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  7. Don Patterson

    in Artists & Recordings

    Posted

    I LOVE that record, even though it's sloppy in some places. I love the first tune, "Jesse Jackson"! They muck the head up something awful, but it's got such a cool vibe! And then there's the cover of the theme from The Odd Couple! What a great tune to solo over! I played along to that just the other night and had a blast!

    I'm getting that Boss Tenors in Orbit disc from BMG. I can't wait to hear Don, Sonny Stitt and Gene Ammons together! WHOO HOO!

  8. Jimmy Smith sick

    in Artists

    Posted

    And the way blakey just sat on that shuffle on Jimmy smith's "The Sermon"

    is an example all aspiring drummers need to hear! :)

    You all see why I love this guy! :g

    A nice picture up on our website, speaking of Art Blakey.

    Who's that crazy white-boy at his side? ;)

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  11. BMG Sale Corner

    in Miscellaneous Music

    Posted

    Ok, so I just joined BMG for the second time. I was a member for a few years until they sent me some crappy Boney James record and I sent it back and they didn't get and they tried to charge me for it... blah blah blah.

    Anyway, I saw that they had "Boss Tenors in Orbit" which I've been wanting to get for awhile, but it's always at least $17 on any website so...

    This is what I got for my first seven:

    1 Gene Ammons with Sonny Stitt Boss Tenors In Orbit!

    2 Cannonball Adderley with Bill Evans Know What I Mean? (Remastered)

    3 John Coltrane Coltrane Plays The Blues (Remastered)

    4 Grant Green Trio Green Street (Remastered)

    5 Norah Jones Come Away With Me (IT'S FOR THE WIFE!!!!) :)

    6 Jack McDuff Moon Rappin' (Remastered)

    7 Joe Williams Joe Williams At Newport '63 (Remastered)

    Problem is, I only saw one other disc that I wanted on there. Does the catalog open up a little more once you become a member? I don't know if there are five more discs I want. Maybe I'll just give them to the wife. She'll find something.

  15. Recommendations for a pianist switching to B3?

    in Musician's Forum

    Posted

    There are definately things solo-wise you can do on piano that you can't do on organ and vice versa. Just study some Jimmy Smith records and you'll know what to do.

    As far as what to do with your left hand with a bassist, same thing you would if you're playing piano. Hit some chords. Check out Shirley Scott. She recorded with a bassist 90% of the time and didn't use a guitarist, so she comped chords behind herself.

    But, if you're playing a synth B3, comping behind yourself is kind of hard. The Hammond has two manuals, remember, and Shirley had two different drawbar settings for each manual. She had a lighter, softer, duller sound on the bottom manual to comp with and her brighter, more percussive sound on the top manual for solos. If your keyboard can do a split, that might be the best way to achieve something similair.

  16. BMG Sale Corner

    in Miscellaneous Music

    Posted

    Damn... I want that box set. Lord knows I ain't got no money to be spending on CDs! But super-discounted CDs... like those 12 for 1 deals they give you for signing up... now that I can do!

    Do they still give you free CDs if you sign up a friend? B)

  17. The Revised Treasure Trove Series - Part 1

    in Miscellaneous - Non-Political

    Posted

    A question that remains to be answered:

    In my second post on that thread I claim that Rudy must've recorded Larry through a line taken directly from the Hammond's preamp since Larry's sound on the Bluenote stuff is so pure.

    My mentor claims that Rudy did not use a direct box, but instead mic'd a Leslie AND a Hammond tone cabinet (no spinning speakers). By controlling the mix between the two, he could achieve different shades of the organ tone. For Larry he used more of the stationary Hammond cabinet speakers... for Jimmy Smith he used more Leslie.

    I wonder which one is correct? :blink:

  18. Jimmy Smith sick

    in Artists

    Posted

    Was Jimmy the first organist (probably also b/c of his association w/ BN that also afforded him the chance to play w/ the absolute best players on the NY scene) to get attention from the mainstream jazz public in addition to the Chitlin circuit?

    I think that he was, simply because he re-defined what the organ sounded like. Before him, people were trying to emulate big band horn sections and nobody kicked bass like he did. The solo sound he came up with and the idea of playing chords with that drawbar setting he used... all original.

    Wasn't it Coltrane that said he used to fall asleep with Jimmy's sound in his head? You can hear some things that Coltrane stole from Jimmy in those early records. That stuff is wild!

  21. Jimmy Smith sick

    in Artists

    Posted

    Yeah, they didn't mention Jimmy in my "jazz" history class either. Clowns. He's only one of the most influential keyboardists (and obviously THE most influential organist) of the 20th century.

    Less sophisticated my ass. Let's see any horn player sit down and play what Jimmy played back in the 50's on the organ. Bass lines, bass pedals, and all.

  22. Don Patterson

    in Artists & Recordings

    Posted

    Yahel is a great organist. He's been using more pedals lately, too. When I first heard him, I thought to myself, "Is this Larry Goldings under a pseudonym?" but he's since grown into his own.

    He's the main reason I like the Yaya3 record and Redman's newest. Brian Blade would be the second reason and Redman the third. ;)

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