Heard this one on the radio this morning, and as well as being a sublime record, it fits the bill for great piano intros.
Wake Up Everybody - Harold Melvin....
Here's one I hadn't heard for ages. The piano is battling for supremacy with the organ in the intro, before taking centre stage.
They'll Be Coming - Sam Ambrose and Friend.....
Everybody's probably heard the gospel piano intro from Sam Williams sampled on Crystal Waters' "Testify", or read the thread on here. It's certainly up there as one of the all time great piano intros. Plenty of other great piano intros. Off the top of my head..
Our Love Will Grow - The Showmen
Cashing In - Voices of East Harlem
......but my all time favourite has got to be....
Strange Change - Herb Ward...