Dick Hyman, a great pianist, plays "fingerbuster". 

Quite possibly the fastest and cleanest version in RU-vid.

Dick Hyman -- one of the all-time under-appreciated musicians of the century.

This guy is pure class. If you want to hear more, I highly recommend "Gulf Coast Blues." I emailed Dick to tell him how much I loved it and he sent me a very nice reply.

This was 25 years ago? Hyman is still going strong, I hear him often on the weekly radio program "Riverwalk Jazz".

With SUCH a good pianist there's no complaining about bad audio!

what is even more amazing is that you cannot hear anybody giggle

The magnificence of his left hand stride is only matched by the expanse of his spectacles

Dick Hyman, a great pianist, plays "fingerbuster".

he has to be in the top 5 of all living pianists of whatever stripe. would that i could have the talent in my whole self that he has in the tip of his pinky finger.

Holy crap it's twice the speed of the original!

those guys must have been on the reefers to want to play piano that fast

There was a video from this same concert of you've got to be modernistic. Please repost it on youtube!

@expostfactum Yes it is. Great show, I'd like to make it to San Antonio sometime and see Jim Cullum and his band in person.

i have uploaded the audio for finger breaker if anyone is interested, i cant seem to find it on here anymore for some reason

Why should i play classic piano, if ragtime and jazz piano exists?

Amazing

with a name like Dick Hyman, it HAS to be good

Enjoy a master class with the Great Dick Hyman and Dave Frank free on YT)Dick plays his ass off and gives greats insights into his creative process and his career. Super-fun! Type in "Dave Frank" "Dick Hyman", open up a box of wine and diggit)

anyone notice at the very beginning the guy standing by the piano who turns around before he plays looks like he's gets sucked away or something maybe it was fast forwarded right there?? haha

Do you know the exact name of the documentary? Thanks for the upload btw!

One person went to a strange place where the railway tracks were painted to resemble piano keys. That person was practicing the fingerbuster on the tracks, not hearing the approaching train, as he was focused on hearing the tune in his head. Very soon, the train collided with his fingers, and now only his thumbs are left.

Does anyone know the name of the program or if the full thing is back up on YT? It was up in six parts but has been taken down.

His fingers look like spiders with crazylegs!

this piano compsition, is basically... the true musical discription.. of.. well madness! this song sounds like a bar fight looped to go on for forever. and love the name. lol dick hyman!.

what talent :o

Sounds "Jazzy Chopin"

Lovely 8-)

I learned this song recently, but I can't play it. My fingers are bust.

cant find Jelly Roll Morton "The Finger Breaker" by Dick Hyman .....on youtube ....i watched it in some other web (that composition is more difficult than buster)

and then after watching this, everyone wishes it was their name

cool

never missed a note ever

1 person broke their finger pressing the dislike button.

Hyman was more suited to post-stride stylings. Wellstood had the better of him, but very sadly, died too soon.

NO PROBLEM AT ALL ONCE WE CAN LISTEN TO D ICK HYMAN IN PERSON. EXTRAORDINARY FANTASTIC THE BEST. THANKS FOR UPLOADING.