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This discussion of organs strikes me as a bit strange. First - Church organs are often pipe organs that sound (to me at least) dramatically different than Hammond electric organs frequently played by jazz musicians.Though there are other electric organs also used in jazz and other settings. Second - Jazz organists do not all sound the same. Compare for example Jimmy Smith with Wild Bill Davis. Also think of Larry Young, Don Patton, Milt Buckner, Akiko, Shirley Scott, Mike LeDonne, Johnny Hammond Smith, Lonnie Smith,Bill Doggett, and on and on. So to refer to jazz organists as sounding like Roller Rink Roly Poly organists is, in my view far far from accurate. Sorry, Don Patterson Not Patton.

Absolutely one of the greats. 83 is too young — or at least a little younger than need be. RIP.

This is a bummer. Such a great player. Subtlety at its finest.

Mozart - K.515 and K.516

Got to see him at Big Ears with the second generation of Coltrane and Garrison. I have known and respected his name for almost 50 years.

Terrible news for the beginning of the week. I'd only recently pulled out the ECM Special Edition set for a re-listen.

Yep. I hate the Dodgers, but gotta tip the cap to Yamamoto for hurling back-to-back complete-game victories in the NLCS and now the World Series.

The eagle has landed! Won't get a chance to start listening to it until this evening.

My favorite drummer. RIP, sir. And thank you for all the beauty and joy.

RIP

Too sad ... R.I.P.

Totally unexpected. R.I.P.

Last night, Shelley Carrol/Stefan Karlson/Jonathan Fisher/Andrew Griffith at the Balcony Club.

+1 to all sentiments. Too sad to say anything else.

R.I.P.

This one really hurts. Jack Dejohnette was not only one of the greatest and most original drummers. He was a titan of jazz music in every aspect. Irreplaceable! We posted at exactly the same time with exactly the same thought!

Irreplaceable

RIP

RIP, Jack

Oh no! Terrible news! R.I.P.

Mentira!

Wasn’t expecting this unfortunate news. One of the absolute greats. https://www.theguardian.com/music/2025/oct/27/jack-dejohnette-versatile-jazz-drummer-miles-davis-fusion-dies-aged-83

The Getz estate wants to protect the image of Getz as a supreme jazz artist, ignoring his dark sides. Blaming another musician, and a great one as Roy Haynes, on the failure of a session, is unbearable, IMO.