I cannot picture playing a trumpet with a piano in mind. Each instrument favors a style. A sax is expressive and uses scales. A trumpet is trying to reach that high not unlike the sax. And playing out of range – As you go out of range the instrument no longer sounds like the instrument. My biggest problem is trying to make a country guitar sound like a country guitar –ala Don.

From the beginning I tried to make my keyboard sound like the original instrument. I am not exalting myself here, it is just the way I was taught to think.

No I am not a Sinatra, but I have been told I phrase my singing in the same way. I must have been listening. My favorite guitar player was Johnny Smith. Got every record he recorded; saw him play many times. There were many books on his style of playing; never bought a one. But right up to today you can hear his style it in my playing. Listening.

I am in agreement with what has been written here; it’s all about listening.

John C.
PS, as soon as I can get my act together I am going to post some songs and then wait for suggestions of how to improve. It’s a fantastic way to improve. In the Kn7000 days Bebop started one-song-for –twenty. You sent him one song and he sent you twenty songs that were recorded by other members. Great idea. I vote that Donny start something along the same line, he is always here. (smile)