Non classical piano based music recommendaiton


Hi, I really like the piano and was hoping to get some recommendations for non classical cds. I also do not necessarily mean George Winston or smooth jazz either. Anything with the piano, with or without a vocalist would be fine. Great recording quality is not a must but of course it helps!

Thanks in advance.
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The two Chick Corea piano Improvisation albums, and his two piano album with herbie Hancock are v. nice.

I know you said non-classical, but check out Olivier Messiaen's "20 Regard de l'Enfant Jesus". This is spectacular, and sounds nothing like Mozart or Brahms, or even Stravinsky.
Billy Taylor, esp. "Ten Fingers, One Voice" -- all piano solo

Bill Evans, "Conversations with Myself" -- genius experiment with early multi-track recording

Ahmad Jamal, Round the world Tour

Herbie Hancock and Chick Corea -- a dance of great players
W.A.Mathieu (Windham Hill artist)

Thelonius Monk - Straight No Chaser. There is something about this recording that keeps me going back, over and over. Very different style than Bill Evans and a nice "counter point" to Bill's lyricism, I think.

Lyle Mays (keyboardist...not necessarily acoustic piano)