The first two that come to mind is Bill Evans and Keith Jarrett.
All of Bill's work is near perfect, my favorite of Keith Jarrett is from his days with A&M Horizon, teamed up with Alice Coltrane and Charlie Haden.
Maybe too obvious to include is Duke Ellington, but the recent releases by Classic Records of his "Piano in the Background," "Piano in the Foreground," and "Jazz Party" are absolutely superb on every level.
If you get enough piano and still hungry for keyboard, there's Jimmy Smith. He's been 40 years on the Hammond organ (1954) and rocks the keyboard like nobody else :^).
All of Bill's work is near perfect, my favorite of Keith Jarrett is from his days with A&M Horizon, teamed up with Alice Coltrane and Charlie Haden.
Maybe too obvious to include is Duke Ellington, but the recent releases by Classic Records of his "Piano in the Background," "Piano in the Foreground," and "Jazz Party" are absolutely superb on every level.
If you get enough piano and still hungry for keyboard, there's Jimmy Smith. He's been 40 years on the Hammond organ (1954) and rocks the keyboard like nobody else :^).