But Bill, isn't that the way most arranger players use their arrangers? Don't know if all arrangers respond to your proposed method the way your BK9 does, but even if they all did, wouldn't you have to be a fairly accomplished pianist to pull this off? Also, wouldn't it depend on how you voiced the chords (just curious, how do you know what "intricate chord interpretations" are going on if all you hear is the bass pattern?). Also, that approach would cause you to lose all the other voices in the style (arrangement). Maybe okay if you're playing with a band but probably not acceptable to most OMB players. Might be a GREAT approach for multi-track recording, though.

chas