Jazz pianist here. Among the greatest jazz pianist albums:
Herbie Hancock - Maiden Voyage, Empyrean Isles, Herbie Hancock Trio (1981)
McCoy Tyner - Supertrios, The Real McCoy
Keith Jarrett - Facing You, Survivors Suite, Fort Yawuh, Expectations
A lot of my favourite piano/keyboard playing is on Miles Davis albums:
Red Garland on Steamin'. Relaxin', Workin', Cookin', Round About Midnight, Milestones
Herbie Hancock on Four & More, My Funny Valentine
Keith Jarrett on Live-Evil
Not to mention all the other amazing musicians on those! Among my musician friends, Miles' band with Wayne Shorter, Herbie, Ron Carter and Tony Williams (1963-68) is considered unrivalled in jazz. All Miles' records with Gil Evans' orchestra are superlative also.
P.S. There's also the strange and not-very-important question of labels – I don't think Facing You (or The Köln Concert) or Live-Evil are jazz, or anywhere near it. They are played mostly by jazz musicians, I guess. Who cares, they're good music.
Herbie Hancock - Maiden Voyage, Empyrean Isles, Herbie Hancock Trio (1981)
McCoy Tyner - Supertrios, The Real McCoy
Keith Jarrett - Facing You, Survivors Suite, Fort Yawuh, Expectations
A lot of my favourite piano/keyboard playing is on Miles Davis albums:
Red Garland on Steamin'. Relaxin', Workin', Cookin', Round About Midnight, Milestones
Herbie Hancock on Four & More, My Funny Valentine
Keith Jarrett on Live-Evil
Not to mention all the other amazing musicians on those! Among my musician friends, Miles' band with Wayne Shorter, Herbie, Ron Carter and Tony Williams (1963-68) is considered unrivalled in jazz. All Miles' records with Gil Evans' orchestra are superlative also.
P.S. There's also the strange and not-very-important question of labels – I don't think Facing You (or The Köln Concert) or Live-Evil are jazz, or anywhere near it. They are played mostly by jazz musicians, I guess. Who cares, they're good music.