Bill Charlap

Bill Charlap

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New York jazz pianist Bill Charlap began piano lessons at the age of three (encouraged by his father - composer Moose Charlap, and mother - singer Sandy Stewart) and like many budding pianists studied classical music before turning to jazz. Charlap is a gifted musician whose formal training has served him well playing for artists such as Tony Bennett, Gerry Mulligan, Benny Carter and Scott Hamilton. In parallel to his work as a sideman he has had a successful solo career and has been twice nominated for a Grammy Award. One of these nominations was for his critically acclaimed album 'Somewhere' released in 2004. 'Somewhere' is a compilation album of Leonard Bernstein songs and Charlap's intelligent interpretations of Bernstein's compositions coupled with his outstanding piano playing earned him the respect of his peers as well as the record buying public. Charlap has recorded over 20 albums as a solo perfomer as well as numerous appearances as a sideman. In recent years he has appeared as a member of the The Blue Note 7, a septet formed to celebrate 70 years of Blue Note music.

Top tracks

06
The Nearness Of You
Bill Charlap
Stardust: The Music Of Hoagy Carmichael
07:29
Composers: Hoagy Carmichael - Ned Washington
05
A Foggy Day
Bill Charlap
Plays George Gershwin: The American Soul
09:02
Writer: Ira Gershwin / Composers: George Gershwin
13
Nobody Else But Me
Tony Bennett
The Silver Lining - The Songs of Jerome Kern
02:39
Writer: Oscar Hammerstein II / Composers: Jerome Kern
12
Make Believe
Tony Bennett
The Silver Lining - The Songs of Jerome Kern
02:18
Writer: Oscar Hammerstein II - P.G. Wodehouse / Composers: Jerome Kern
06
Pure Imagination
Bill Charlap
All Through The Night
03:17
Composers: Leslie Bricusse - Anthony Newley
10
The Way You Look Tonight
Tony Bennett
The Silver Lining - The Songs of Jerome Kern
02:54
Writer: Dorothy Fields / Composers: Jerome Kern
07
Ribbons Down My Back (Hello, Dolly!)
Bill Charlap
#6. 13 Jours En France
04:52
Composers: Herman Jerry
04
Sweet Lorraine
Houston Person
You Taught My Heart to Sing
05:13
Composers: C.R. Burwell - M. Parish
09
Georgia On My Mind
Bill Charlap
Stardust: The Music Of Hoagy Carmichael
05:49
Composers: Hoagy Carmichael - Stuart Gorrell
09
Don't Forget the Blues
Houston Person
You Taught My Heart to Sing
06:29
Composers: H. Person
07
Where Is Love
Houston Person
You Taught My Heart to Sing
06:41
Composers: L. Bart
04
How Long Has This Been Going On
Bill Charlap
Plays George Gershwin: The American Soul
06:21
Composers: Ira Gershwin - George Gershwin
06
S'Wonderful
Houston Person
You Taught My Heart to Sing
05:31
Composers: G. Gershwin - I. Gershwin
01
All The Things You Are
Tony Bennett
The Silver Lining - The Songs of Jerome Kern
04:36
Writer: Oscar Hammerstein II / Composers: Jerome Kern
03
Where Are You
Houston Person
You Taught My Heart to Sing
05:10
Composers: H. Adamson - J. McHugh
05
If I Ruled the World
Houston Person
You Taught My Heart to Sing
05:40
Composers: L. Bricusse - C. Ornadel
02
Namely You
Houston Person
You Taught My Heart to Sing
05:30
Composers: G. Depaul - J. Mercer
02
Pick Yourself Up
Tony Bennett
The Silver Lining - The Songs of Jerome Kern
02:54
Writer: Dorothy Fields / Composers: Jerome Kern
08
I Was Telling Her About You
Houston Person
You Taught My Heart to Sing
04:28
Composers: M. Charlap - D. George
02
Somebody Loves Me
Bill Charlap
Plays George Gershwin: The American Soul
06:37
Writer: Buddy DeSylva - Ballard McDonald / Composers: George Gershwin
10
I Wonder Where Our Love Has Gone
Houston Person
You Taught My Heart to Sing
07:02
Composers: B. Johnson
01
You Taught My Heart to Sing
Houston Person
You Taught My Heart to Sing
05:22
Composers: S. Cahn - M. Tyner
09
I've Just Seen Her
Bill Charlap
All Through The Night
05:30
Composers: Charles Strouse
03
Liza
Bill Charlap
Plays George Gershwin: The American Soul
02:13
Composers: Ira Gershwin - Gus Kahn - George Gershwin
01
Who Cares
Bill Charlap
Plays George Gershwin: The American Soul
03:22
Composers: Ira Gershwin - George Gershwin
01
Chorinho
Bill Charlap
Double Portrait
03:57
Composers: Lyle Mays
03
Rockin' Chair
Bill Charlap
Stardust: The Music Of Hoagy Carmichael
07:22
Composers: Hoagy Carmichael
02
I Get Along Without You Very Well
Bill Charlap
Stardust: The Music Of Hoagy Carmichael
06:39
Composers: Hoagy Carmichael
01
Jubilee
Bill Charlap
Stardust: The Music Of Hoagy Carmichael
03:11
Composers: Hoagy Carmichael - Stanley Adams
04
I Walk With Music
Bill Charlap
Stardust: The Music Of Hoagy Carmichael
05:04
Composers: Johnny Mercer - Hoagy Carmichael
02
Mood Indigo
Dee Dee Bridgewater
Elemental
07:01
Writer: Duke Ellington - Barney Bigard - Irving Mills / Composers: Duke Ellington - Barney Bigard - Irving Mills
05
Love for Sale
Dee Dee Bridgewater
Elemental
06:04
Writer: Cole Porter / Composers: Cole Porter
03
Put On A Happy Face
Bill Charlap
All Through The Night
04:29
Composers: Charles Strouse
01
Beginning to See the Light
Dee Dee Bridgewater
Elemental
05:13
Writer: Don George - Johnny Hodges - Duke Ellington / Composers: Don George - Johnny Hodges - Duke Ellington
06
Dancing In The Dark
Bill Charlap
Double Portrait
05:03
Composers: Arthur Schwartz - Howard Dietz
08
Little Glory
Bill Charlap
Double Portrait
04:15
Composers: Gerry Mulligan
04
Here's That Rainy Day
Dee Dee Bridgewater
Elemental
05:40
Writer: Johnny Burke - Jimmy van Heusen / Composers: Johnny Burke - Jimmy van Heusen
01
Mona Lisa
Bill Charlap
Mona Lisa - Romantic Jazz Piano Solo
03:37
Composers: J.Livingston
04
It's So Peaceful In The Country
Bill Charlap
All Through The Night
05:16
Composers: Alec Wilder
03
Honeysuckle Rose
Dee Dee Bridgewater
Elemental
03:58
Writer: Public Domain / Composers: Public Domain
08
Caravan
Dee Dee Bridgewater
Elemental
04:33
Writer: Duke Ellington - Irving Mills - Juan Tizol / Composers: Duke Ellington - Irving Mills - Juan Tizol
02
Double Rainbow (Choveno Na Roseira)
Bill Charlap
Double Portrait
05:04
Composers: Antonio Carlos Jobim
09
I'm Old Fashioned
Tony Bennett
The Silver Lining - The Songs of Jerome Kern
02:45
Writer: Johnny Mercer / Composers: Jerome Kern
07
In the Still of the Night
Dee Dee Bridgewater
Elemental
08:37
Writer: Cole Porter / Composers: Cole Porter

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  • Discography
Albums
Elemental
2025 DDB Records, a division of DDB Productions, under exclusive worldwide license to Mack Avenue Records.
30-04-2025
Elemental
01
Beginning to See the Light
Dee Dee Bridgewater
Elemental
05:13
Writer: Don George - Johnny Hodges - Duke Ellington / Composers: Don George - Johnny Hodges - Duke Ellington
02
Mood Indigo
Dee Dee Bridgewater
Elemental
07:01
Writer: Duke Ellington - Barney Bigard - Irving Mills / Composers: Duke Ellington - Barney Bigard - Irving Mills
03
Honeysuckle Rose
Dee Dee Bridgewater
Elemental
03:58
Writer: Public Domain / Composers: Public Domain
04
Here's That Rainy Day
Dee Dee Bridgewater
Elemental
05:40
Writer: Johnny Burke - Jimmy van Heusen / Composers: Johnny Burke - Jimmy van Heusen
05
Love for Sale
Dee Dee Bridgewater
Elemental
06:04
Writer: Cole Porter / Composers: Cole Porter
06
'S Wonderful
Dee Dee Bridgewater
Elemental
02:39
Writer: Public Domain / Composers: Public Domain
07
In the Still of the Night
Dee Dee Bridgewater
Elemental
08:37
Writer: Cole Porter / Composers: Cole Porter
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Stairway to the Stars
(P) 2022 Blau Records
18-02-2022
Stairway to the Stars
01
Line for Lyons
Bill Charlap
Stairway to the Stars
06:11
Composers: Gerry Mulligan
02
Stairway to the Stars
Bill Charlap
Stairway to the Stars
06:37
Composers: Matty Malneck - Frank Signorelli - Mitchell Parish
03
Curtains
Bill Charlap
Stairway to the Stars
08:05
Composers: Gerry Mulligan
04
Yardbird Suite
Bill Charlap
Stairway to the Stars
04:24
Composers: Charlie Parker
05
Blue Lights
Bill Charlap
Stairway to the Stars
06:36
Composers: Gigi Gryce
06
What´s New
Bill Charlap
Stairway to the Stars
05:40
Composers: Johnny Burke - Bob Haggart
07
Yesterdays
Bill Charlap
Stairway to the Stars
08:23
Composers: Jerome Kern - Otto Harbach
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The Silver Lining - The Songs of Jerome Kern
(P) 2015 Columbia Records, a Division of Sony Music Entertainment
25-09-2015
The Silver Lining - The Songs of Jerome Kern
01
All The Things You Are
Tony Bennett
The Silver Lining - The Songs of Jerome Kern
04:36
Writer: Oscar Hammerstein II / Composers: Jerome Kern
02
Pick Yourself Up
Tony Bennett
The Silver Lining - The Songs of Jerome Kern
02:54
Writer: Dorothy Fields / Composers: Jerome Kern
03
The Last Time I Saw Paris
Tony Bennett
The Silver Lining - The Songs of Jerome Kern
03:22
Writer: Oscar Hammerstein II / Composers: Jerome Kern
04
I Won't Dance
Tony Bennett
The Silver Lining - The Songs of Jerome Kern
03:12
Writer: Otto Harbach - Oscar Hammerstein II - Dorothy Fields - Jimmy McHugh / Composers: Jerome Kern
05
Long Ago and Far Away
Tony Bennett
The Silver Lining - The Songs of Jerome Kern
03:24
Writer: Ira Gershwin / Composers: Jerome Kern
06
Dearly Beloved
Tony Bennett
The Silver Lining - The Songs of Jerome Kern
03:29
Writer: Johnny Mercer / Composers: Jerome Kern
07
The Song Is You
Tony Bennett
The Silver Lining - The Songs of Jerome Kern
03:55
Writer: Oscar Hammerstein II / Composers: Jerome Kern
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Something To Remember
â„— 2012 Bill Charlap and Sandy Stewart. Under exclusive license to Ghostlight Records.
04-12-2012
Something To Remember
01
Where or When
Sandy Stewart
Something To Remember
05:00
02
I Thought About You
Sandy Stewart
Something To Remember
03:35
03
Why Did I Choose You
Sandy Stewart
Something To Remember
02:38
04
Somebody Loves Me
Sandy Stewart
Something To Remember
03:35
05
A Ghost of a Chance
Sandy Stewart
Something To Remember
05:13
06
Isn't This a Lovely Day?
Sandy Stewart
Something To Remember
03:08
07
Something to Remember You By
Sandy Stewart
Something To Remember
04:07
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Double Portrait
â„— 2010 Blue Note Records
01-01-2010
Double Portrait
01
Chorinho
Bill Charlap
Double Portrait
03:57
Composers: Lyle Mays
02
Double Rainbow (Choveno Na Roseira)
Bill Charlap
Double Portrait
05:04
Composers: Antonio Carlos Jobim
03
Ana Maria
Bill Charlap
Double Portrait
08:56
Composers: Wayne Shorter
04
The Saros Cycle
Bill Charlap
Double Portrait
04:27
Composers: Renee Rosnes
05
My Man's Gone Now
Bill Charlap
Double Portrait
08:35
Composers: George Gershwin - Ira Gershwin - DuBose Heyward
06
Dancing In The Dark
Bill Charlap
Double Portrait
05:03
Composers: Arthur Schwartz - Howard Dietz
07
Inner Urge
Bill Charlap
Double Portrait
05:15
Composers: Joe Henderson
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You Taught My Heart to Sing
HighNote Records, Inc.
01-08-2006
You Taught My Heart to Sing
01
You Taught My Heart to Sing
Houston Person
You Taught My Heart to Sing
05:22
Composers: S. Cahn - M. Tyner
02
Namely You
Houston Person
You Taught My Heart to Sing
05:30
Composers: G. Depaul - J. Mercer
03
Where Are You
Houston Person
You Taught My Heart to Sing
05:10
Composers: H. Adamson - J. McHugh
04
Sweet Lorraine
Houston Person
You Taught My Heart to Sing
05:13
Composers: C.R. Burwell - M. Parish
05
If I Ruled the World
Houston Person
You Taught My Heart to Sing
05:40
Composers: L. Bricusse - C. Ornadel
06
S'Wonderful
Houston Person
You Taught My Heart to Sing
05:31
Composers: G. Gershwin - I. Gershwin
07
Where Is Love
Houston Person
You Taught My Heart to Sing
06:41
Composers: L. Bart
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Love Is Here To Stay
â„— 2005 Blue Note Records
01-01-2005
Love Is Here To Stay
01
Love Is Here To Stay
Bill Charlap
Love Is Here To Stay
05:08
Writer: Ira Gershwin / Composers: George Gershwin
02
After You
Bill Charlap
Love Is Here To Stay
05:33
Composers: Cole Porter
03
The Boy Next Door
Bill Charlap
Love Is Here To Stay
04:29
Composers: Ralph Blane - Hugh Martin
04
Happiness Is Just A Thing Called Joe/A Sleepin' Bee (Medley)
Bill Charlap
Love Is Here To Stay
05:44
Writer: Yip Harburg / Composers: Harold Arlen - Truman Capote
05
Always
Bill Charlap
Love Is Here To Stay
03:33
Composers: Irving Berlin
06
Here I Am In Love Again
Bill Charlap
Love Is Here To Stay
05:18
Composers: Bill Charlap - Sweeney
07
I've Got A Crush On You/Do It Again
Bill Charlap
Love Is Here To Stay
06:16
Writer: Ira Gershwin - Buddy DeSylva / Composers: George Gershwin
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Plays George Gershwin: The American Soul
â„— 2005 Blue Note Records
01-01-2005
Plays George Gershwin: The American Soul
01
Who Cares
Bill Charlap
Plays George Gershwin: The American Soul
03:22
Composers: Ira Gershwin - George Gershwin
02
Somebody Loves Me
Bill Charlap
Plays George Gershwin: The American Soul
06:37
Writer: Buddy DeSylva - Ballard McDonald / Composers: George Gershwin
03
Liza
Bill Charlap
Plays George Gershwin: The American Soul
02:13
Composers: Ira Gershwin - Gus Kahn - George Gershwin
04
How Long Has This Been Going On
Bill Charlap
Plays George Gershwin: The American Soul
06:21
Composers: Ira Gershwin - George Gershwin
05
A Foggy Day
Bill Charlap
Plays George Gershwin: The American Soul
09:02
Writer: Ira Gershwin / Composers: George Gershwin
06
S' Wonderful
Bill Charlap
Plays George Gershwin: The American Soul
05:42
Composers: George Gershwin - Ira Gershwin
07
I Was So Young, And You Were So Beautiful
Bill Charlap
Plays George Gershwin: The American Soul
03:51
Composers: A. Bryan - I. Ceasar - George Gershwin
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Stardust: The Music Of Hoagy Carmichael
â„— 2002 Capitol Records, LLC
01-01-2002
Stardust: The Music Of Hoagy Carmichael
01
Jubilee
Bill Charlap
Stardust: The Music Of Hoagy Carmichael
03:11
Composers: Hoagy Carmichael - Stanley Adams
02
I Get Along Without You Very Well
Bill Charlap
Stardust: The Music Of Hoagy Carmichael
06:39
Composers: Hoagy Carmichael
03
Rockin' Chair
Bill Charlap
Stardust: The Music Of Hoagy Carmichael
07:22
Composers: Hoagy Carmichael
04
I Walk With Music
Bill Charlap
Stardust: The Music Of Hoagy Carmichael
05:04
Composers: Johnny Mercer - Hoagy Carmichael
05
Two Sleepy People
Bill Charlap
Stardust: The Music Of Hoagy Carmichael
06:38
Writer: Frank Loesser / Composers: Hoagy Carmichael
06
The Nearness Of You
Bill Charlap
Stardust: The Music Of Hoagy Carmichael
07:29
Composers: Hoagy Carmichael - Ned Washington
07
One Morning In May
Bill Charlap
Stardust: The Music Of Hoagy Carmichael
06:49
Composers: Hoagy Carmichael - Mitchell Parish
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Written In The Stars
â„— 2000 EMI Music Japan Inc.
01-01-2000
Written In The Stars
01
In The Still Of The Night
Bill Charlap Trio
Written In The Stars
07:25
Composers: Cole Porter
02
Dream
Bill Charlap Trio
Written In The Stars
06:44
Composers: Johnny Mercer
03
The Man That Got Away
Bill Charlap Trio
Written In The Stars
05:25
Composers: Ira Gershwin
04
Blue Skies
Bill Charlap Trio
Written In The Stars
06:23
Composers: Irving Berlin
05
Where Have You Been?
Bill Charlap Trio
Written In The Stars
08:19
Composers: Cole Porter
06
Where Or When
Bill Charlap Trio
Written In The Stars
06:33
Composers: Richard Rodgers - Lorenz Hart
07
On A Slow Boat To China
Bill Charlap Trio
Written In The Stars
03:59
Composers: Frank Loesser
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Distant Star
â„— 2009 Criss Cross Jazz
24-06-1997
Distant Star
01
Along The Way
Bill Charlap
Distant Star
06:43
Composers: Jon Gordon
02
While We're Young
Bill Charlap
Distant Star
08:28
Composers: Alec Wilder - Morty Palitz
03
Last Night When We Were Young
Bill Charlap
Distant Star
08:22
Composers: Harold Arlen
04
Here I'll Stay
Bill Charlap
Distant Star
07:39
Composers: Kurt Weill
05
Distant Star
Bill Charlap
Distant Star
02:56
Composers: Bill Charlap - Sean Smith - Bill Stewart
06
Bon Ami
Bill Charlap
Distant Star
07:15
Composers: Jim Hall
07
39 Worlds Fair
Bill Charlap
Distant Star
06:12
Composers: Bill Charlap - Sean Smith - Bill Stewart
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All Through The Night
â„— 2009 Criss Cross Jazz
01-01-1997
All Through The Night
01
All Through The Night
Bill Charlap
All Through The Night
08:53
Composers: Cole Porter
02
Roundabout
Bill Charlap
All Through The Night
05:21
Composers: Vernon Duke
03
Put On A Happy Face
Bill Charlap
All Through The Night
04:29
Composers: Charles Strouse
04
It's So Peaceful In The Country
Bill Charlap
All Through The Night
05:16
Composers: Alec Wilder
05
The Best Thing For You Would Be Me
Bill Charlap
All Through The Night
04:13
Composers: Irving Berlin
06
Pure Imagination
Bill Charlap
All Through The Night
03:17
Composers: Leslie Bricusse - Anthony Newley
07
Nobody's Heart
Bill Charlap
All Through The Night
03:52
Composers: Richard Rodgers
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Gerry Mulligan Songbook
CHIAROSCURO RECORDS
06-06-1996
Gerry Mulligan Songbook
01
Line For Lyons
Bill Charlap
Gerry Mulligan Songbook
07:19
02
Walkin' Shoes
Bill Charlap
Gerry Mulligan Songbook
05:40
03
Song For Strayhorn
Bill Charlap
Gerry Mulligan Songbook
07:47
04
Bark For Barksdale
Bill Charlap
Gerry Mulligan Songbook
02:52
05
Curtains
Bill Charlap
Gerry Mulligan Songbook
07:16
06
Rocker
Bill Charlap
Gerry Mulligan Songbook
04:49
07
Lonesome Boulevard
Bill Charlap
Gerry Mulligan Songbook
05:44
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Along With Me
CHIAROSCURO RECORDS
01-01-1994
Along With Me
01
On Green Dolphin Street
Bill Charlip
Along With Me
04:56
02
Along With Me
Bill Charlip
Along With Me
06:04
03
I Was Telling Her About You
Bill Charlip
Along With Me
04:47
04
Has This Song Been Written For You Before'
Bill Charlip
Along With Me
08:29
05
Early To Bed
Bill Charlip
Along With Me
07:23
06
Lonely Town
Bill Charlip
Along With Me
05:30
07
Gone With The Wind
Bill Charlip
Along With Me
09:42
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EPs
Rolling Stone Original
â„— 2005 Blue Note Records
01-01-2005
Rolling Stone Original
01
Somebody Loves Me (Live: Solo Piano)
Bill Charlap
Rolling Stone Original
03:06
Writer: Buddy DeSylva - Ballard McDonald / Composers: George Gershwin
02
S' Wonderful (Live: Solo Piano)
Bill Charlap
Rolling Stone Original
03:22
Composers: George Gershwin - Ira Gershwin
03
A Foggy Day (Live: Solo Piano)
Bill Charlap
Rolling Stone Original
03:15
Writer: Ira Gershwin / Composers: George Gershwin
04
I Was So Young (You Were So Beautiful) (Live: Solo Piano)
Bill Charlap
Rolling Stone Original
02:11
Composers: A. Bryan - I. Ceasar - George Gershwin