In the Prog Seat: Favorite Keyboard Players
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- Join Pete Pardo, Chuck Alvarez, George Lamie, and Rick LaBonte as they pick their 5 favorite keyboard players from progressive rock, progressive metal, and fusion.
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I recently was talking to my uncle and he is a musician in Australia. He told me that he wanted to do a deep purple set, so he asked jon lord for his permisson. Insted of granting his permission, he flew over to play with the band. This wasnt to long before he passed. Man what a cool dude
That is so awesome
Jon Lord was a real gentleman.
I think the thing about Tony Banks that makes him stand out is his chords and chord progressions. This guy has a very classical influence and plays around a lot with very unusual bass notes with chords particularly, creating a lot of tension in the music. I feel is he was the soul of Genesis' compositions.
49:32 The late great Ray Manzarik
You named all the biggies, so here's a shout out to John Evan of Jethro Tull and Thijs van Leer of Focus.
I second that. Thijs would win best yodeler too.
Focus anonymous
John Evan is so good
Billy Ritchie HES THE ONE WHO STARTED IT PROB ONE OF THE BEST PLAYERS
I was so happy to hear Pete mention Kerry Livgren and Steve Walsh. They were terrific in Kansas.
Kerry Livgren "Art of the State" an undiscovered gem.
Amen brother! The Fury is one of Kerry's best compositions.
Often times the multi-instrumentalists get overlooked.
Kerry's Cantata is finally finished and was just released. He's been working on it for decades. I'm waiting anxiously for my copy!
Kerry Livgren wrote all the different instrumental parts of Kansas' prog compositions on the piano, then taught them to the band members. He was an amazing keyboardist who couldn't read or write music, but was raised listening to classical music and had a great ear for it. Walsh was good on the organ, but his acrobatic antics didn't add to his musical ability, just his showmanship. The songs he wrote were straight-ahead rock, not prog.
I notice that no-one mentions Rick Wright, an amazing Keyboard player.
I dearly miss him. Gilmour is a legend, but imagine Pink Floyd without Wright... He filled the spaces when GIlmour let his notes breathe and vibrate, a perfect team! Shine on, Echoes and the Great GIg in the sky... Plus all the others...!
"No Softie Stuff" is the quote for the new tee. Brilliant George
A CLASSIC!!
Rick Wright...the atmosphere king!
Hannes Folberth from Eloy,
Harvey Bainbridge from Hawkwind,
Pete Bardens from Camel,
Edgar Froese from Tangerine Dream and Ed from the Ozrics
Banks all the way....most impactful, melodic of them all, a genius when combining the Mellotron choirs/strings with an organ or synth lead. Mad, Mad Moon, Suppers Ready, Watchers of the Sky...and on and on. Maybe not lightning fast like an Emerson, Wakeman or Rudess,, but you get the idea. JMO.
Melodic - yep, that's it. Tony Banks always had an uncanny knack of penning memorable melodies and keyboard solos you can sing along to.
@@arbonne1805 ....I still get chills when I hear the ending of Entangled with the choirs and flutety type lead. Also, the piano playing on Ripples...that's what separates Banks from the rest, IMO...just so tasteful.
This is the thing; it's not about technical ability for me in this classification, I'm not concerned with how fast they can play for example. It's about composition, feel and textures, and Tony Banks tops for me. One of his greatest "tricks" is to hold the bass on a progression, the release it, then change it to root.
1.- Steve Walsh
2.- Keith Emerson
3.- Jordan Rudess
4.- Jon Lord
5.- Dennis Deyoung
Rick Wakeman, Keith Emerson, Jon Lord, Clive Nolan, Jordan Rudess.
Keith Emerson, Mike Oldfield, Tony Banks, Tony Carey (Rainbow), Herbie Hancock, George Duke (Zappa's Band), Jim Gilmour (Saga).
1-Kerry Minnear 2-Rick Wakeman 3-Keith Emerson 4- Tony Banks 5-Patrick Moraz
1. Rick Wakeman
2. Keith Emerson
3. Tony Banks
4. Richard Wright
5. Jordan Rudess
6. Mike Pinder
7. Patrick Moraz
8. Geoff Downes
9. Kerry Minnear
10. Eddie Jobeson
11. Geddy Lee
12. Mark Kelly
HM: Tony Kaye, although they were hard rock/metal, Jon Lord, Ken Hensley, and Geoff Nicholls
I'd say Hensley and Lord played on many songs that dabbled in progressive but yeah, definitely rock/metal leaning.
Minnear is my current favorite. His parts are always so interesting and complex, yet sound elegant.
1. Chick Corea
2. Kit Watkins
3. Tony Banks
4. Keith Emerson
5. Kerry Minnear
Mine are 1. Keith Emerson 2. Rick Wakeman 3. Chick Corea 4. Tony Banks 5. Jon Lord.
Vincent Crane is off the chain.
Hugh Banton VDGG
Eddy Jobson should be on the list for Presto Vivace by UK alone... AND he's a killer violinist.
Gotta mention Ray Manzarek. Maybe not prog but certainly pointing the way.
Absolutely Live!
Prog/Psych. - one of the best 🎹
It always begins with Keith Emerson.
BILLY RITCHIE IS THE ONE MATE IT STARTED WITH HIS SOUND
I purposely chose players that weren’t chosen by Team A.
5.Kit Watkins
4.Dave Stewart
3.Eddie Jobson
2.Pete Bardens
1.Patrick Moraz
Honorable Mentions:
Rick Wakeman
Geoff Downes
Chris Buzby
Kai Ebensen
Dave Sinclair
Dave Greenslade
Manfred Mann
Kevin Moore
Rachel Flowers
Rick and Keith were big mates and Rick played a beautiful version of Trilogy at the tribute concert in Birmingham UK. They wanted to do a collaboration but the record company suits always got in the way.
1. Richard Wright
2. Gary Husband
3. Don Airey
4. Steve Winwood
5. Ray Manzarek
6. Patrick Moraz
7. George Duke
MIKE PINDER, pioneer of the mellotron!!
Vincent Crane (Atomic Rooster)
Peter Robinson (Quatermass, Brand X)
Brian Auger
@Randy A Yes of course
Excellent taste Tom. Vincent Crane & Brian Auger are my favorites
Tony Banks, Keith Emerson, John Tout, Hugh Banton, John Evans. Funny thing King Crimson never had official keyboardists in their different lineups but I love how Fripp, McDonald and Cross used keyboards on their records ( mellotron first of all).
Keith Tippett plays some additional piano on Crimso' Islands too.
Defo John Tout! One of the greatest under-rated keyboard players, in one of the greatest under-rated bands whose members also included perhaps the most-under-rated bassist?
Yeah, Tout's keyboards especially piano as much significant to Renaissance sound as Annie's splendid vocals. And yes Jon Camp is on par with Chris Squire as bassist.
I gotta go with, Tony Banks, Richard Wright, Peter Bardens, David Sinclair and Brian Auger.
Brian auger great keyboardist, rarely gets mentioned.
I’d throw in Dave Stewart
NONE EVEN LACE Billy Ritchie BOOTS
So glad Tigran Hamasyan got a mention, love that guy!
"Well this one's kind of obscure", said by George, should be on a t-shirt and is true alot of the times for us prog fans.
Classic Prog players ........
1, Rick Wakeman - Yes
2, Keith Emerson - ELP
3, Tony Banks - Genesis
4, Kerry Minnear - Gentle Giant
5, Dave Stewart - Bruford/ National Health/ Hatfield and the North etc ...
6, Richard Wright - Pink Floyd
7, Hans-Jurgen Fritz - Triumvirat
8, John Evan - Jethro Tull
I would give a shout out to Kieth Emerson, Dave Stewart, Andrew Lawrence, Chick Corea and Derek Sherinian. Don Airey and Jon Lord are also amazing.
There are so many to list and definitely a lot I have not discovered yet but here 's my list:
1. Keith Emerson - ELP
2. Rick Wakeman - Yes and Solo
3. Tony Banks - Genesis
4. Hugh Banton - VdGG
5. Eddie Jobson - Roxy Music
Some of my favorites not mentioned: Dave Stewart (Canterbury), Mike Ratledge, David Sancious, George Duke, Brian Auger, Patrick Moraz, Patrice Rushen(!), John Tout, Bernie Worrell, Billy Preston.
Tony Banks strength is in his use of harmony and great chord changes.
Rick Wakeman is a great arranger and knows how to use different keyboards effectively. No jazz influences unlike Patrick Moraz. Tony Kaye has a great B3 sound. I've come to appreciate him more over the years.
There is a "warmth" in Peter Bardens playing that makes the early Camel albums distinct.
For strictly piano I love McCoy Tyner.
I want to mention the late, great Lyle Mays. He was not as high profile as a lot of the musicians that you've mentioned, but the music he made with Pat Metheny was phenomenal, both as a co-composer and as a player with the chops to keep up with Pat. As a Kansas City kid, I had the great good fortune to see/hear him many times and he never failed to impress.
Honorable Mentions: Richard Tandy (Electric Light Orchestra) Don Airey Paul Raymond (UFO) Neil Carter (UFO & Gary Moore) Top Five Mulligan: Ron “Pigpen” McKernan / Keith Godchaux (Grateful Dead) John Evan (Jethro Tull) Richard Wright (Pink Floyd) Ray Manzarek (The Doors) Keith Emerson (Emerson, Lake & Palmer) Jon Lord (Deep Purple)
Can't believe no one messaged Richard Wright?! He's probably my number 1 guy alongside Tony Banks. Not flashy but played all the right notes and added so many great textures and was such a key ingredient to the Floyd sound
*mentioned*
I agree, I love his work. He could go from simple to Mozart complex, and every note was just right (or Wright), and the arrangement and sequence of the notes was just perfect every time. His absence on The Wall is so noticeable. Like John Paul Jones, just so technically perfect that stunning tunes just dripped out of his brain without seeming effort, a sure mark of genius.
I'd argue Rick Wright was the Pink Floyd sound! In so many ways he was essential to everything they released. He created the atmosphere, Gilmour brought the soul and Waters brought the message. A fine writer in his own right as well, and his interplay with Gilmour was very much a match of equals, imo. Will always appreciate the late, and absolutley great, Richard Wright (RIP)!
Such a coincidence! I went back and watched your favorite keyboardists episode earlier just to look back and now this! Super cool!
Yeah, all those mentioned (love George's picks...!!) plus. Patrick Moraz, Adam Wakeman, Mike Garson, John Evan, Thijs Van Leer, Shaun Guerin, George Duke, Barenboim, Ashkenazy, Vladimir Horowitz, Bucci Massimo (for his version of Tarkus etc.,), Mitsuko Uchida, Maria Joao Peres, Murray Perahia... and so many more
Keith Emerson(elp),Nicole Barclay(fanny),Jon Lord(deep purple),Ken Hensley(uriah heep),Peter Hecht(lucifer's friend).Theres my top 5.
This is a real good list, love Ken Hensley's play and as a german i must love Peter Hecht.🇩🇪
Thank you! Manfred👍🙂
@@theheepster Don't forget Hans-Jurgen Fritz from Triumvirat ! (I'm NOT German, but he is on my list...)
Some names I would have mentioned:
Bo Hansson
Mark Kelly
Peter Hammill
John Tout
Just to mention a few that I could think of off the top of my head
Ken Hensley
I’m surprised that Stuart “”Wooly” Wolstenhulme of Barclay James Harvest hasn’t been mentioned .
5 Peter Bardens 4 John Evan 3 Richard Wright 2 Keith Emerson/Rick Wakeman 1 Hugh Banton Hm Tony Banks
Bardens and Banton, oh Yeah!
1- Keith Emerson
2- Tony Banks
3- Rick Wakeman
4- Steve Walsh
5- Jon Lord
I must give honorable mentions to John Tout (Renaissance), Dennis DeYoung, Ray Manzarek, Billy Joel, Elton John, Chuck Leavell (Allman Brothers), Billy Powell (Lynyrd Skynyrd), Rick van der Linden (Trace), and Hans Jurgen Fritz (Triumvirat). Also, in a different genre, I've always loved Dave Brubeck.
If you're citing Steve Walsh, you must also cite Kerry Livgren
@@michaelbaucom4019 Thank you- I didn't realize he was a keyboardist as well. If there are any tracks you would recommend for checking out Livgren's playing, please let me know. Thank you!
@@stuarthecht8196 Kerry played synths, piano( besides guitar)Steve played organ, synths( except on the Monolith album, Steve played piano on most of the tracks)...I'll give you tracks where both are on keys/synths
Journey From Mariabronn
Apercu/ Death of Mother Nature Suite
Song For America
Immcommudro-Hymn to the Atman
All the World
Mysteries and Mayhem/ The Pinnacle
The Wall
Miracles Out Of Nowhere
Cheyenne Anthem
Magnum Opus
Closet Chronicles
Hopelessly Human
Angels Have Fallen
A Glimpse of Home
Away From You
Reason to Be
Curtain Of Iron
No One Together
@@michaelbaucom4019 Thank you so much for this amazing list! I do know some of these songs well, and they are phenomenal pieces. Some of them I don't know, and I'm looking forward to discovering them. Going back to listen to everything now with new knowledge, and thank you so much again!
@@stuarthecht8196 also, Kerry wrote all of these( a couple were co written with Steve) except Away From You, Angels Have Fallen, and All the World( Steve wrote these, All the World was cowritten by violinist Robby Steinhardt)
Steve Winwood from Traffic for me.
My top 5: 1- Rick Wakeman (the GOAT); 2- Keith Emerson (ELP); 3- Manfred Mann; 4- Tony Banks; 5- Jürgen Fritz (Triumvirat).
Honorable mention: Rick van der Linden (Trace), Dave Greenslade (Greenslade),
Dave Greenfield (The Stranglers), Rick Davies (Supertramp), Thijs van Leer (Focus), Werner Nadolny (Jane), Kristian Schultze (Passport), Edgar Froese (Tangerine Dream), Herb Schildt (Starcastle), Flavio Premoli (PFM), Geddy Lee, Mark Kelly (Marillion), Mike Pinder (Moody Blues), Tony Kaye (early Yes), Peter Bardens (Camel), Rick Wright (Pink Floyd), John Lord, Don Airey, Jordan Rudess, Kerry Minnear (GG), Elton John, etc.
1 Hugh Banton. 2 Wakeman, 3 Dave Lawson, 4 Peter Bardens, 5 Vincent Crane. Runner-up Ton Sherpenzeel
Great players......rod argent (organ), tony kaye (organ), vincent crane (organ) and dave greenslade (keys).
A good cross section of keyboard players . One guy that is often overlooked is John Evan from Jethro Tull . Listen to the haunting intro to Locomotive Breath , his Hammond work on Thick as a Brick , and his great contributions to A Passion Play , as well as the other albums up to Stormwatch . Cheers !
Thanks to George for mentioning Taku Yabuki from Koenjihyakkei and Hiromi Uehara! There are so many great rock, prog and metal musicians from Japan!!
Some more amazing prog keyboard players from Japan:
Aki Kubota (she was the first keyboard player in Koenjihyakkei. In 2005, Miyako Kanazawa appeared on keyboards on the great album Angherr Shisspa). Sadly she passed away in 2018.
Keiko Kumagai, the leader of keyboard-centered power trio Ars Nova. A must listen if you like ELP-type instrumental prog.
Toshio Egawa from veteran prog band Gerard. Many great albums from this band in classic symphonic prog style.
If you tend more towards avantgarde prog, check out Le*Silo with keyboard player Miyako Kanazawa, whom I mentioned already.
Ryoko Ono with her band Ryorchestra.
Motoi Sakuraba who is known for game music but also released some great symphonic prog albums als a solo artist.
Thanks for reading!!
Derek Sherinian is new to me. Checked out some of his stuff based on this and it is really cool. Put it in my "cart." Thanks for the tip! Hiromi is great, BTW. Saw her live with Simon Phillips in Shanghai. When I was checking out the Derek Sherinian stuff, one of the tracks with Phillips really reminded me of Hiromi.
1. Kerry Minnear 2. Rick Wakeman 3. Kieth Emerson 4. Chick Corea 5. Jon Lord
1. Jon Lord
2. Ken Hensley
3. Jürgen Fritz (Triumvirat)
4. Keith Emerson
5a. Tony Kaye 5b. Don Airey
David Sinclair, Dave Stewart, Peter Bardens, Tony Banks, Elton John (in no order)
Jon Lord, in an interview from the mid 80's, published in Keyboard Magazine, said he saw himself as a prog rocker. He thought there was more to Deep Purple than just the hard rock, or metal element. One thing he was great at was recontextualizing classical music compositional techniques for Deep Purple's music. Listen to the climax of his solo on Burn, where he employs a Baroque period contrapuntal approach to create, what is essentially, a Bach Fugue in a hard rock song. He is one of the all time greats. He also praised Keith Emerson in the same interview.
Peter, cheers, you should make a show of underrated Prog Rock keyboardists, mentioning great musicians such as Dave Greenslade, Jurgen Fritz, Rod Argent, Dave Stewart, Mike Ratledge, Dave Sinclair, Kit Watkins, Geoff Downes, John Evan, Graham Field, Peter Bardens, Flavio Premoli, Kitflus, David Sancious, Lito Vitale, Barry Miles, Tom Coster, Martin Kratochvil, Robin Lumley, Alan Gowen, Thijs Van Leer, Rick Van Der Linden, Hugh Banton, Józef Skrzek, Patrick Moraz, and many more.
John Evan of Jethro Tull did a great job in the time he was with the band. Piano, organ, synthesizers.
Tony Banks is definitely one of my faves. Good to see Jan Hammer mentioned, also one of my faves. And for guys not mentioned here, I'll add Vangelis, Francis Monkman(especially a master of the harpsichord from Curved Air and Sky), Kit Watkins(Happy the Man and Camel) and last but not least, Claudio Simonetti of Goblin.
My Top 5 Favorite Keyboardist.
5. Richard Wright (Pink Floyd)
4. Ken Hensley (Uriah Heep)
3. Rick Wakeman (Yes)
2. Jon Lord (Deep Purple)
1. Gregg Rollie (Journey)
Honorable Mentions!
Anthony "Tony" Banks (Genesis)
Manfred Mann
Allen Lainier (Blue Oyster Cult)
Dennis DeYoung (Styx)
Neal Doughty (R.E.O. Speedwagon)
Johnathan Cain (Journey)
Ray Manzarek (The Doors)
Kevin Moore/Derek Sherinian/Jordan Russell (Dream Theater)
Tony Kaye/Patrick Moraz (Yes)
John Evan (Jethro Tull)
Richard Tandy (ELO)
And, Steve Walsh (Kansas)
If you're going to cite Steve Walsh, you must also cite Kerry Livgren
Banks was the Heart..if not for all that heartfelt keyboard..bingo.
And of course..UK.
let's go!
On Softie Stuff I was laughing with you guys lololololz
5. Mark Kelly
4. Per Wiberg
3. Tony Banks Kaye
2. Geddy Lee
1. Rick Wright
Hon mentions but no less important:
Edgar Froese, Vangelis, Jaz Coleman
Ray Manzarek and Richard Wright
Took the words from my mouth. These two are stellar
I don’t know how there could be no mention of those two, totally agree. Also, Hugh Banton.
Another name not mentioned who’s also departed is Hugh McKenna keyboards player of Sensational Alex Harvey Band . What a great band they were back in the day .
Great stuff guys. Lots of agreement (especially my man George's inclusion of Tigran Hamasyan). Other mentions for me would be Eddie Jobson, David Sancious, Dave Stewart and on the young gun side, Eldar... On the wild card/ criminally underrated side, Billy Payne (Listen to the key work in Day At The Dog Races)... So many greats though...
3 unsung heroes i want to mention :
1- Kit Watkins (Happy the Man, Camel)
2- David Sancious (Tone, Stanley Clarke)
3- Alan Gowen (Gilgamesh, National Health)
great discussion gentlemen
Anthony was missed but I always enjoy Rick LaBonte's appearances on SoT and the energy he brings to his discussions. Thanks to Rick, George, Chuck and you, too, Pete, for another great time In The Prog Seat. Was fortunate enough to see Rick Wakeman with Yes in 1974 in a concert where the set included the entire Close To The Edge and Tales From Topographic Oceans. Wakeman had a solo between the two albums. Amazing to see and hear in concert. Also saw ELP in Jacksonville on the Brain Salad Surgery tour near that same time. Another incredible concert. But my friend and I were near some speakers and Emerson hit a note at one point that was so loud and piercing that he and I has to yell our conversation at each other in the car on the way home. So those two are likely my tops for this show. Thanks again to all for the great discussion and cheers to George for his "no softies" line.
I'd like to mention Kit Watkins (Happy the Man, Camel, Kit & Coco and solo) and Patrick Moraz (Mainhorse, Refugee, Yes, Moody Blues, Moraz/Bruford and solo).
My top favs you guys mentioned but if could hit three outside who were mentioned here.
1. Don Airey----especially the Colosseum 2 albums with Gary Moore.
2. Tony Carey--something about his organ sound, i don't know wether he was running it through a pedal but sounded just slightly different and fantastic, and three mini moogs, say no more.
3.The late Dave Greenfield of The Stranglers, interesting sounds and he could blast the runs. Their first five albums are classics and the closing section of Down In The Sewer-Rats Rally- one of my fav hammond solo's ever.
How did you guys forget George Duke?? His stuff with Zappa, Ponty and Cobham is just fire!! His solo at the end of inca roads is one of my favorites.
Pete, gotta rant a bit about this, particularly considering what a big Zappa fan you are. Chuck had Herbie Hancock in his five, and you and George both had Chick on your lists as 1 or 2. Where, oh where, oh where, is the love for the incredibly versatile, total virtuoso when called for, but perfectly complementary sideman when needed, the great George Duke? He is routinely overlooked by many commentators in many forums. He was a seamless chameleon, perfectly supporting whatever genre he was involved with (and he was involved in MANY), but could melt your face off with his chops and intuition when he stepped into the spotlight. I was so saddened by his death several years ago. A fantastic, apparently unappreciated, and consummate musician. RIP George, and easily in my top 5.
Great choices. I’d have to say 1. Keith Emerson 2. Rick Wakeman 3. Jon Lord 4. Peter Bardens 5. Richard Wright. So hard to choose, cause I wanna add Eddie Jobson, Dennis De Young, Jurgen Fritz, Manfred Wieczorke and so many more
As always a great show, guys. Thank you. I would like to add one name: Brian Auger.
Prog rock or not:
1. 👉 Jon Lord, RIP 🙏,
Richard Wright, RIP 🙏, Steve Walsh, Rick Wakeman, Keith Emerson.
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1. Larry Fast (Synergy/Peter Gabriel)
2. Tommy Mars (Frank Zappa)
3. Geoff Downes (Asia/Buggles/YES)
4. Dave Stone (Symphonic Slam/Rainbow/Max Webster)
5. Terry Watkins (Max Webster)
Two people also overlooked, Vincent Crane and Dave Greenslade.
@Ivo Haze I placed him as my number 5!
Love Ronnie Brown of Pallas.
some not mentioned , Cory Henry ,Hans Forlberth ,Neal Morse,George Duke,MartinOrford,Jem Godfrey
Steve Winwood, Dennis DeYoung, Roy Bittan, Bruce Hornsby, Tom Scholz
Currently lstening Taku Yabuki : "Modern World Symphony n°3" recommended by George Lamie. MINDBLOWING progfusion stuff!!!!
Glad you're enjoying it!
5. Jon Lord - DP wasn’t prog, but Jon was
4. Jurgen Fritz - Triumvirat.
3. Tony Banks
2. Keith Emerson
1. Rick Wakeman
I'm impressed that you mentioned Jürgen Fritz. A fantastic Keyboard, Moog and Piano Player. Triumvirat is one of the underrated Bands of the 70s.
Patrick Moraz his work with yes ( relayer) was excelent.rick wakeman, Keith Emerson,Jon lord, and Billy Powell Chuck leavell and gregg Allman greatest southern rock keyboards players.
1. Rick Wakeman (who's also my favorite musician, period)
2. Keith Emerson
3. Tony Banks
4. Chick Corea
5. Patrick Moraz
Honorable mentions to Rick Wright, Rod Argent, and Jordan Rudess.
Dave Stewart of Egg, Khan, Hatfield & The North, and National Health is so underrated
Moraz’ solo classical piano album is one of the best things you’ll ever hear.
1,Jon Lord The way he took the hammond organ especially in those Mk2 line up.
2, Jens Johansson.
3,Michael Pinnella.
4,Don Airey
5,Brian Auger. 👍
Also special shoutout Jimmy Mcgriff.
1- Jon Lord
2- Keith Emerson
3- Rick Wakeman
4- Jan Hammer
5- Ken Hensley
HM’s
6- Chick Corea
7- George Duke
8- Patrick Moraz
9- Herbie Hancock
10- Tony Banks
11- Don Airey
12- Steve Walsh
1. The late 'Keith Emerson'
2. Rick Wakeman
3. Jordan Rudess
I only have 3 ...
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1) David Sancious
2) Chick Corea
3) Joe Zawinul
4) Herbie Hancock
5) Jan Hammer
As part of the new guard of awesome keyboard players, I have to give a nod to Diego Tejeida from Haken., a fellow Mexican. Keep up the magic!!!
Good pick.
Jon Lord, Keith Emerson, Derek Sherinian, Rick Wright and Wakeman. Tony Kaye is great too.
Great show guys..Anyway shocked that Geddy Lee was not mentioned.. How is that possible?
Kansas: Kerry Livgren and Steve Walsh
Supertramp: Rick Davies and Roger Hodgson
Pink Floyd: Richard Wright
The Doors: Ray Manzarek
Styx: Dennis DeYoung
Geddy Lee - just b/c he introduced more soundscape to fatten the sound of an already unreal 3 piece
David Cross & Robert Fripp - just b/c of the Mellotron infusion
Steve Winwood - if you consider Traffic proggy (which I do)
Geoff Downes
Tony Kaye
Jan Hammer
Tony Banks
Pat Moraz
Keith Emerson
Richard Wright
Rick Wakeman
Patrick Moraz. I have to admit I haven't checked out his solo work but this vote purely for the great Yes album Relayer
HM..Yes Tony Kaye, a great rock keyboard player....also Deep Purple and Rainbow Don Airey...
Alright - my favorites, in no particular order:
*Tony Banks
*Rick Wakeman
*Keith Emerson
*Jon Lord
*John Paul Jones
*Rick Wright
*Vincent Crane
*Don Airey
*Rachel Flowers
*Joni Mitchell
Good list of course. I would mention, Clive Nolan - Arena Pendragon, Richard Sinclair, Caravan etc, Pete Bardens Camel, Warren Zevron and Elton John, and Liberace.
You guys covered most of the great ones
My picks
Keith Emerson
Dave Sinclair
Kevin Moore
Esbjorn svensson
Chick corea
Honorable mentions
Keith jarrett
Peter bardens
Rick wright
Peter jennings
Tony banks