Jazz Piano Library
Episode 22: Women Jazz Pianists – Part 3 (Women’s History Month Special 2026)
Tim Richards gets back together with pianist Joy Ellis for another selection of tracks by female pianists, in celebration of Women’s History Month 2026.
Check out also Part 1 and Part 2 of this series.
Tracklist:
Aziza Mustafa Zadeh – Boomerang From DANCE OF FIRE (1995)
Lovie Austin – Traveling Blues From COMPLETE JAZZ SERIES 1924-26 (1924)
Katie Webster – Black Satin From THE SWAMP BOOGIE QUEEN (1988)
Roberta Flack – Tryin’ Times From FIRST TAKE (1969)
Marcia Ball – Hot Tamale Baby From HOT TAMALE BABY (1985)
Marcia Ball – That’s Enough of That Stuff From HOT TAMALE BABY (1985)
Judy Carmichael – A Handful of Keys From AND BASIE CALLED HER STRIDE (1994)
Judy Carmichael – The Jitterbug Waltz From AND BASIE CALLED HER STRIDE (1994)
Shirley Horn – Softly as in a Morning Sunrise From EMBERS AND ASHES (1960)
Lynne Arriale – Calypso From LYNNE ARRIALE TRIO LIVE AT MONTREUX (2000)
Lynne Arriale – Braziliana From LYNNE ARRIALE TRIO LIVE (2016)
Aziza Mustafa Zadeh – Dance of Fire From DANCE OF FIRE (1995)
Aziza Mustafa Zadeh – New Baku From GENERATIONS (2020)
Nikki Iles – Wild Oaks From NATIONAL YOUTH JAZZ ORCHESTRA: SHE SAID (2022)
Kate Williams – Chance From FOUR PLUS THREE (2016)
Andrea Vicari – Chickory From LOST IN DREAMS (2024)
Joy Ellis – Cascade From PEACEFUL PLACE (2022)
DOMi – Space Mountain From NOT TIGHT (2022)
Kris Davis – Run the Gauntlet From RUN THE GAUNTLET (2024)