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"he is generally interrupting someone else’s composition"
I meant "interpreting someone else's composition"

Georges Cziffra - Warming Up
Nowadays anybody can do that with an iPad, but it was pretty impressive at the time.

ian underwood
joe zawinul
rick wakeman
irmin schmidt (can)
dave stewart (egg & hatfield and the north)
tim hodgkinson (henry cow)
brian eno

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"bit of nostalgia for the old folks."

Oscar Peterson
Keith Jarrett
Rick Wakeman

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I'm not bald; I'm taller than my hair.

I really like Wakeman. I know he got his own solo spots in concerts, but in the songs he seemed to be overshadowed a bit by Howe.

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You gotta give the people something good to read, on a Sunday

Listening to a Wakeman and Anderson gig from 2011 right now, and one can easily tell he (Wakeman) still masters his duties... Amazing.

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The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of all true Art and Science. - Albert Einstein

Barry Miles
McCoy Tyner
Don Grolnick

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Confusion will be my epitaph

Mike Ratledge, Bernie Worrell, Joe Zawinul, Charles Earland, George Duke

Charles Earland 1976.....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I2bky-YYQkw

I have many favorites, but I would like to bring up two. First, Leon Russell. He did beautiful session work for everyone from Sinatra to the Beach Boys, he played on nearly everything in the rock world that was any good in 1971 (well he never played with Frank...).

His country piano playing on the Hank Wilson discs he released in the 90s is wonderful as well.

The other name that needs consideration, for a much greater influence is Ray Charles. In the 1950s he married gospel and the blues together into a new musical language and drove those great songs with his piano. I suggest you listen to Hit the Road Jack, or Hallelujah, I Love Her So. These are simple songs that have definitive piano figures which don't get the credit, because they are almost a part of our DNA.

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If we're dumb . . .
Then God is dumb . . .
(An' maybe even a little bit ugly on the side)

and, here's a couple more:
bill evans
thelonious monk
mccoy tyner
kerry minnear (gentle giant)

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"bit of nostalgia for the old folks."

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Don't Be Stupid Unless You Want To

Eric Drew Feldman

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The more I learn, the less I know.

Kieth Emerson

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Confusion will be my epitaph

George Duke

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What's the ugliest part of your body ?

I've only heard these 2 albums by Hiromi. She can play a bit angularly at times (not that that's bad!), and has a great ear and technique.

She has good company too. David Fiuczynski plays on Time Control and I'm curious about this duet album.

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Don't Be Stupid Unless You Want To

Roland Hanna

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Confusion will be my epitaph

A few:

Chick Corea
Herbie Hancock
Jan Hammer
George Duke
Rick Wakeman
Egberto Gismonti (as mentioned before)
Hermeto Pascoal (surprise!)
Keith Emerson
Cecil Taylor
Monk
Rafael Martini
André Marques
Jovino Santos Neto
Sun Ra
Keith Jarrett

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The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of all true Art and Science. - Albert Einstein

Deodato

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Confusion will be my epitaph

Glen Gould

Steve Winwood. (Blind Faith,Traffic)
Ray Manzerek. (Doors,solo,Doors tribute,solo)
Korla Phlanton. (TV show,solo)
Greg Allman. (Allman Bros.,solo.AB's)
Chick Corea. ( solo,RTF,solo)
Sheila Gonzalas.(ZpZ)
Chris Norton.(ZpZ)
Ed Mann.(FZ-Mother's,solo)
George Duke.(FZ-Mother's,solo)
Robert (Bobby) Martin.(Mothers,oscar nominated scores,solo)
All The Grateful Deads,dead keyboardist. (The Real Dead,Pig Pen + 2)
Tom Waits. (solo,and sometimes by himself too)
Chico Marx. (Marx Brothers)
Leon Russell. (Mad Dogs And Engishmen,solo)
Linda Eastman-McCartney.(Wings)

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Many greats are mentioned here but the obvious missing for me are Tommy Mars and Roger Powell...

There are many heres a favorite although he died of cancer a few years back. Don Grolnick.
as for a relativly unknown, Dave Lamb, with the Brubeck Brothers quartet.

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Confusion will be my epitaph

Warren Zevon.

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Banjos? Because that sounds good to me.

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You gotta give the people something good to read, on a Sunday

Bangyo's? We don't need no stinkin' Bangyo's! (in a keyboard/pianist thread that is)

Time for a favorite banjo thread maybe?

Ala,Pete Cigar/Steve Martini ect..

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