At last, a comfy question - If you are keen on the Hammond groove, I also
suggest McDuff as Julian did, and Jimmy McGriff, Toussaint McCall, Groove
Washington, Lonnie Smith, *some* Dave Cortez, *some* Bill Doggett, and
countless others - including late 60s records by Jimmy Smith himself, as
these are usually more dancefloor friendly than his earlier efforts. If you
need a foundation place, I suggest that you check the "Mod Jazz" compilation
series on Kent and assorted BGP material - these have reissued plenty of
nice stuff in this style both on vinyl and CD. Personally, I think that the
way to go with the genre is 45s, as songs on these need to be shorter -
which usually means punchier. Check these websites too:
http://www.geocities.com/hammond-solos/
A comprehensive sound guide of the Hammond - 115 song snippets in RealAudio.
http://www.funk45.com/
A treasury with hundreds of Real Audio samples of songs performed by the
above mentioned, including the "countless others".
http://www-cs.us.es/~perer/publicac/hammond/hammond.html
Best web page I've ever seen about the Hammond organ History - in Spanish
only.
I assume you've heard of the Graham Bond Organization - if you haven't, RUSH
OUT RIGHT NOW and get their two first albums - wildly expensive on vinyl,
but you can get both of them on one CD on RPM. This is the ultimate mix of
Hammond and raw British R&B, the summit of Mod (ahem). Later efforts are
really enjoyable too, but not quite in the same leagues.
Lastly, keep an eye on contemporary groovers such as as Big Boss Man, Les
Hommes, Nick Rossi Set, or James Taylor's different outfits. All of these
are guaranteed to satisfy your soul 100%.
---Pablo de la Cruz
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----- Original Message -----
From: Julian Lawton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > let me have it, baby... or perhaps i'll start... i've been listening to
> lots
> > of Jimmy Smith lately (Organ Grinder Swing, I'm Movin' On)... shit blows
> my
> > mind... but is there something a little more R&B and danceable that
might
> > measure up to some degree?
> And lo, that is how it works - I reckon you'd really go for Jack McDuff's
> 'Duffin Around' (on 'Double Barrelled Soul'), actually more jazzy yet also
> more danceable, or perhaps even James Brown '... shh for a little while'
for
> a rawer more r'n'b take. . . and I do wish I could actually remember more
> than 10 track names without having to go and look them up. 'Blow-up Vol:1
> Exclusive Blend' has a lot of Hawkshaw stuff on it.
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