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- The Hammond organ was originally created as a cheaper alternative to church pipe organs, and was quickly adopted by jazz musicians such as Duke Ellington, Fats Waller, Bill Doggett, Milt Buckner, and Wild Bill Davis who pioneered its use in jazz, paving the way for its use in blues, rock, soul, and other genres.
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Jazz, blues, and gospel musicians continued to use Hammond organs into the 21st century. Barbara Dennerlein has received critical acclaim for her performances on the Hammond, particularly her use of the bass pedals, and has modified the instrument to include samplers triggered by the pedals.
Jan 9, 2024 · Jazz musicians were quick to hear the potential of the Hammond organ; Count Basie played the Hammond A as early as 1939 with his Basie’s Bad Boys, and Fats Waller used the newly introduced Hammond B-3 on his 1950s albums for Riverside Records.
Mar 28, 2012 · The Hammond organ (or more often, emulations of its sounds using newer technology) remains the distinctive instrument for certain styles of music to this day, even though the original electro-mechanical rotary-tone-wheel Hammond organs ceased to be manufactured altogether in 1974.
May 16, 2023 · Over the years Hammond players developed a language of "registrations" (combination of sounds) for each style of music, with many possible variations, reinventing sounds and adding new effects to satisfy each musician's creative needs.
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The fact that the instrument was transplanted from the church highlighted the inextricable, soul-steeped kinship between gospel music, blues, and jazz, African-American idioms that flow from a wholistic aesthetic equally apposite in exuberantly sacred and carnally secular settings.
Jul 8, 2022 · Since the 1960s, the Hammond organ has been essential in some of the most popular and soulful jazz recordings. Let’s examine the history and appeal of this iconic instrument.
Hammond organs have such an iconic and important place in rock, blues, and soul music.