Keith Tippett
![]() | Born |
| August 25, 1947 in Bristol, England | |
| Active Decades | |
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For a time during the 1970's, there were two "Keiths" who played prominent-though never overlapping-roles in the world of art-rock and progressive rock music. For the majority of fans and casual FM listeners, there was Keith Emerson, the embodiment of flashy virtuosity, performer before audiences larger than the populations of some small cities, and recipient of tons of publicity from the rock press.
For those with more discriminating ears and taste, however, there was Keith Tippett, who played the piano on the records of King Crimson, Peter Sinfield, Elton Dean, and various offshoots from the Crimson/Soft Machine orbit. His own recordings during this period never found more than a tiny audience, but his playing on those others artists' records, especially the King Crimson albums, made him a familiar name to tens of thousands of listeners.
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For those with more discriminating ears and taste, however, there was Keith Tippett, who played the piano on the records of King Crimson, Peter Sinfield, Elton Dean, and various offshoots from the Crimson/Soft Machine orbit. His own recordings during this period never found more than a tiny audience, but his playing on those others artists' records, especially the King Crimson albums, made him a familiar name to tens of thousands of listeners.
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