Keyboard player, session musician and musical director Greg Phillinganes has worked with everyone from Stevie Wonder to Michael Jackson and Toto, and he recently sat down with a copy of Spectrasonics’ Keyscape and jammed through 21 classic electric piano tracks, many of which he was responsible for when they were recorded.
There’s plenty to admire in both the playing and the sounds, so sit back and see how many of the tracks you can identify. If you want to cheat, there’s a full list in the YouTube comments section.
“I did a demo. I had Sheila E playing on it and Michael sang on it. I played it for Quincy and he said, ‘No.’”: Greg Phillinganes on the Michael Jackson song arrangement that Quincy Jones rejected because it wasn't "sexy" enough
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“I did a demo. I had Sheila E playing on it and Michael sang on it. I played it for Quincy and he said, ‘No.’”: Greg Phillinganes on the Michael Jackson song arrangement that Quincy Jones rejected because it wasn't "sexy" enough
“I was going to buy a Minimoog because Keith Emerson had one. I was in the store and I was trying it out and I hear a voice behind me say ‘you don’t want that’”: Why Foreigner’s Al Greenwood said no to the Minimoog and bought a little-known synth instead
