Comments on: Famous Jazz Organists | Key Players Popularising that Hammond B3 Sound

By: Keith Hutchinson

Keith Hutchinson — Sun, 18 Aug 2024 02:34:04 +0000

I am surprised that BRIAN AUGER was not on the list – he has a great groove and is a dynamite organist.

By: Matt Fripp

Matt Fripp — Fri, 19 Apr 2024 05:47:42 +0000

In reply to Gerald Lockhart. Yes there must be something in the water in Philly!!

By: Gerald Lockhart

Gerald Lockhart — Sat, 06 Apr 2024 00:14:11 +0000

As a proud Philadelphian, you can’t miss the fact Smith, Scott and Defranscio all hail from and devolped their Chops in Philly. You over looked another born and bred Philly Jazz man the Great Charles Earland, who I saw live several times. He needs to be on the list
peace & blessing from the Jazz Mecca forget about NY, not many home grown talents, Monk, Rollins , anybody else. I mean heavyweights

By: Scott M

Scott M — Thu, 28 Mar 2024 20:20:15 +0000

In reply to Steve Moore.

There were many great R&B styled jazz and blues organists that were playing at that time. You should look into Booker T & the MG’s for songs such as Green Onions, Time is Tight, Soul Limbo, and Melting Pot.
Also try to find songs by Charles Earland who played some pretty funky jazz and released a great extended version of More Today Than Yesterday which I heard first on a jazz radio station in 1975.

Aside from trying to find the tune you heard on jazz radio that sounded like a pop song, you should dig deeper into other Hammond B3 organists and seek out artists such as Jimmy Smith, Jimmy McGriff, Jack McDuff, Tony Monaco, Reuben Wilson, Joey DeFrancesco (and his dad, Papa John), John Patton, and Lonnie Smith.

By: Steve Forman

Steve Forman — Fri, 17 Nov 2023 15:58:14 +0000

Not a jazz player, but Gregg Allman should be considered one of the best Hammond B-3 players too. His ability to weave in and out of Duane Allman’s, Dickey Betts’ and even bassist Berry Oakley’s melodic riffs was nothing short of amazing.

By: Eric S

Eric S — Fri, 27 Oct 2023 03:43:03 +0000

Nice article, thank you.
Please also check out Akiko Tsuruga, contemporary, she is great!
Also Perry Lee Blackwell

By: jim shields

jim shields — Sat, 12 Aug 2023 14:37:15 +0000

In reply to Steve Moore. Green onions?

By: Steve Moore

Steve Moore — Tue, 13 Jun 2023 01:46:36 +0000

During the late 70’s-early 80’s when I started listening to jazz, radio programs would play a particular Hammond B-3 cut repeatedly. Must have been a “greatest hit” organ track. Not blues, it was more breezy, modern, pop sounding. Any idea?

Steve M

By: Benji

Benji — Wed, 08 Feb 2023 12:40:46 +0000

there are so many more good Hammond players in the world . in Belgium we have the old now Yvan Guilini who mad a million record allover the wordl his winter memories ? but apart of this multiinstrument record he is a famous jazz player if you ask him on the hammond , I am a man that restores unique tonewheels from the 1935 area till 1970’s last real hams , I got lot’s of friends topmusicians on my instruments n one of the big jazz bosses in belgium is Dirk Vanderlinden the ceo for Hammond -Susuki in Europe NL now , I know Barbara Dennerlein she is fenomenal , In Italy we hav Paolo Negri from the link Quartet :https://youtu.be/pjMh9x6onaI , as a mighty genius who plays everything besides his rockmusic any jazz he brings also , Pat Bianchi / https://youtu.be/cYsdgGPYSVU in the Uk my friend James Taylor : from the jtq set .. great man behind the organ https://youtu.be/cYsdgGPYSVU in th eold years Ethel Smith , and so many many more mc duff , Mc Griff , Doc Lonnie .. John Lord , Tony Monaco https://youtu.be/IRWRYXa6e5U so how many more special hammond players you wanna know ? I got a full discotheque with them

By: Matt Fripp

Matt Fripp — Sat, 14 Jan 2023 20:08:43 +0000

In reply to rob kopfer. Thanks for sharing!