Under Appreciated Jazz Piano Players

Scott, I hate to nitpick. OK, I love to nitpick! :-) Do you think Erroll Garner is under appreciated? I think this a case where you would be gladly mistaken, no? If he is under appreciated it is a situation that deserves much publicity. I would have thought that Soliloquy, Gems, and Concert by the Sea, among others would already have a place on most jazz pianist lovers' shelves.

I post this question not so much to take issue with your taste or opinion of anything jazz, which is consistently impeccable and accurate, but rather to highlight to others that his are recordings that are among those in the "must have" category.

Scott, hopefully this thread will constitute the fan club and perhaps others will remove the "under" portion of the underappreciated label. Garner played with a fluidity and "cheerfulness" that I find somewhat unrivaled. And, he was a wonderful master of block chords. Probably many don't know that he was the composer of the famous song "Misty". Was not his brother Linton, an accomplished pianist in his own right?

Some other titles that may be of interest to others which I have acquired since being "tuned on" to Garner by Scott and after conferring with my father who once had a definitive collection of jazz LP's:

Solitaire
Body and Soul
That's My Kick
Other Voices
Paris Impressions
Feeling is Believing
Night and Day

Though I choose the vinyl, when available, many Garner titles have been reissued on CD, as well.

Find and enjoy!

Muzikat, Jconder - care to share a tasty title or two with respect to Ray Bryant?