Here I am "semi" sight-reading (clams and all) through Keith Emerson's "Fugue", "Benny the Bouncer", and "Karn Evel 9- 2nd Impression" on my kid's digital piano. I say "semi" because I used to play them in a band over 30 years ago but haven't touched them since, so it's not officially sight-reading. I transcribed this stuff when I was 12 and have never fixed the errors of my youthful ears, so it's not completely accurate, but you'll get the general idea. I slowed 'em down quite a bit to reduce mistakes and injury; the action on this keyboard is HORRIBLE! Seeing those clips of my more recent E.L.P. tribute band's debut gig from 11 years ago on YouTube (and the positive comments) inspired me to dust off some of my old Emerson transcriptions. The dude sure wrote some great music. Unfortunately, we didn't play any of these tunes in that band. The camera was still rolling and caught me fiddling around with some standards, so I thought I'd include 'em. Nothing to do with E.L.P., but a little improv, followed by a bit of "Round Midnight", "Lush Life", and "Stablemates". Kudos to my kid for having Corea, Patitucci, Weckl, and Ohm posters on his wall. Although it would be kinda cool to have one of Kate Beckinsale to look at... :)
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