Let's appreciate the Hammond Organ!

[Yer Ol' Uncle D]

Well, somebody's gotta do it...

 

[Yer Ol' Uncle D]

JB didn't go anywhere without the B3 even though it's the one thing he apparently couldn't lord over...

The Electric Organ That Gave James Brown His Unstoppable Energy

What was it about the Hammond organ that made the 'Godfather of Soul' say please, please, please?

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[Nee Lewman]

This is how I first noticed the Hammond:

 

[JohnnyCashFan]

This is how I first noticed the Hammond:

Benmont!

 

[tvham]

This is how I first noticed the Hammond:

Benmont was in this one off indie 'super group' that I really dug. I saw them live on their only tour and it was great.

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[JohnnyCashFan]

One of my favorite Hammond tracks The Peddlers (UK), On A Clear Day You Can See Forever, Roy Phillips on Hammond, solo @ 2:10

 

[ranbalam]

Jimmy Smith, y’all

And some more!

 

[JohnnyCashFan]

 

[JohnnyCashFan]

Going to post a weekly Hammond album of the week favorite here. The inaugural pick...

Hammond Album Of The Week:

Eric Kloss - About Time
A 2 album compilation of Pittsburgh saxophonist Eric Kloss. Here we have the pure joy to hear the wonderful Don Patterson from Philadelphia and Richard Groove Holmes on Hammond organ. Enjoy!

About Time: Eric Kloss & the Rhythm Section/Lo... | AllMusic

About Time: Eric Kloss & the Rhythm Section/Love and All That Jazz by Eric Kloss released in 2002. Find album reviews, track lists, credits, awards...

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[JohnnyCashFan]

Groove Holmes is awesome. I‘ve had a couple different Eric Kloss albums in my hands before, but always wound up returning them to the bins for some reason. This sounds great, though.

there usually pretty beat up for some reason. One of the good things about this very nice digital compilation of his first two. Don Patterson is a favorite I will be posting more about in the future. Very influential on Papa John and Joey Defrancesco in Philly.

 

[JohnnyCashFan]

This is a good, greasy one, grabbed a like new sealed spaceazon deal for 17. Looks fine minus slight corner bends.

 

[JohnnyCashFan]

The Great Hammond Organ player Don Patterson from Columbus, Ohio was another who took up the instrument after hearing Jimmy Smith. With 20+ always funky and greasy albums to his credits. Later in life he moved to Philadelphia and heavily influenced both Papa John and Joey DeFrancesco, and others such as Tony Monaco. Well worth diggin for and or streaming.

Don Patterson Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio & Mo... | AllMusic

Explore Don Patterson's discography including top tracks, albums, and reviews. Learn all about Don Patterson on AllMusic.

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The Exciting New Organ Of Don Patterson

Another monster Hammond B3 player from Columbus that went unmentioned in my Hank Marr post is Don Patterson. Like Rahsaan Roland Kirk, he moved away quite early in his career and died relatively young, but Patterson cannot be overlooked in a serious look at Columbus musicians. And yet, despite a...

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[JohnnyCashFan]

Here is a great Hammond trio album with Kimberly Gordon on vocal, the great Chicago organist Chris Foreman on B3 (former Green Mill house organist and Deep Blue Organ Trio member), and Andy Brown on guitar. Highly recommended!

The Sirens Records - Legendary Chicago Blues, Boogie Woogie, Jazz, and Gospel Piano Music

The Sirens Records - Legendary Chicago Blues, Boogie Woogie, Jazz, and Gospel Piano, The Sirens Records mission is to preserve authentic Chicago blues, boogie woogie, gospel, and jazz piano music.

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[JohnnyCashFan]

Another Chris Foreman (Chicago, former Green Mill house organist) project that is highly recommend. With the great Greg Rockingham (Nat Adderley, Kenny Burrell, Charles Earland and Ellis Marsalis.) on Drums and Bobby Broom (Miles Davis, Sonny Rollins, Charles Earland) on guitar. Perhaps my favorite most recent Hammond Jazz album (2007) Folk Music.

 

[JohnnyCashFan]

One of my favorite Hammond Organ B3 Sessions. A copy on wax alludes me due to price but have a good vinyl rip from a friend as well as cd.

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https://www.bluenote.com/artist/freddie-roach/

 

[JohnnyCashFan]

Lee posted this over in the Blue Note thread, two funky, Blue Note Classic reissues featuring Hammond out this past week.

https://www.needlesandgrooves.com/threads/the-blue-note-thread.43/page-337#post-590475

 

[JohnnyCashFan]

New Ronnie Foster BN Reboot album coming out in July
Sounds very cool and funky

 

[Jbraswell]

The reviews are all over the place with this one.
Streaming it sounds great.
Looking forward to the target order on this one.

The Hammond sounds great.
This mix of jazz and soul is a sweet spot for me.

Ray Charles - Genius + Soul = Jazz

View credits, reviews, tracks and shop for the 2021 Vinyl release of "Genius + Soul = Jazz" on Discogs.

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[Nee Lewman]

The reviews are all over the place with this one.
Streaming it sounds great.
Looking forward to the target order on this one.

The Hammond sounds great.
This mix of jazz and soul is a sweet spot for me.

Ray Charles - Genius + Soul = Jazz

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The record sounds great, but the master is borked. If you enjoyed the digital, the record is great. It’s also cut hot. So it’s a mess if you crank it.

 

[Jbraswell]

The record sounds great, but the master is borked. If you enjoyed the digital, the record is great. It’s also cut hot. So it’s a mess if you crank it.

My system had no issues with the hot cut on Craft Relaxin but there are a lot complaints on that one also.

I will say target customer service, in my experience, on vinyl is usually just a straight up refund and keep the record if not happy.