Rock with prominent Hammond organ usage
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Topic: Rock with prominent Hammond organ usage
Posted By: awaken77
Subject: Rock with prominent Hammond organ usage
Date Posted: July 12 2011 at 08:22
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Being a Hammond fan and amateur keyboard player, i'm looking for some inspiration (good solos, long jamming ) It can be hard rock, blues rock, jazz-fusion (not a prog) Actually, I'm looking for something analogous to Hendrix or early Santana, but focused on keyboards, with long blues-inspired jamming and dueling b/w keys and other instrument ex: Atomic Rooster Booker T and the MGs Niacin Santana (with Greg Rolie on keys) Deep Purple Procol Harum Uriah Heep Black Widow |
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Posted By: rushfan4
Date Posted: July 12 2011 at 08:30
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Have you checked this out on Wiki? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Hammond_organ_players" rel="nofollow - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Hammond_organ_players ------------- 
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Posted By: ExittheLemming
Date Posted: July 12 2011 at 08:35
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You said not Prog right? Jimmy Smith (blues related jazz) Larry Young (hard bop) Barbera Dennerlein (hard bop) Brian Auger (jazz fusion) Black Bonzo (heavy proggish rock) Quatermass (heavy rock) Colosseum (jazz fusion) Graham Bond (bluesy rock) Tetragon (bluesy jazzy rock) ------------- 
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Posted By: hobocamp
Date Posted: July 12 2011 at 09:30
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Seeing Colosseum lead me to Dave Clemson; which lead me to this little gem: |
Posted By: Dick Heath
Date Posted: July 12 2011 at 10:47
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Jonas Hellborg Group: e - (Jens Johansson on Hammond sounding a million times better than he does in Stratovarious)
Frumpy - especially Frumpy 2 , German early 70's heavy rock.
Jan Hammer, e.g on John Abercrombie's albums Night and Timeless (jazz fusion), plus of a couple albums recently issued on CD recorded in the late 60's in Germany e.g. Maliny Maliny.
Larry Young on the first two Lifetime albums, Emergency! and Turn It Over (scene setting jazz rock albums). ------------- The best eclectic music on the Web,8-11pm BST/GMT THURS. CLICK ON: http://www.lborosu.org.uk/media/lcr/live.php - http://www.lborosu.org.uk/media/lcr/live.php Host by PA's Dick Heath. |
Posted By: EchidnasArf
Date Posted: July 12 2011 at 13:12
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You have GOT to check out Medeski, Martin, and Wood.
------------- http://didyouseethosebats.bandcamp.com/" rel="nofollow - Did You See Those Bats? (a few songs from my band's live radio show) 
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Posted By: EchidnasArf
Date Posted: July 12 2011 at 13:26
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My favorites from MMW are their albums with John Scofield on guitar (A Go Go, Out Louder). Killer hammond-based funk jazz blues rock with amazing solos from Scofield and John Medeski and arguably the best rhythm section in the genre today. Both albums are highly recommended. Out Louder is probably the more outside and wild album of the 2, while A Go Go is more straight ahead and chilled out. And if you're into jazz, check out some Joey DeFrancesco. Brilliant. ------------- http://didyouseethosebats.bandcamp.com/" rel="nofollow - Did You See Those Bats? (a few songs from my band's live radio show)
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Posted By: dwill123
Date Posted: July 12 2011 at 14:06
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Posted By: crimhead
Date Posted: July 12 2011 at 14:22
| Whipping Post - ABB comes to mind. |
Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: July 12 2011 at 14:26
| I was thinking Stevie Winwood although he is perhaps more 'pop' or 'soul' than rock. This is his best imo. Great little Hammond solo about 2.20 in. |
Posted By: dwill123
Date Posted: July 12 2011 at 19:39
Posted By: zappaholic
Date Posted: July 12 2011 at 20:38
Pretty much anything by the Allmans, wot? ------------- "Democracy is the theory that the common people know what they want, and deserve to get it good and hard." -- H.L. Mencken |
crimhead wrote:Posted By: cannon
Date Posted: July 13 2011 at 13:32
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Germanany's Night Sun with thier 1972 release Mournin' is proto-metal/hard rock/heavy psych/heavy prog. This album absolutely smokes:
Canadian rockers A Foot In Coldwater. Thier s/t debut and The Second Foot In Coldwater are recommended.
Fuzzy Duck and thier s/t debut:
Rare Bird with thier s/t debut and As Your Mind Flies by:
Dutch proggers, Trace:
Bodkin and thier haunting heavy Hammond from 1972:
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Posted By: jean-marie
Date Posted: July 13 2011 at 18:53
Fantastic Topic........Rare bird, Aphrodite's child, Brian Auger and so many others.....
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Posted By: dwill123
Date Posted: July 14 2011 at 11:13
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Posted By: QuestionableScum
Date Posted: July 14 2011 at 11:16
Ah, you beat me to it. That was what I was going to recommend. |
Posted By: himtroy
Date Posted: July 14 2011 at 11:20
Find some more of their stuff. John Medeski is the modern king of organ in my opinion. That son has a little more Electric Piano than some of their stuff so keep looking. I think the album Electric tonic applies most to what you said, though they're certainly much more of a jazzy jam band than those that you mentioned. And no vocals (thank god) ------------- Which of you to gain me, tell, will risk uncertain pains of hell? I will not forgive you if you will not take the chance. |
Posted By: himtroy
Date Posted: July 14 2011 at 11:27
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Oh and you could always look up Jimmy Smith since he should be given credit for basically making the organ what it is today. While trying to just find SOMETHING to show you him I came across that...and damn is that video ripping. Definitely watch that ------------- Which of you to gain me, tell, will risk uncertain pains of hell? I will not forgive you if you will not take the chance. |
Posted By: EchidnasArf
Date Posted: July 14 2011 at 17:00
I'll second that. ------------- http://didyouseethosebats.bandcamp.com/" rel="nofollow - Did You See Those Bats? (a few songs from my band's live radio show)
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Posted By: yanch
Date Posted: July 16 2011 at 07:01
| Lots listed here, I highly recommend Deep Purple, Black Bonzo and Argent. |
Posted By: dwill123
Date Posted: July 17 2011 at 11:42
Posted By: Epignosis
Date Posted: July 17 2011 at 12:02
------------- https://epignosis.bandcamp.com/album/a-month-of-sundays" rel="nofollow - https://epignosis.bandcamp.com/album/a-month-of-sundays |
Posted By: jean-marie
Date Posted: July 17 2011 at 13:06
Eh! Boston! love that band , got the three first albums and saw them in Paris on 79 October, I remember they did a fantastic part with only the organ sounding like a church organ,  
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Posted By: presdoug
Date Posted: July 17 2011 at 14:12
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Posted By: jean-marie
Date Posted: July 17 2011 at 14:22
| Guess i'm gonna take out back my vinyl lp........ |