Indeed, different strokes. Great show in the '80s, by the way.
Of course, nobody has to like Keith's playing. I happen to, and I'm sure others do too. I don't think he considers himself a straight-ahead/bop player by any means (he certainly doesn't sound like it), but at the hard, Dallas soul/groove bag he's got some HEAVY s*** going on. Not to mention, he's a really nice guy. I've found a lot of the really great players are... must tell you something.
And his own group, "Full of Soul," is really great too, it's essentially the RH Factor with some personnel changes (ie, without Roy). It's got Bernard Wright and Bobby Sparks on keys, JT Thomas on drums, Todd Parsnow on guitar [all from RH] and sometimes Phil Lasiter on trumpet or vocals.
If you've never heard Bernard Wright and Bobby Sparks go at it-- live or on recording-- you're missing out on some of the heaviest music being made by organisms on earth right now. Seriously. It might melt your face off.