When playing from Fake Books, do you play songs straight from the book, as they're written, or do you arrange them, give them your personal stamp?

Since my background is organ I usually played from books showing three staves (RH, LD, PD) and very lush arrangements, e.g. Bill Irwin's Concert Series) but always tried to put on own personal stamp.

When playing the keyboard I usually play from fake books or sheet music and that definitely calls out for arrangements, IMHO. Who else arranges his/her own music and who just plays it the way it's been written? I'd love to hear especially from those that play gigs. Remember, I'm not talking about vocals, you throwing in some tra-la-las and yodels, but the music itself, chords, bass, melody and all the little extras that give a song that certain "it" of yourself.

Taike
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