Jazz Piano Library

Jazz Piano Library

Episode 18: – Morley Blues Piano Students

London-based pianist and jazz piano tutor Tim Richards gets together with various Morley music tutors and others to discuss their favourite tracks by some of the most influential jazz and blues pianists.

For this special episode of Jazz Piano Library, 10 students from Tim’s 2023/24 Level 2 BLUES PIANO class play some of the pieces they’ve learnt during the year, demonstrating the huge variety of styles that come under the umbrella of Blues Piano.

Tracklist:

Professor Longhair – Tipitina (excerpt)

Tom Rosser – State Street Special (Jimmy Yancey)

Sebastian Moore – 28th and Dearborn (Jimmy Yancey)

Tom Rosser – Doin’ It (Professor Longhair)

Richard Garlick – Hymn to Freedom (Oscar Peterson)

Joan Coles – Slow 12/8 Blues (Tim Richards)

Richard Garlick – Pixie (James Booker)

Andy Kakembo – Look-a-Here (Ramsey Lewis)

Sharone Benjamin + Tim Richards – Blue Funk (Tim Richards)

Marco Felipe – Auld Lang Syne (trad)

Mary Helen Young – Otis in the Dark (Otis Spann)

Mary Helen Young – Mess Around (Ahmed Ertegun)

Tricia McGrath – How Long Blues (Leroy Carr)

Brenda Dor-Groot (harp) – Tipitina (Professor Longhair)

Brenda Dor-Groot + Tim Richards – B’s Harp Boogie (Brenda Dor-Groot)

Check out the wide variety of Jazz Courses at Morley College London.