Biography
A fine pianist influenced by Oscar Peterson, Johnny O'Neal actually started his career playing gospel piano in church while a teenager. Inspired by Peterson, Art Tatum, and Bud Powell, O'Neal started exploring jazz in 1976 and after impressing Ray Brown, found his way into Milt Jackson's group. Other important jobs followed (with Sonny Stitt, Eddie Lockjaw Davis, and Buddy DeFranco), and in 1982, O'Neal moved to New York and soon recorded his debut with Concord. After playing regularly with Clark Terry, he was a member of Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers (1982-1983) and has mostly led his own groups ever since. Johnny O'Neal has recorded as a leader for Concord, Parkwood, and Justin Time (1995), taking three effective vocals on the latter set. ~ Scott Yanow, Rovi



 
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Johnny O'Neal - 'I'm Your Mailman'
Johnny O’Neal Rehearses With The Emmet Cohen Trio!
Johnny O'neal's Hang With Barry Harris & Thelonious Monk
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Johnny O'Neal Quartet, Jazz at Lincoln Center, Dizzy's Club, March 17, 2019
Six-Hands Piano w/ Emmet Cohen, Brad Mehldau and Johnny O'Neal
Emmet Cohen w/ Johnny O'Neal & Ruben Fox | I'm Your Mailman (Bye Bye Blackbird)
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