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the great keyboard thread since we've gave the drummers some how bout' some love for the melody makers...
michael mcdonald/guy allison (doobie brothers) quincy jones billy preston donald fagen (steely dan) carter "c.b." bradley (slave) russell ferrante (yellowjackets) tom coster/chester thompson/greg rollie (santana) gregg allman (allman brothers band) chris jasper (isley brothers) donny hathaway dave grusin mike lindrup (level 42) steve porcaro (toto) | |
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Junio Morison (Ohio Players)
Bernie Worrell (P-Funk) Stevie Wonder Randy Jackson (Jacksons) Greg Philignes (spelling) PRINCE: Always and Forever
MICHAEL JACKSON: Always and Forever ----- Live Your Life How U Wanna Live It | |
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How about the jazz heads?
Fats Waller Thelonious Monk Bud Powell Horace Silver McCoy Tyner to name just a few . . . Good night, sweet Prince | 7 June 1958 - 21 April 2016
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Larry Dunn
Chris Jasper Bill Evans Mike Keneally Tony McAlpine (Tony and Mike are also awesome guitar players as you know but they play incredible keys.) "The first time I saw the cover of Dirty Mind in the early 80s I thought, 'Is this some drag queen ripping on Freddie Prinze?'" - Some guy on The Gear Page | |
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Ben Folds
amazing amazing piano player.. and he writes some of the best melodies out right now. Check Album : Songs for Silverman and Rock'n The Suburbs Songs for silverman is becoming one of my all time favorite albums.. just fucking incredible song writing | |
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carlcranshaw said: Bill Evans
Should have followed my own advice. He could bring tears to your eyes with his playing. Good night, sweet Prince | 7 June 1958 - 21 April 2016
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Alan Toussaint
Rick Wakeman 
Larry Goldings  a psychotic is someone who just figured out what's going on | |
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joe sample (crusaders)
joe zawinul (weather report) george duke (frank zappa) edgar winter chuckii booker terrence trent d'arby david frank (the system) ray charles art tatum little richard rod temperton (heatwave) bo watson (midnight star) teddy riley (guy, blackstreet) kenny "babyface" edmonds (the deele) jimmy jam/mark cardenas/paul peterson/monte moir (the time) | |
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namepeace said: How about the jazz heads?
Fats Waller Thelonious Monk Bud Powell Horace Silver McCoy Tyner to name just a few . . . Now your talkin! They beat out just about anyone else on these list... Just add Chick Corea, Herbie Hancock and Kenny Kirkland. | |
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sdekm1 said: namepeace said: How about the jazz heads?
Fats Waller Thelonious Monk Bud Powell Horace Silver McCoy Tyner to name just a few . . . Now your talkin! They beat out just about anyone else on these list... Just add Chick Corea, Herbie Hancock and Kenny Kirkland. Thanks, u just did! Good night, sweet Prince | 7 June 1958 - 21 April 2016
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Favorite synth line - Baba O'Riley I'm the first mammal to wear pants. | |
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Axchi696 said: Favorite synth line - Baba O'Riley
Good one. One of my faves is "You've Got It Bad Girl." Good night, sweet Prince | 7 June 1958 - 21 April 2016
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...Jelly Roll Morton 
...Earl "Fatha" Hines 
...Fats Waller 
...Art Tatum 
...Bud Powell 
...Thelonious Monk 
...Cecil Taylor 
...Nat King Cole 
...Duke Ellington 
...Count Basie 
...Sun Ra ...Errol Garner 
...Oscar Peterson 
...Phineas Newborn Jr. 
...McCoy Tyner 
...Keith Jarrett 
...Jimmy Smith 
...Jack McDuff 
...Larry Young 
...Joey DeFrancesco 
...Neal Evans 
...Booker T. Jones 
...Chick Corea 
...Dick Hyman 
...Gil Evans 
...Bill Evans 
...Ramsey Lewis 
...Russell Ferrante 
...Les McCann 
...Billy Taylor 
...Mary Lou Williams 
...Hazel Scott 
...Dorothy Donegan 
...Tania Maria 
...Ray Charles 
...Jay McShann 
...Otis Spann 
...Pinetop Perkins 
...Johnny Johnson 
...Fats Domino 
...Little Richard And although admitedly biased at the moment (for obvious reasons), my personal favorite... 
...Herbie Hancock. Over 50 years (with no signs of stopping) of making incredible music. tA  Tribal Disorder
http://www.soundclick.com...dID=182431 [Edited 1/29/06 13:24pm] "Ya see, we're not interested in what you know...but what you are willing to learn. C'mon y'all." | |
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Steve Winwood
Stevie Wonder Nina Simone Lisa Coleman Renato Neto Monte Moir Monty Alexander so many more... | |
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Kenny Kirkland
David Sanscious | |
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maaan,we are some musicologists fo sho' lol... 
screamin jay hawkins art neville (neville brothers) bob james phillip glass geddy lee (rush) patrice rushen brenda russell dr. fink (prince & the revolution) dr. john billy joel elton john chuck leavell (allman brothers band) [Edited 1/29/06 21:50pm] [Edited 1/29/06 21:51pm] | |
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Dr. Fink
Biz Markie Stevie Wonder Lisa Coleman Patrice Rushen Elton John Little Richard alicia keys | |
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Great thread!! Most of my favorites are here! I would add these dudes:
Charles Stepney (Rotary Connection, Minnie Riperton, Earth Wind and Fire, Emotions,etc.) 
Lyle Mays (Pat Metheny Group, Solo) 
Jim Beard (solo, Mike Stern, John Mclaughlin,Victor Bailey,Bill Evans,etc.) 
Don Blackman (Solo, Twennynine, Tom Browne, Sting, etc.) 
Bernard Wright (Solo, Tom Browne, Marcus Miller, etc.) 
Wally Badarou (Solo, Level 42, Grace Jones, Talking Heads, M, etc.) 
Fredrico Gonzalez Pena (Meshell N'degeocello, Marshall Keyes) ... [Edited 1/30/06 6:51am] " I've got six things on my mind --you're no longer one of them." - Paddy McAloon, Prefab Sprout | |
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oh my god, y'all are so informative....thanks for this list.   looking for you in the woods tonight Switch FC SW-2874-2863-4789 (Rum&Coke) | |
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