From ahorne345@aol.com Fri Apr 02 10:25:28 2004
Subject:Re: Essential hammond recordings

Hi Adam,
Greetings from your New York namesake. If you like Larry Goldings, and a
component of your liking his style is his "not getting carried away with the
dramamtics of the Hammond", why, that's your musical business. You are moved by
the at least one of the almost endless styles of Hammond playing there is.
If anyone says anything about your take on Mr. Goldings' approach, perhaps
they're not keeping in mind the basic tenet of all music which dictates we are
moved by what we're moved by. There's no law that says you won't one day venture
into Hammond "dramatics", and that's that. A couple of essential Hammond
recordings include the Jimmy Smith CDs, "The Sermon", "Crazy! Baby", "Organ
Grinder Swing"... Richard "Groove" Holmes' "Soul Message", among others; Jack
McDuff's "Live!". There are SO many of 'em. Short of finding a radio station that
plays only Hammond stuff (would that there WERE such a station), watch for
jazz organists appearing in concert around your area; and if you've got the
bread, gamble with the purchase of one of the above discs (or any others that are
suggested). And re the "dramatics of the Hammond"... there are SO many
applications this amazing instrument (so often COPIED, as all of us in this group
will attest; this very message board is of course dedicated to the instruments
which do such a good job, these days, of doing just that) fits in so well with.
While I've always loved jazz organ (got my first J. Smith album when but 6
years old, almost 35 years ago), the amazing progressive rock organ of the last
40-odd years is and always was a favorite... Keith Emerson (ELP, The Nice),
Rick Wakeman (Yes, and about 1000 solo works), Thijs Van Leer (Focus, the Dutch
prog band from the '70s)... this list also has NO end! Go your own way and
ENJOY it! Best - Adam

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