Re: 3 left in Pink Floyd now... 2 (Rick and Syd) gone to Heaven
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Re: 3 left in Pink Floyd now... 2 (Rick and Syd) gone to Heaven         

Group: rec.music.progressive · Group Profile
Author: Tony Elka
Date: Sep 18, 2008 00:03

In article <9lm3d4t71g4s2705aambnkrv5i0jgd655l@4ax.com>,
Tracy_Barber@frontiernet.net wrote:
> On Tue, 16 Sep 2008 10:17:09 -0700, Tony Elka
> shadowlane.com> wrote:
>
>>In article
>>f63g2000hsf.googlegroups.com>,
>> Raja gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> And those are? I like Keith Emerson, John Lord and Rick Wakeman as
>>> well.
>>
>>
>>
>>Ever heard McCoy Tyner play A Night in Tunisia? Or Bud Powell's
>>arrangement of Dance of the Infidels?
>>
>>How about Fats Waller's Hog-Maw Stomp?
>>
>>It's a big world out there.
>
> Ever see Tyner? Sheesh... I don't think I've ever seen anyone play
> that fast. I can't remember if his forte was 32nds or 64ths.

His forte was feeling. It's secondary that he had an amazing technique
that enabled him to express it.

Tony
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