Woah! am I seeing this right?

[Mark Wilson]

I was just recently watching a video i downloaded of Weather Report, They're playing Black Market in Stadthall Offenbach. Where that is.

And there's a part where Zawinul is doing a run on the keyboards, but growing up playing piano, I realized. He's going left and the notes are getting higher, what the hell?

Is there anyone else who has noticed this?

Oh wait sorry, He has 3 keyboards infront of him. He plays the chords on the lower keyboard, and it's the middle one that he is playing...backwards.

Can anyone help me on this?

[Whafrodamus]

That video was taking during the brief time when Ashley Simpson was their keyboard player.

[genderblind]

Zawinul wired the keyboard on an Arp 2600 backwards at one point to change his mindset about technique. No joke!!!

[Norwegianwood]

Yep. Genderblind is 100 percent right.

[Mike McGibney]

I noticed this a while ago. Messed with my head a bit! Great stuff!

[geoffkhan]

Originally Posted by genderblind

Zawinul wired the keyboard on an Arp 2600 backwards at one point to change his mindset about technique. No joke!!!

Wow. Being a keyboardist myself, I find this extremely impressive.

Thanks for sharing that!

[leanne]

Originally Posted by Geddy_Lee

And there's a part where Zawinul is doing a run on the keyboards, but growing up playing piano, I realized. He's going left and the notes are getting higher, what the hell?

I don't know if it is the same video, but I saw this too. Thought I was seeing things at first! I read in an interview that he likes to wire the one keyboard backwards sometimes because it helps him come up with new ideas. I get the idea, but what a freak! Heheh

[Bruce Lindfield]

I can see the point of this - so in Jazz classes it has often been mentioned how you don't want to fall into the trap of playing "visual" patterns that you see on a fretboard or keyboard.

So - this would make sure that he was playing what he heard, rather than a keyboard pattern.

[Matt Till]

Originally Posted by genderblind

Zawinul wired the keyboard on an Arp 2600 backwards at one point to change his mindset about technique. No joke!!!

Wow... that's... wow.


*considers playing bass left handed*

[JimK]

Pete Cosey, while with Miles, would re-string his guitar in various configurations....& would reek havoc with the guitarists in the audience.

Matt-
Some bass book I have suggests re-stringing &/or playing left-handed to get outta ruts. I have never tried either(thought about them)...another 'trick' is reading music from "right-to-left" or "upside down"...the book is flipped over(not you).

[Matt Till]

Mostly I've been messing with strange tunings... but this all could be considered. *ponder*