Nat King Cole was one of the greatest artists of our time. As a pianist and vocalist, he inspired a generation of musicians in the

This cut from Aaron Parks’ trio comes from a recording he made in Japan where he decided to turn on his Iphone to record the

If you haven’t already listened to Shai Maestro, this track will blow your mind! Shai came up in Avishai Cohen’s trio and is known for

Bud Powell lays down a scorching intro to his burning original tune, “All God’s Chillun Got Rhythm.” He ends the intro with an altered line

Eric Reed comes out swinging on his album “The Baddest Monk.” Listen how he interprets Thelonious Monk’s classic tune “Evidence” with a relentless triplet feel.

Hear how Bill Evans opens up his solo from this classic track off of “Portrait in Jazz” (1960). Once he drops into the solo, he

Sonny Clark opens up the track “Softly as in a Morning Sunrise” from his album Sonny Clark Trio (1957) with this short but sweet lick.

This is one of those solos that all jazz pianists NEED TO KNOW. It comes off of Miles Davis’ iconic album, “Kind of Blue” (1959).

Keith Jarrett takes it to another level in the second chorus of his solo on “The Meaning of the Blues” from his iconic trio record