Richie Beirach
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Richard "Richie" Beirach (born May 23, 1947) is a jazz pianist born in New York City.
He initially studied both classical and jazz before entering the Berklee College of Music.
In 1972 he began working with Stan Getz. He also worked with Chet Baker and in the 1990s worked well with French saxophonist Henrik Frisk. He maintained an ongoing musical partnership with David Liebman from the 1970s to the 90s, in Lookout Farm, Quest and many duos.
Richie Beirach's style is influenced by Art Tatum, Bill Evans, and his earlier classical training. It is also individualistic with many touches all its own. Several of his compositions, "Leaving" and "Elm" for instance, have found their way into the jazz standard repertoire.
[edit] Selected discography
- Eon (ECM 1974)
- Forgotten Fantasies (Horizon 1975) with David Liebman
- Zal
- Leaving (Storyville 1976)
- Methuselah (1975)
- Hubris (ECM 1977)
- Sunday song
- Omerta (Trio/Storyville 1978) with David Liebman
- Elm (ECM 1979)
- Elegy For Bill Evans (Palo Alto 1981)
- Breathing Of Statues (Magenta/CMP 1982)
- Continuum (Baybridge/Eastwind 1983)
- Antarctica (Pathfinder 1985)
- Double edge (1985) with David Liebman
- The Duo live (1985) with David Liebman
- Ballads (1986) (Sony)
- Ballads 2 (1987) (Sony)
- Emerald City (Pathfinder 1987) with John Abercrombie
- Common Heart (Owl 1987)
- Water Lilies (Sony)
- Inamorata (Sony)
- Themes and Impromptu Variations (Sony)
- Some Other Time: A Tribute To Chet Baker (Triloka 1989)
- Convergence with George Coleman (1991) U.S. Top Jazz Albums #14[1]
- Chant with David Liebman
- Live At The Maybeck Recital Hall, Vol. 19 (Concord Jazz 1992)
- Trust (Transheart)
- Too grand (1992) with Andy Laverne
- Universal mind (1993) with Andy Laverne
- The Snow Leopard (Alfa)
- What is this thing called love? (Venus)
- Romantic Rhapsody (Venus)
- No borders (Venus)
- Manhattan Reverie (Venus)
- Duality- the first ten years (Niveau Records/Nuromusic 2007)
the majority of these are on Japanese labels which may find limited release overseas.
