Originally Posted By Dnj
Fran wrote..."When I play arranger keyboard today, I usually turn off arranger and play trio type stuff (left hand bass, piano, drums.).
Sometimes I will add the auto bass, and/or guitar part of a style.
In my opinion... there is emptiness"

To me that sounds like emptiness confused1 ...what is the sense of playing an arranger KB if you shut off most of it's parts?..
What type of music scenario room is being played with just bass,drums, piano, alone ?....
lounge, restaurant, cocktail hour,?.....
what happens when people want to dance, or hear more pop uptempo tunes with vocals, etc, etc,..?
And how does the younger generation in today's music atmosphere embrace LH bass...?






You are out of touch grin

You can turn parts of a style off, by design.. That is why we prefer arrangers... a matter of ease..

Try doing quick set ups on a workstation, and you can see why we use arrangers.

There is not emptiness with bass, piano and drums,,, Emptiness will only be from the player. smile

As for full out arranger parts playing... not me, I don't want that fake sound. And as a player, will not impress anyone (talk about a turn off to younger players).

If you ever look on the dance floor when young folks dance... they are hearing Bass and Drums... not any of the 2 chords and sounds … and the vocals (give me a break). shocked

Like I said I prefer to use a basic trio set up ( and keep it real).


I wonder if millennial musicians will be here at SZ , when they retire, and what will the discussions be grin
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