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At least two whole pages of classic keyboard players listed, but nothing from Mike Ratledge nominations.
Too traumatized to see if it's three pages without listing Ratledge!
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Andy Tillison is great IMO.
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Emerson, Wake and Banks for starters. Moraz would be in the top 5 or 10 as well.
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Wakeman, Emerson, Jon Lord
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I'm a huge fan of the usual suspects: Wakeman, Emerson, and Banks.

I'll toss a relatively new keyboardist into the fray. I've been digging Luca Zabbini of Barock Project.   I give Zabbini high marks for melodic beauty and composition. Clap 


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There's a lot. A few off the top of my head:

Rick Wakeman, Tony Banks, Keith Emerson, Jordan Rudess, Richard Wright, Tomas Bodin, Joe Zawinul, Dave Stewart, Rod Argent, Eddie Jobson, Peter Bardens, Geddy Lee(yes you read that right)and Kit Watkins as well as many, many more.
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Jon Lord
Bernie Worrell

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Emerson and Wakeman.
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Robert John Godfrey, John Paul Jones and Jon Lord; not "just" wizards of the keyboards but orchestrators.

RJG especially for making guitars, bass keyboards and drums sound like the Berlin Philly...

Eddie Jobson, keys and violin and did so much on relatively few albums.
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Keith Emerson, Rick Wakeman and Eddie Jobson of course

Vincent Crane
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Manfred Mann
Jim Alcivar (not strictly progressive, but I like his attitude)
Dave Greenslade
Richard Wright
Thijs Van Lee
Dag Stokke (not progressive, but I like his style)
Peter Bardens
Rod Argent
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A lot of Great keyboardist, but nobody can ever beat Keith Emerson he's one of the best of all time.
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Niacin fan here, too! Those guys are amazing!
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Wakeman , Banks, Emerson, Minnear, Bardens, etc...
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Originally posted by HackettFan HackettFan wrote:

Yeah, George Duke. I think he might have been buried in a couple long lists, but very talented jazz pianist. Did some early work with synthesizers too, thanks to strong arm coaxing from Zappa.
 
This is one of Wounded Bird's best-ever reissues (2004). The 1976 Keyboard Album is an album George recorded and released as The Dream in 1978, and had been out of print for 20+ years. George didn't require any more coaxing — synths were all over his albums. Faces in Reflection is another good all-instrumental album (most of George's have some vocals).
 
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Originally posted by brainstormer brainstormer wrote:

I have no idea if I already mentioned my favs in this thread but I would say Players in the Finnish band Wigwam and those they used on solo records,  

A rare but welcome mention of Wigwam - Jukka Gustavson and Esa Kotilainen.  Not sure I would include Jim Pembroke - the story goes that he only took up the piano to have something to do during the lengthy instrumentals...
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Originally posted by EddieRUKiddingVarese EddieRUKiddingVarese wrote:

<span style=": rgb248, 248, 252;">1. George Duke - Zappa and George's own bands</span>
<span style=": rgb248, 248, 252;">2. </span><span style=": rgb248, 248, 252;">Joe Zawinul - Weather Report</span>
<span style=": rgb248, 248, 252;">3. Don Preston- Zappa/ Mothers</span>
Yeah, George Duke. I think he might have been buried in a couple long lists, but very talented jazz pianist. Did some early work with synthesizers too, thanks to strong arm coaxing from Zappa.
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Wakeman and Emerson for technical proficiency but Tony Banks has a great sound, his keyboard lines are so melodic, just listen to his keyboard solo on Cinema Show if you need proof.
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I have no idea if I already mentioned my favs in this thread but I would say Emerson, Wakeman, Banks, Dave Stewart, Vangelis, Synergy (larry fast), Tangerine Dream classic period 70s, Cherry Wainer, Tomita, Players in the Finnish band Wigwam and those they used on solo records,  and Wendy Carlos.  

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1. George Duke - Zappa and George's own bands
2. Joe Zawinul - Weather Report
3. Don Preston- Zappa/ Mothers
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