Pianists · 1938–2025

Hal Galper

American pianist

Born: 18 April 1938
Salem
Died: 18 July 2025
Country: United States
Record labels: Enja Records
Discography: 9 albums

Biography

Hal Galper was a jazz musician who played piano. Hal Galper was born on 18 April 1938 in Salem and died on 18 July 2025. The music is usually filed under jazz. Record labels: Enja Records. The discography here lists 9 albums, from “The Guerilla Band” (1971) to “Furious Rubato” (2007).

Harold Galper (April 18, 1938 – July 18, 2025) was an American jazz pianist, composer, arranger, bandleader, educator, and writer.

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Discography

Studio and live albums

The Guerilla Band 1971

Wild Bird 1972

Inner Journey 1973

Now Hear This 1977

Reach Out! 1977

Ivory Forest 1980 · enja

Live at Maybeck Recital Hall, Volume Six 1990 · Live

Live at Port Townsend '91 1995 · Live

Furious Rubato 2007

Also plays on

Albums where Hal Galper is credited as a sideman

1964	The Most Important Jazz Album of 1964/65 — Chet Baker	piano
1965	Baby Breeze — Chet Baker	piano, arranger
1967	A New Conception — Sam Rivers	piano
1970	Score — Randy Brecker	piano
1974	Love, Sex, and the Zodiac — Cannonball Adderley	electric piano
1984	Piper at the Gates of Dawn — Phil Woods & Chris Swansen	piano
1987	Dizzy Gillespie Meets Phil Woods Quintet — Dizzy Gillespie, The Phil Woods Quintet	piano
1987	Windows — Lee Konitz & Hal Galper	piano
1994	Live at the Festival — Bill Evans, Bobby Hutcherson, Karin Krog & Archie Shepp	piano
2003	Live at the Village Vanguard — Phil Woods	piano
2006	Phil Woods & Tom Harrell — Phil Woods	piano
2024	Burnin' in Bordeaux: Live in France 1969 — Cannonball Adderley	liner notes