Hammond B-3 Thread

[okfine]

Can't get enough of the Hammond B-3? I can't. There must be a favorite of yours, so let's hear it.

I'll start off with one of my favorites from Brian Auger's Oblivion Express..

 

[Harry Dresden]

some more Brian Auger....same LP...

 

[EvilEyeFleegle]

ELP--Legendary use in last part of song~

 

[okfine]

some more Brian Auger....same LP...

That cut is why I bought that album. Heard it on an 8 track first and was blown away.

 

[okfine]

Tony Monaco. Watch how emotive he is...

 

[EvilEyeFleegle]

Procol Harem classic

 

[EvilEyeFleegle]

Bob Seger

 

[Harry Dresden]

That cut is why I bought that album. Heard it on an 8 track first and was blown away.

he is an under rated organ player.....

 

[okfine]

Jimmy Smith and Jimmy McGriff

 

[okfine]

ELP--Legendary use in last part of song~

Keith Emerson was a Jimmy Smith fan.

 

[Synthaholic]

Joey DeFrancesco just died a month ago. The best ever, unless you are partial to Jimmy Smith.

I sold my Hammond over 40 years ago and bought a Korg CX-3 to replace it. Used that for many years, then sold it to a blues organist, who used it for many years. It was well-cared for, since I kept it in a Calzone flight case, which weighed more than the Korg.

Now I use a Kurzweil PC4-7, which has an amazing B3 sim. Here's an acquaintance of mine doing a demo.

 

[Synthaholic]

Barbara Dennerlein & Rhoda Scott​

Barbara is absolutely amazing, especially on pipe organs, playing classical. Her footwork is among the very best ever.

 

[Synthaholic]

Check out the footwork that opens this clip.

 

[okfine]

Paul Shaffer on the Tonight Show

 

[Synthaholic]

I've posted this before, but it's so damn good. The master! If you don't have the patience for a 13-minute song, skip to the last third, especially the gospel tangent he ends with.

 

[okfine]

Four Hammonds

 

[okfine]

Tony Monaco and Gerard Gibbs

 

[okfine]

Good stuff. One guy playing all three instruments and then this comment. LOL!

Peter Kelly​

1 year ago
The three of you sound fantastic together. I hope I can get the opportunity to see the trio live someday.

 

[okfine]

Gregg Allman

 

[okfine]

The World is a Ghetto from War is a timeless album...