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Hal Galper

 
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Influenced By:

Wayne Shorter, Ray Santisi, Chick Corea, Ornette Coleman, Jaki Byard, McCoy Tyner, Herb Pomeroy, Oscar Peterson, Herbie Hancock, Red Garland, Bill Evans, Miles Davis

Worked With:

Phil Woods, Tom Harrell, Bill Goodwin, Steve Gilmore

Formal Connection With:

Jeff Johnson
  • Born: April 18, 1938, Salem, MA
  • Active: '70s, '80s, '90s
  • Genres: Jazz
  • Instrument: Piano
  • Representative Albums: "Speak with a Single Voice," "Redux 1978," "Portrait"

Biography

An excellent if generally overlooked advanced hard bop pianist, Hal Galper studied at Berklee (1955-1958) and then worked in many groups, including with Chet Baker, Stan Getz, the Brecker Brothers, Bobby Hutcherson, and with such singers as Joe Williams, Chris Connor, and Anita O'Day. He played electric piano (an instrument he has since dropped) with the Cannonball Adderley Quintet during its last years (1973-1975) and spent time playing with Lee Konitz and John Scofield. Galper, who has recorded as a leader for Mainstream, SteepleChase, Enja, Concord (including a solo set at Maybeck Recital Hall), and Blackhawk, gained his greatest notoriety for being a pianist with Phil Woods's quartet/quintet from 1981 to 1990. ~ Scott Yanow, All Music Guide
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Harold "Hal" Galper is a jazz pianist born in Salem, Massachusetts on April 18, 1938.

He studied classical piano as a boy, but switched to jazz which he studied at the Berklee College of Music from 1955 to 1958. Around this time Jaki Byard and Herb Pomeroy taught him privately. He went on to work in Pomeroy's band. Later on he worked with Chet Baker and Stan Getz and accompanied vocalists Joe Williams, Anita O'Day, and Chris Connor. He spent two years with the Cannonball Adderley Quintet.[1] He performed in New York and Chicago jazz clubs in the late 1970s. Around this time, Galper recorded several times with guitarist John Scofield for the Enja label.

Throughout the Eighties he was a member of Phil Woods' Quintet which he joined in 1981. He counts Ahmad Jamal as a prime influence.[citation needed]

Discography

References

  1. ^ Biography at allmusic

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