Colianni played in piano bars in Washington, and was pianist in Lionel Hampton's big band for three years. After that, he had residences with Mel Tormé and Les Paul. Colianni recorded two albums for Concord Records in the s, and a third, John Colianni at Maybeck, in Following Paul's death in , Colianni and the other members of the guitarist's band – Lou Pallo (guitar) and.

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John Colianni (born in Paterson, New Jersey) is an American Jazz pianist, soloist, band leader, recording artist and accompanist. Recorded John Colianni (debut album) Blues-O-Matic and Live at the Maybeck for Concord fejoraakinokusnigelv.xyzinfo Three other records followed, the latest being "Johnny Chops," recorded with his quintet. At nineteen, John toured the world as Lionel Hampton's pianist.

The longtime pianist in the Les Paul Trio, John Colianni boasts a sense of repose that only comes with serious technical virtuosity. With 14 muscular tracks, all standards or originals that sound like standards, interpreted by Colianni’s two-guitar quintet, the group’s sophomore album .

Double-D Squad by John Colianni. Buy Album. From the album. Album Title Report it to us. About the Album. Composed by John "Johnny Chops" Colianni. Personnel. John Colianni. piano Date featured. November 27, This track appears by permission of the contributing artist and/or record company. Specializing in high resolution and CD.

John Colianni I Never Knew CD () Check Availability. Matt Chertkoff performed in a duo guitar setting with Justin Lees on Colianni's previous album, After Hours. Boots Maleson performs on bass on "I Didn't Know About You." Listening to the saxophonists on this album reminded me of the two tenor recordings of Frank Foster and Frank Wess.

All this and more is evident on this sparkling new release, just the latest in a series of albums that place John centrally among the best swing pianists active today. I’ve been fortunate enough to observe John at work in a wide variety of musical situations here in Britain and in the US, too.

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