jazz - Editado por Blue Note Records el 1 ene. 2002
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All Through The Night
Bill Charlap, Peter Washington, Kenny Washington
Jazz - Editado por Criss Cross Jazz el 25 ago. 1998
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Love Is Here To Stay
Jazz - Editado por Blue Note Records el 1 ene. 2005
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Bill Charlap and Sean Smith
Jazz - Editado por Progressive el 10 dic. 2015
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Something To Remember
Jazz - Editado por Ghostlight Records el 4 dic. 2012
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Distant Star
Jazz - Editado por Criss Cross Jazz el 24 jun. 1997
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