Best Keyboard player ever ?

[Louis MacNeice]

Earl Van Dyke: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hc_F2M1GImg

 

[Louis MacNeice]

Or: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jt0mg8Z09SY

 

[zefarelly]

Earl Van Dyke: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hc_F2M1GImg

I have an original fat sound 7" vinyl copy of this gem . . . .and the rather good album, on bigger but equally fat vinyl, with the funk bothers. A wise investment for ears and soul

 

[DavidinSouthampton]

And no mention for Gregg Allman

Yes, Yes and thrice yes.

 

[Not Andy Naylor]

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I have an original fat sound 7" vinyl copy of this gem . . . .and the rather good album, on bigger but equally fat vinyl, with the funk bothers. A wise investment for ears and soul

Ah, the chunk of funk. Good choice.

Joe Zawinul too, of course. He had a keyboard made backwards (high notes on the left, low on the right) because he thought he was playing too safe.

And a vote for Greg Phillinganes,. He played on Stevie Wonder's 'Contusion' because Stevie couldn't [play the top line, as he explains in this rather good video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=svX6WRWBP8o

 

[marlowe]

I like the Hammond Organ sound of Al Kooper.
He most famously played the keyboard on Dylan's "Like a Rollin' Stone". Was also in Blood Sweat and Tears, The Blues Project and recorded the Super Session album with Steve Stills and Mike Bloomfield. He also played with Hendrix on the Electric Ladyland sessions. And under the pseudonym Roosevelt Gook he produced and played on the first three Lynyrd Skynyrd albums and singles, notably Freebird and Sweet Home Alabama.

 

[Weststander]

The unique craft of Ray Manzarek, ahead of his time.



I wonder if Dave Greenfield admired Manzarek, there are similarities in their art?

 

[johnjim]

Mrs Mills

 

[seagurn]

Dave Ball of soft cell / the grid was pretty good along with everyone who's played for kraftwerk.

 

[Is it PotG?]

Richard Tandy....ELO

Richard has sadly died, aged just 76.

RIP Richard

 

[The Antikythera Mechanism]

At the Dome May 26th - Roberto Fonseca

 

[A mex eyecan]

Mrs Mills

 

[Surf's Up]

Jimmy Smith

 

[A mex eyecan]

Mrs Mills

Damn you beat me to it

 

[Surf's Up]

Jimmy Smith

 

[SeagullinExile]

Dave Greenfield RIP (I’d be very surprised if he hasn’t been mentioned already!)

This solo in Sweden is superb.....

 

[Crispy Ambulance]

Dave Greenfield RIP (I’d be very surprised if he hasn’t been mentioned already!)

This solo in Sweden is superb.....

He has, quite a few times. As a keyboard player myself back in the day, he was an inspiration and quite simply the best I ever heard or saw. So sad when covid got him.

 

[METALMICKY]

Jon Lord - Deep Purple
Dave Greenfield - The Stranglers
Mike Lindup - Level 42
Don Airey - who hasn't he played with? Amongst others Gary Moore, Rainbow, Deep Purple, Michael Schenker, Ozzy Osbourne, Whitesnake

 

[Eeyore]

I think NSC should have a 'Best Keyboard Warrior' award

 

[BrianB]

Thelonious Monk, it's all in the spaces man !!.