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Originally posted by Ivan_Melgar_M Ivan_Melgar_M wrote:

Originally posted by Aussie-Byrd-Brother Aussie-Byrd-Brother wrote:

Yes, I thought in the back of my mind I'm sure that Magda (I had a total mental blank on the name) had passed away a year or so ago?

She lives on in the totally stunning progressive release `Veni Vidi Vici' that we can treasure forever.

Thanks for the mention of the `Mundus' CD, I should make that my next Par Lindh purchase!

The beautiful and talented Magdalena Hagsberb (Berg since she married), passed away a couple years ago at the young age of 30, believe caused by brain cancer.

She will always be remembered

Iván


I am so sorry to hear that! I am a very recent convert to PLP, having heard their music for the first time recently in the videos from "The St. Louis Progressive Keyboard Extravaganza" from 1999-Magdalena is with them there, what a beautiful singer she was!
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Ken Hensley Deep Purple ? new to me
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not sure about being "Best" but here are a few of my favorites in no particular order
Marian Varga
Jon Lord
Larry Young (jamming with Jimi Hendrix)
Sun Ra ( I know he is considered a jazz/Big Band but some of his playing is just great)
Herbie Hancock
John Medski
Klaus Schulze
Brian Eno
Patrick Moraz (if only for the album he did w/ Bill Bruford that album just floors me )
Dave Stewart ( not the guy with the funky haircut the one from EGG )
Vincent Crane
Thijs Van Leer
Vitorio Nocenzi
Anyone in Tangerine Dream during the early 70's has my attention (Zeit,Rubycon,Richocet,Atem,Phedra,Poland Concert)
Mike Ratledge ( just out bloody rageous !)
Rave Tsar (plays keyboards for Annie H.from Renaissance he is from my home town and my friends would sit and listen to him play from the side of the road)
can't forget George Duke for his work with Frank Zappa
Thats it for my favorite "prog related" keyboard players I could list a few dozen more but they are more associated with jazz & classical music
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Originally posted by Neroon001 Neroon001 wrote:

Ken Hensley Deep Purple ? new to me

Yes , it's a lapsus and corrected.

I'm a fan uf Uriah Heep and the classicl formation including Hensley, Byron, Kerslake, Thain and Byron, one of the top three formations of any band IMHO.

Imagine how good it was that the brilliant John Wetton couldn't take the place of the great Gary Thain

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Originally posted by Tom Ozric Tom Ozric wrote:

Originally posted by NickHall NickHall wrote:

I can't see it myself, Dave Stewart is an imaginative guy, a fine guitarist, producer, writer, and can turn his hand to decent keyboards too - but surely that isn't what we're supposed to be voting on here? Ritchie, Emerson, Wakeman (in order of appearance, not necssarily quality) is something else entirely, and remains unsurpassed since.
No no no, not Dave Stewart of Eurythmics - forget about him, Dave Stewart, Steve Hillage's mate who played in ARZACHEL, EGG, HATFIELD & THE NORTH, KHAN, NATIONAL HEALTH, BRUFORD etc.  Now can you see it ???  Canterbury Dave (from Waterloo LOL) is a virtuoso keyboardist, Eurythmics Dave IS NOT..........would I lie to you ???

Now I feel like a nerd! But at least it isn't he of the Eurythmics.
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Originally posted by Tom Ozric Tom Ozric wrote:

Someone please let me in on who this 'Ritchie' fellow is ?????  Never heard him, never heard of him - he must be awesome to be mentioned so many times..............(I gather he's not another Booker T....)

He of Clouds (123) the first of the great keyboard players.
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Originally posted by The_Jester The_Jester wrote:

Kerry Minear!
 
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VANGELIS is pretty awesome as well.
Gimmie my headphones now!!! 🎧🤣
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I like Tony Kaye a lot.
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But so many of these mentioned are good or very good pros, not exceptional musicians, which is what I though this was about. It's just developed into naming the keyboard player from your favourite band. 
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Mark Kelly and Clive Nolan  

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I rest my case.
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Mark Kelly is a great player and has adapted his style well over the years. Nolan perhaps less so but a solid player. Can't see any reason they shouldn't be included on this thread though.
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How about Uncle Tom Cobbley?
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I'll go in a different direction with the choices:
 
1- Kevin Moore
2- Jordan Rudess
3- David Paich
4- Greg Phillinganes
5- Whoever plays in Ozric Tentacles
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Steve Walsh of Kansas, he is so often overlooked. Come on, who else can pull off a keyboard headstand mid-song?
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Originally posted by DCracker DCracker wrote:

Jordan Rudess
Rick Wright
Richard Barbieri



I was afraid no one was going to mention Ruddess.

Van Leer is great as well, also because of his many other skills.
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I have to go with Eddie Jobson, though mainly for his solo work.

If you like progressive electronic, I would recommend a band called You, especially their album "Time Code".
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