Completely agree, Ian. But IN THIS CASE, I'm sorry, but the 'historical' implications completely slipped by me.
If Keith had have been the SLIGHTEST bit interested in the arranger itself, perhaps he would have quit noodling EWF on those scat sounds, and tried some of the jazz and fusion backing styles?
Main thing about arrangers being used by writers and composers of any standing is, I can GUARANTEE that, by the time the song gets recorded for release, REAL musicians are playing all the parts. That's the difference between THEM and US, I guess!
Well, I didn't comment on the "historical" implications because Jarrett's time on the Tyros4 was longer than what we saw on the video...so, he may have noodled on the styles too...anyway, the jury is still out on it...sure would shock a few here if Keith actually bought one.
I have several friends who are pros and exceptional players that love using the arranger, mainly for the reasons I stated above, but also because arrangers sound
far better than they used to, and a skilful player can really get a nice performance out of one.
Perhaps Oscar is/was an exception...he was a real "gadget nut"...he also used a Synclavier for recording and composition...kind of progressive for a jazzer like him.
His reaction to the 9000 Pro was so utterly positive...we were like two little kids playing with a model train set...and he played some amazing stuff on it.
A very humble and very personable gentleman....I was very lucky to get to meet him.
Ian
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