General Music Chat

Keith Emerson
Max Middleton
Rick Wakeman
Jan Hammer
Billy Powell

hmmm.... no way i can do only five.

in the jazz category and in no particular order:

Erroll Garner (just makes me smile)

Hank Jones (one of THE best and most sought after accompanists)

Horace Silver (as much for his writing as his playing)

Dave Brubeck (beautiful man and humanitarian...beautiful playing.....beautiful composer)

Nat Cole (too many people only know him as a singer....killer, KILLER pianist)

Horace Parlan (probably best known for his work w Mingus...childhood polio left him limited use of his right hand so he developed an interesting style that leaned heavily on his left)

Lonnie Hewitt

Bill Evans (beautiful voicings)

and on organ:

Jimmy Smith

Jack McDuff

Jimmy McGriff

Shirley Scott

Charles Earland

Glenn McClelland, of Ween and the Dean Ween Band.
On a Steinway at a party:
http://youtu.be/JSyws77nPAk

Ralf Hutter und Florian Schneider, of Kraftwerk.
Trans Europe Express
http://youtu.be/XMVokT5e0zs

Nick Rhodes, Duran Duran.
Proposition
http://youtu.be/5IPYEeL_1Ac

Rick Wakeman
Teakbois (ABW&H)
http://youtu.be/8zJWLb1beu8