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Three organists on the Quebec date are Edgar Swanston, Sir Charles Thompson, and Earl Van Dyke. Swanston was an unknown to me, but research shows him to be a Harlem native. Sir Charles had long been a fixture in Harlem, and Van Dyke was a Detroiter who went on to become a Motown stalwart. So...roller rink or church? Like that man says, do the math! Ask Junior! Ballpark!!!

After spinning the "Special Edition" box I'm listening to some more offbeat recordings with Jack: The duet with Foday Musa Suso Bill Evans Trio At the Montreux Jazz Festival Nick Brignola On a Different Level (my favorite Brignola album)

As I understand it the Hammond organ was invented as an instrument for the church to be as compact as a harmonium, but approaching the sound of a pipe organ. So it's no wonder it has that sound capacity. Name me an organist that has not played in a church!

I quite enjoy that Jackeyboard album. “Jazz” is in a weird place and it’s not only one instrument (or set of instruments) that has a blandness problem. But that’s another thread!

Yes! And especially with Jaki Byard on piano. There was a fairly recent thread (which is slightly off the current topic) here

Larry Young and Elvin Jones!

RIP. Papa Joe, Buddy, Klook, Roy, Art B, Art T, Max, Sherry, Philly Joe, Elvin, Tony, Billy, Paul, and now Jack... each had their own distinct personality, and you could tell who it was just by hearing them play. They're all gone now. Am I the only one who thinks drums have become so bland lately? I also quite like Jack as a modal pianist.

I was a season ticket holder with the Boston Celtics for close to a decade and in the old Boston Garden, they most definitely had a "basketball organist".

Alan Dawson & Richard Davis were locked and loaded for quite a few years with Booker Ervin for his "books".

Peeter Uuskyla, Peter Brötzmann: Holy Drinker. Omlott MLR7002 [Sweden 2016]

He even recorded and gigged with the Bill Evans Trio back in 1967-68. RIP.

Kenny Barron - Live at Fat Tuesdays (1988) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Live_at_Fat_Tuesdays

What about Armstrong?

YES!!!!

Ballpark organ used to be very much a thing! In Dallas anyway, so was cafeteria organ. Luby's! Miss Inez (also a ballpark organist!) was those longest lived, but Ted Cassidy (yes, Lurch!) also had the gig for a while

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Well done Organissimo Forums. All tracks identified. #6 had me from the beginning of the first time I heard it. One of those tracks that wraps you in a sound world from the start - others that do that for me are Soft and Furry by Johnny Griffin, Africa by John Coltrane, and McCoy Tyner's intro to Coltrane's Body and Soul. Escoffery's solo keeps the mood going for me. If I couldn't tolerate showy playing I'd have to give up Art Tatum and James Carter - and to that I say - no way! And Joe Locke sneaks into my top 5 on the instrument, although I wouldn't expect everyone to agree.

Donald Bailey with Hampton Hawes

Chico Hamilton with Gerry Mulligan. I think that's in the vein of what you're after...

Hamid Drake and William Parker in the drums/bass category.