You know, Hugh, I try to maintain a coherent sound, no matter how big a dissonant dominant chord occurs, or the presence of different accents and variations in the tempo of the notes, how to syncopate a melody, how to swing, is something I strive to learn.
Sitting at the piano and playing a song without the pressure of recording it, playing with pleasure, at ease, being able to miss notes, missing the tempo, being able to repeat it, in my view, is like improvising, whether with chords or modes, or different scales, a situation in which there may be no wrong notes. Playing for yourself is relaxing, fun. The brain likes it.
On the other hand, it is quite difficult to play a song to try to record it accurately. I record the same song 2 or 3 times in the same take and edit the one that seemed best to me. It sucks, but listening after a while, it seems like an easy job. I realized that Reverend Tony, for example, does not miss a note in his live takes. My keyboard is a p125.
Thank you for the kind comment
Carloss