From rick155@aol.com Mon Jan 28 06:33:31 2002
Subject:Re: Favorite rock organist

Thomas said:
>>I wonder how many on this list also enjoy, listening to a Hammond being played by "tasteful players" who make use of all the drawbar, vibrato, Leslie and reverb facilities to produce a variety of different styles to suit the music.<<

Listen to Tony Z on either of his solo albums, "Kiss My Blues" and "Get Down With The Blues". He's a fantastic blues player and his use of drawbars on the fly on tunes like "If You Ever Need A Friend" is nothing short of masterful. I know this isn't the kind of music that Thomas had in mind with this post, but for sheer command of everything a Hammond can do, Tony Z is definitely one of the greats.

Rick