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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14 álbum(ns) • Ordenado por Mais vendidos
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You Taught My Heart to Sing
Bebop - Lançado por HighNote Records em 01/08/2006
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The Silver Lining - The Songs of Jerome Kern
Vocal Jazz - Lançado por RPM Records - Columbia em 25/09/2015
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Brian Lynch Meets Bill Charlap
Jazz - Lançado por Sharp Nine Records em 01/01/2004
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Plays George Gershwin: The American Soul
Jazz - Lançado por Blue Note Records em 01/01/2005
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Double Portrait
Jazz - Lançado por Blue Note Records em 01/01/2010
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Contrasts
Jazz - Lançado por Double-Time Records em 01/01/2001
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Rolling Stone Original (Live: Solo Piano)
Jazz - Lançado por Blue Note Records em 01/01/2005
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The Folks Who Live On The Hill
Bill Charlap, Sherie René Scott
Jazz - Lançado por Ghostlight Records em 02/10/2017
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Stardust: The Music Of Hoagy Carmichael
Jazz - Lançado por Blue Note Records em 01/01/2002
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All Through The Night
Bill Charlap, Peter Washington, Kenny Washington
Jazz - Lançado por Criss Cross Jazz em 25/08/1998
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Love Is Here To Stay
Jazz - Lançado por Blue Note Records em 01/01/2005
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Distant Star
Jazz - Lançado por Criss Cross Jazz em 24/06/1997
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Something To Remember
Jazz - Lançado por Ghostlight Records em 04/12/2012
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2GETHER
Jazz - Lançado por Nagel heyer records em 13/05/2001
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