I'm a massive fan of most of these guy's but, in my humble opinion one man stood out in the way he played his C3. Vincent Crane of Atomic Rooster. His expression was unique. I've even had a beer with him. Thanks for sharing.

Jon Lord. ........💙 GENIUS !

Thank you, it feels so good to read such comments. It wasn't easy to put all this together, but I enjoyed every minute of it. May the Hammond sound always keep you happy!

Keith. The best in his day BY FAR.

The hammond must be one of the coolest instruments ever! The Rhodes EP is another!

@johntechwriter

7 жыл бұрын

Phrase Yep!

Thank you very much! I like all Hammond players I featured in my videos(and even more, Joey DeFrancesco for instance), but Lord is the favorite and my all-time inspiration. Jimmy Smith is the greatest, most influential Hammond player ever, all of his albums are outstanding.

With a name like Jon Lord, I stop there. Brilliant!

Just the most beautiful sound. Gospel, funk, soul, rock. The Hammond had done it all

Lord quit using Leslies in 1970, after the first 3 DP albums(+concerto). He recorded the following 4 outstandingly successful studio albums(+Made in Japan) with Marshall amps and thus created the heaviest organ sound ever. After the departure of Gillan and Glover in '74, he returned to Leslie speakers and he's using them ever since, but with such preamps, which grant an almost as heavy distortion. Thanks for the kind words and for the pleasant conversation. May the Hammond be with you! :-)

@garygomesvedicastrology

Жыл бұрын

Auger and Booker T used Marshall amps in the 1960s before Lord did. Emerson used 3 Leslies and a Marshall PA with the Nice. To hear a Jon Lord sound through a Leslie (and fuzz tone) check out Steve Winwood on Traffic "Last Exit" Feelin Good. Great sound. I respect Lord, Hugh Banton from Van Der Graaf Generator, Tony Banks (who built a homemade Leslie then switched to chorus and phase pedals) and Mike Ratledge, who got the weirdest sound with a Lowrey (as did Garth Hudson). Alice Coltrane churned out some fascinating playing on a Wurlitzer!

@harveybarton7212

Жыл бұрын

@@garygomesvedicastrology 0

@garygomesvedicastrology

Жыл бұрын

@@harveybarton7212 ?

R.I.P. Dr. Lonnie Smith, who we just lost on 09/28/21. The best jazzy B3 player to touch those keys.

the LORD jon , took the c3 to heaven, what a sound from his c3 , flamin hell these recordings are all great, but lord placed himself with four other great musicians, and made mk2 purple the greatest band on earth

@Elementeyas

9 жыл бұрын

Chris Skelson 100% Agree

@GiorgiojoSarogni

4 жыл бұрын

A 1000000 yes... Jon Maestro Lord RIP

Still after seeing this x numbers of times it`s still as good as the first time i saw it. Thanks once again for posting this video:)

Thanks! Lord is my personal favorite as well, but I think that the real LORD is the magnificent Hammond organ, the mighty instrument which inspired so many incredible musicians from so many different genres. As much as I like the "House of the Rising Sun", I couldn't have included it since it's not even played on a Hammond organ... Maybe someone could do a Greatest Vox Continental Organ Solos compilation :-)

I liked their inspiring style and sound, and the guy in the garage fits perfectly with Lord's Highway Star solo.

It´s a real pity there isn´t video material of Lee Michaels. It would be very nice to see him playing his hammond. But this selection is GREAT. Wow...

Thank you! Hammond forever!

Thank you! I am very happy that you enjoyed them! :) Hammond forever!

It`s so insanly nice to see the great minds in 2 if i might say it-> very nice composed sequences of hammond masters...I have my favorites and it will always be Lord,Airey and Emerson and not to forget Wakeman from Yes, this always cheers me up.

Organ rules ! ! ! king of instruments ! ! ! sooooo funky !

Great vid, great editing!!! So many great players...and a fine homage to Jon Lord in and of itself. Thanks! :)

thnaks for the brian auger clip...one of theeeee best

great stuff! I used to have a hammond M3 30 years ago - fun to play around with!

once again... THANKS FOR SHARING THESE VIDEOS!!!!!!

GREAT MIX!!! You actually determined begin and end notes of the fragments and let it flow into eachother... Awesome!

In my opinion, Lord is the far most interesting organ player, at least in rock. His organ sound varied a lot throughout the late 60's, early 70's. He started with Leslie speakers, than switched to Marshall amps(which sounded awesome and became his trademark sound), he radically altered his solos from one show to another, improvised a lot and even used a Ring Modulator with the organ, which sounded crazy! He was always interesting, while Emerson's organ sounded the same on almost every ELP song.

@Rigbysalad

5 ай бұрын

Then you haven’t watched enough ELP. I beg to differ it’s the complete opposite. Lords organ sound is the same throughout his whole career and Keith was by far the more talented musician. Listen to Hoedown and tell me you still think Lord is above Emerson.

@Sycsa

5 ай бұрын

@@Rigbysalad heh, nice necro. No doubt Keith was the more technically accomplished musician, but I still stand by my opinion from 15 years ago. Strictly from a Hammond organ perspective (not including pianos, synths), Lord was a more diverse player. Take In Rock for example. One album, but the Hammond sounds vastly different in every single song, different drawbar, percussion settings, different speakers (sometimes Leslie, sometimes Marshall). Keith used the same settings and had the same organ sound 96% of the time. There’s nothing inherently wrong with that, that clicky tone is his signature (inspired by Jimmy McGriff’s tone). He ensured variety by using synths, pianos. Lord mostly stuck to the Hammond.

@kratino

3 ай бұрын

@@Sycsa Aw, HELL no.

Got some major players missing here... maybe it's time for a part 3. Including B-3 soulful master Lee Michaels. It brought the B-3 to a whole different kind of music than most of the other greats.

good video 2,I like the sound of jazz organ like Jon Lord plays.

Thank you, I'm very glad you enjoyed them! If everything works out well, I shall get the Zephyr CD today, I'm eager to be able to listen to it. Thanks for notifying me. Cheers!

¡Extraordinario!. ¡ GRACIAS !

WOW, the C3 is my dream organ, I hope I'll be owning one by the time I'm around 30(now, I'm 18 and I have a Leslie 760 with a Roland VK-7, which I'm very satisfied with). I think the C3 is the nicest, sharpest looking organ console of all. You should upload some videos of you playing on it. Cheers and may the Hammond/Leslie scream in your ears 24/7!

@garygomesvedicastrology

Жыл бұрын

I love the L100 and A105 series that Emerson used in the Nice too. The A105 looked a bit like a C3.

brilliant!

Great video, man!!!! Thanks for this one, I really liked it! Keep uping videos like this!

amazing video

Thanks!

Nice work, dude. I love hammond -divine instrument

Thanks, I'm glad you enjoyed it! "The B3 is the only instrument you ride, man!" Long Live Hammond!

@paolosaudella5209

2 күн бұрын

Hammond.......Lord........❤

Cheers bud. Nice player. Good groove.

Tom Scholtz / Boston has a great hammond sound and some great solos on the 1st few Boston lps i spec like Smokin' & Long Time/foreplay & Yes has some great Hammond solos "Roundabout" is a classic..

Thanks a lot! I've been working hard to make the cuts and the flow of the music as smooth and continuous as possible(something I wasn't 100% satisfied with in the case of the first part of this compilation). I really appreciate that you observed it! Viva Hammond organ!

I used to own a book about the history of Deep Purple (written before the reunion), and ISTR Jon Lord persuading Edwards and Coletta to put up the money for a Hammond for the band. They were reluctant when they heard the cost, but Lord assured them that Hammonds had a very good resale value. Skip a couple of years to Lord standing on the organ and rocking it back and forth, etc, and so on. Skip a few years more, and a Hammond slightly demolished by The Jon possibly selling for more than a regular second-hand one.

Thank you! I like Thijs van Leer as well and I will surely include him if I ever finish my third video. Hammond forever, let it scream!

thanks for share !

Kösz szépen, barátom! ;) Úgy lesz!

Great video man, thanks. I must say I really loved Lord end Emerson's videos, amazing players. Keep up the great work and we look forward to a 3rd part. As a suggestion, I guess you could add something by Ken Hensley (of Uriah Heep).

Definitely yes! I hope you get a camera real soon, I'd be thrilled to see some good stuff from you. I've been looking for good Hensley footage as well and only found some covers, a few of which were quite awesome and well worth checking out.

No other Keys make this kind of expression possible like a Hammond!

Nice!

once again Sycsa, i thank you for this.

Jon Lord rules! By the way, nice work Sycsa!

Thank you, I'm glad you enjoyed it. All the best to you, too!

szuper ez is ..jo munkat vegeztel baratom.legkozzelebb mikor osszeulunk erre iszunk egy sort.;)

Super Hammond solo compilations! 5*****

Jon Lord=Genius

Thank you. Of course I've heard of Made in Japan, it's the best live recording ever! Long Live Lord!

I think you did a great job. Barbara Dennerlien is my new favorite and could watch her all day. I grew up with Theis Van Lear (Focus) and would love to see him included if you ever do another one. Keep rockin brother and keep rockin' HAMMOND/LESLIE.

@TheOrganiston9th

2 жыл бұрын

I SO agree with you, re Thijs Van Leer... “Eruption” is such an amazing example of true, brilliant & beautiful symphonic prog... I’ve always wondered why “Hocus Pocus” - great, though it is - was mostly the extent of what we heard of Focus on radio; I understand “Sylvia” was a worldwide hit, but... maybe it was a couple of years before I listened to AOR radio. What Van Leer did on a Hammond L-100 was truly fantastic...!

Insane editing!!!!!! Szép munka testvér!

Thank you, I'm glad you liked it! The editing wasn't an easy job, but I enjoyed every minute of it. I tried to make it as musical as possible.

Insane keyboard compilation

I love these so damn much!!!

@Sycsa

2 жыл бұрын

I’m really happy to hear that!

Cool, that's good to know.

Yep, I tried to do that so it would become a whole instead of several parts. Thanks a lot, I'm glad you enjoyed it!

Hammond is unique instrument. It can even play backwards (kudos to Emerson)

Tone Wheels forever, the smell of hot motors and tubes Question... where would the Hammond be without the Leslie?

@kropkamark

8 жыл бұрын

+Craig Nehring True

@kropkamark

8 жыл бұрын

interesting

@awaken77

4 жыл бұрын

Lawrence Hammond himself disapproved Leslie, and even tried to make organs "Leslie-proof" by changes in electrical interface. But musicians loved it. so it became a de-facto standard of speaker used with Hammonds. I'd say Leslie rotating speaker effect is responsible for 90% of what we associate with "typical Hammond" sound

Thijs Van Leer was a fantastic Hammond player, as already pointed out. It'd be great if you could find some live footage of Wakeman's solos in Roundabout or Close To The Edge (especially the latter), which are both fantastic. Great job on this, BTW.

Yeah, that's one WILD solo! It always pumps me up and puts me in near-ecstatic state. Jon Lord once stated that it is his favorite Hammond solo he has ever done in DP. It's one of my favorites as well, too bad there's no live version of it(so I couldn't include it here).

thanx!!

I really like the hammond solo on Nick Cave's red right hand. It doesnt try to show off like some of the keyboardist in the video, it is simply a great solo.

thanks a lot ... :-)

5 stars from me as well GREAT stuff!

YEAH! that's an awesome version of Moanin' =D

...great song very

btw I just LOVE the transitions in this video

I think that variety is very important, and makes the flow a lot more interesting.

@johntechwriter

7 жыл бұрын

Sycsa More Brian Auger please, the master of rock/jazz fusion on the Hammond and no Lelies to take the edge off his burning riffs.

Esses mestres tocando é covardia

hooooooooolyyy sh........................ oooooooomg this mix is fantastic and wonder

@jacktheripped Man, you nailed it. One of the greatest, for-fricken-sure!

Thank you! I'm still on the hunt for new material, but I don't want to make a third part which is less good than the second one, so it'll take a while.

Thanks a lot, I'm very glad you liked it!

:) Maybe some day I'll finish it. Thing is, I want it to be better than Part 2 in every aspect, and that's not an easy task. Thank you for the support!

I love this compilation. Of course I miss one of my heroes of the Hammond, Joey Defrancesco, but maybe it is tough to find footage of his playing. Still, I appreciate the effort it took to put this post together. Thanks.

@harveybarton7212

Жыл бұрын

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From what I know, the Nord is a great instrument, with top notch sounds that fit perfectly to your style. I've seen many funk bands with it, mainly using it for electric piano and Hammond sounds. Whenever I'm going to a concert, I'm always happy to see the little red thing on the stage. One thing to consider is that if you wanted to focus on the Hammond a bit more, a Nord C1/C2 could be an even better investment because of the two manuals, although I figure it's a lot more expensive. Good luck!

Man, this is some cool stuff! Thanks for posting. Is anybody today doing anything comparable? I'd sure like to hear some! Best wishes from northwest Pennsylvania, USA.

Thank you for the greatly inspiring and kind words! I wanted to include Ken Hensley even in the first video, since I really like his sound, but unfortunately I didn't find any good sounding live videos of him. I still hope something will pop up eventually...

I think so! Keith is more versatile as a composer as well... classical, rock, jazz... whatever he pus his mind and hands on he sounds good... and virtuous.

But if we strictly talk about Hammond organ, Lord's sound is a lot more versatile than Keith's. Nevertheless, they are both incredible!

They call it many things, like organ rakes, but most notably glissando as far as I know. It really sounds incredibly awesome, a beastial sound you can only achieve with a Hammond organ. A fast rotating Leslie is also important to add depth, but it sounds great regardless. Many-many Hammond players use it in various settings and everyone does it a bit differently.

Uhm, actually Tehtube is using exactly the SAME drawbar setting that Lord was using in the original 1968 recording of Hush, which is 888000008(so the highest drawbar is out, as you said). Lord always played Hush with this drawbar setting, at least on every live recording I know of, up until the late 90's. Maybe his sound had a bit(or a lot) more overdrive, but otherwise it's exactly the same. Thanks for watching!

Wow, Emerson rockin Hammond's.

Part 3! Part 3! Part 3! Part 3! PRETTY PLEASE!!!!

Did KZread remove part 1? These are fantastic!

5 stars! we need volume 3 if you can find sources. Greg Rolie, Ruck Wakeman, etc. Keep 'em coming!

Rod Argent would have deserved a spot, as well as a whole bunch of other great organists, but if there's no good quality live video of him, I can't include it.

@Innerspace100 Yep, that's true. As far as I know, Jon had a spinet Hammond in the Artwoods days, then he swiched to an A100 for the first gigs of DP MKI(you can see it on the earliest DP concert footage here, on KZread), then the management bought him a C3, then he got Christine McVie's C3, which was chopped later for the 80's gigs, then reassembled(although the cut remained clearly visible) and even used by Don Airey. I'm not sure where is it now though, since I saw Don using a B3 lately.

Watched all 3 videos, big fan of B3. Consider Chest Fever for a part 4.

@johntechwriter

7 жыл бұрын

aremarkumade That was played on a Lowrey.

Yeah, I agree, Banks did some amazing stuff on Hammonds over many years.. solo during Apocolypse (9/11 or some other weird time signature) was just awesome, pity we didn't salute hime here.. Still, this video is even better than the 1st and I can't help but play it over & over 'cause there is some huge talent makin those keys really really sing, .. what a wonderful sound...

At 5:02 the guy is raaaaahhh...ing, I love it ! Natural voice instrument + Hammond = great feelings.

Thanks for the reply, I checked out the C1/C2. Problem is its kinda big and I'll be travelling quite a bit so I need something light and portable. Thanks again, cheers.

Jon Lord, de otro planeta

Nice job on these vids, man! Lord and Emerson are the shizzzzzzzzzzznit. That Smith guy's not bad either! :-p

@larryclassen5839

6 жыл бұрын

Myuzishin w

I would love to see Larry Young/Khalid Yasin, Dave Stewart, Dave Sinclair, Hugh Banton, Tony Banks, Steve Winwood...even some non-Hammond players like Mike Ratledge, Garth Hudson and Alice Coltrane. Thanks for posting Auger, one of my earliest heroes. Although I know he got a lot from Jimmy Smith, he made me aware of what could be done on a Hammond, along with Keith Emerson and Dave Greenslade.