I saw Chick perform at the Count Basie Theater in Red Bank, NJ in the late 1980's ... He's an amazing player, but I was perplexed at his mid-show displeasure with the tuning of his piano. His technician came on stage and re-tuned it, MID PERFORMANCE ... As a pianist, teacher, and composer, I have a very astute "musical ear", and I have advanced relative pitch (close to, but unfortunately not quite absolute, aka perfect pitch) ... I could NOT identify any noticeable tuning improvement after the re-tune ... Perhaps there was a vibration he felt that bothered him?! ...
This is the real video!! He can play only with one hand, smiling and completely firm XD
Genial!
I hear a lot of Bud Powell with Chick in this track.....Great version.....
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I saw Chick perform at the Count Basie Theater in Red Bank, NJ in the late 1980's ... He's an amazing player, but I was perplexed at his mid-show displeasure with the tuning of his piano. His technician came on stage and re-tuned it, MID PERFORMANCE ... As a pianist, teacher, and composer, I have a very astute "musical ear", and I have advanced relative pitch (close to, but unfortunately not quite absolute, aka perfect pitch) ... I could NOT identify any noticeable tuning improvement after the re-tune ... Perhaps there was a vibration he felt that bothered him?! ...
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