many years back I saw Dave play at Clewes Hall (some of the best acousitcs in North America), and left stunned. This guy was ontop of his game then, and was simply smoking hot. I can only put four or five key board players in that class (well six). Bassie (for his performances, Gonzalo Rubacalba (talants beyond belief), Montey Alexander (just plain and simply good at his craft), Oscar Peterson (exceptional in an unmiced acoustic venue), Chic Corea (can do it all), and lastly Red Garland. Might toss in Monk as well, but after that the list gets thin. As I said Dave resided in some fantastic company! I might be able to add another three men and maybe one woman, but doubt anybody here has heard of most of them.
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