Jazz Kat Posted September 4, 2005 Report Share Posted September 4, 2005 I love playing electric piano. It's so much more comfortable for me than playing acoustic piano. Who are some electric piano players I should check out?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guy Berger Posted September 4, 2005 Report Share Posted September 4, 2005 Most obvious: Chick Corea, Joe Zawinul, Herbie Hancock. Do a search for electric piano and you'll find that there's been a lot of discussion on this subject, some of it just a few days ago. Guy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazzbo Posted September 4, 2005 Report Share Posted September 4, 2005 Guy's right, here's a thread to chew on: http://www.organissimo.org/forum/index.php?showtopic=7299 And let me say. . .RAY CHARLES. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herb Posted September 4, 2005 Report Share Posted September 4, 2005 (edited) Yep - Brother Ray! And Joe Sample..... Edited September 5, 2005 by Herb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Free For All Posted September 4, 2005 Report Share Posted September 4, 2005 George Duke Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlhoots Posted September 5, 2005 Report Share Posted September 5, 2005 Uri Caine. Plays acoustic too, of course. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexander Hawkins Posted September 5, 2005 Report Share Posted September 5, 2005 Interesting comments about electric piano feeling more comfortable. I agree that the Rhodes does feel very nice under the fingers, although most other electric pianos I have played I can't stand the feel of...I wonder if anyone else has a strong preference one way or the other? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AllenLowe Posted September 5, 2005 Report Share Posted September 5, 2005 Sun Ra! Great on the Wurlitzer and other assorted early electric keyboards, since the 1950s - Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazzbo Posted September 5, 2005 Report Share Posted September 5, 2005 Amen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jazz Kat Posted September 5, 2005 Author Report Share Posted September 5, 2005 Interesting comments about electric piano feeling more comfortable. I agree that the Rhodes does feel very nice under the fingers, although most other electric pianos I have played I can't stand the feel of...I wonder if anyone else has a strong preference one way or the other? ← My friend has a rhodes, and I love it. I hate when the keys take too long to come back up on most other electric pianos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexander Hawkins Posted September 5, 2005 Report Share Posted September 5, 2005 Jazz Kat Posted Today, 03:53 PM QUOTE(Red @ Sep 5 2005, 06:14 AM) Interesting comments about electric piano feeling more comfortable. I agree that the Rhodes does feel very nice under the fingers, although most other electric pianos I have played I can't stand the feel of...I wonder if anyone else has a strong preference one way or the other? My friend has a rhodes, and I love it. I hate when the keys take too long to come back up on most other electric pianos. Yeah, the funny thing about the (admittedly not very many) Rhodes I've played is that although the action is very very light, it's easy to control. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Posted November 13, 2005 Report Share Posted November 13, 2005 George Duke ← Any suggestions? Maybe as a sideman? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted November 13, 2005 Report Share Posted November 13, 2005 George Duke ← Any suggestions? Maybe as a sideman? ← Some filler, yeah, but the rest of it.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel A Posted November 14, 2005 Report Share Posted November 14, 2005 (edited) Re: the Rhodes touch, it seems that it can vary between different instruments (as the sound also does). I've played Mark I pianos with a very light touch, with almost too quick response, as well as those who demands great physical strength to produce any sound at all. It depends partly on the condition of the individual instrument, of course, but it seems that early Mark I:s are generally a bit harder to play. But - to my ears - those have the most beautiful sound. I think later Rhodes pianos can often sound a bit too polished and clean. I have played a few Wurlitzer electric pianos, which have had and extremely light touch that made them somewhat difficult to play for someone used to acoustic pianos. Cedar Walton and Bill Evans are two jazz pianists not previously mentioned here with a disctinctive touch on the Fender Rhodes. But my all time favorite is Chick Corea on "Light as a Feather". A Rhodes has seldom sounded better. I think Corea himself tried to get that sound again, but never succeeded completely; the instrument and amp were just rented for the recording session, and could not be located again, if I remember correctly. Incidentally, both a direct signal from the instrument and a miked one from the amp were recorded, but it was later decided to only use the sound from the amp. BTW, this is a great website for info about the Fender Rhodes piano: http://www.fenderrhodes.org/ Edit: I initially wrote Kurzweil; meant to say Wurlitzer. Edited November 14, 2005 by Daniel A Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazzbo Posted November 14, 2005 Report Share Posted November 14, 2005 I really like old Wurlitzers too. . . .They're very fun to play and when you get them going they can really growl. I like the action. I've got a digital Yamaha piano that has a nice feel to it and has a fw good electric piano sounds; I like playing this for the Rhodes (a little too sweet) and Wurly sounds (the Wurly is pretty good). I think Zawinul is a great electric pianist. . . his early stuff is really strong. And I agree about Light as a Feather. Fantastic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim R Posted November 14, 2005 Report Share Posted November 14, 2005 JK, have you checked out much of the 70's stuff by The Crusaders? I'm not sure how much of it is currently available on CD, but I've seen SOUTHERN COMFORT (which was a twofer LP) around... this was the era when Larry Carlton was with them. Another great one (live) is SCRATCH. Joe Sample plays his butt off. How about Brian Auger (Oblivion Express)? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guy Berger Posted November 14, 2005 Report Share Posted November 14, 2005 I think Zawinul is a great electric pianist. . . his early stuff is really strong. It's almost a shame (actually, to me it IS a shame, but YMMV) that he reduced his electric piano playing in favor of fancier keyboards. He got so many interesting sounds of that instrument. Guy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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