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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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The organ was originally marketed by the Hammond Organ Company to churches as a lower-cost alternative to the wind-driven pipe organ, or instead of a piano. It quickly became popular with professional jazz musicians in organ trios —small groups centered on the Hammond organ.
- 1935–1975 (tonewheel models), 1967–1985 (transistor models), 1986–present (digital models)
- $1,193 (Model A, 1935), $2,745 (Model B-3, 1955)
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Mar 28, 2012 · The Hammond organ came on the market in 1935. It became distinctive because it came first. It was popular and sold in large numbers. It was the first commercially successful electronic musical instrument that could be played with a keyboard, and was polyphonic (it can play chords rather than single notes).
- You asked "or is this fundamentally just a marketing success?" I think the answer to these sorts of questions always has to take into account the h...
- The Hammond organ is what is called an analog additive synthesizer (see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Additive_synthesis ) and it works by adding t...
- The Hammond B3 is by far the Blues organist's instrument of choice. Why? Hammond organ is the first electronic organ that uses "mechanical tonewhee...
- A few points that I think need to be added, as they may well be the overwhelming factors in answering the "what's special about a Hammond." First,...
- I have to disagree with all of the answers I read here since Hammond organs are not , I repeat not electronic instruments. While electronic a...
- One part of the distinctive Hammond organ sound in rock/jazz is the use of a Leslie speaker cabinet. In my opinion, it is also the reason that Ham...
- I think all the comments here are useful and accurate; I'd like to add one from the standpoint of pure timbral analysis . The B3 has a distinctive...
- one of the very early considerations that led to many clubs getting their own, or an act carrying its own, was the fact that they did not require...
It made the Hammond Organ sound completely different. Actually, not quite exactly like a Theatre Pipe Organ, but a lush, rich, distinctive sound of its own. The Hammond’s life in all popular music-Jazz, Rock, Pop, and all places in-between was born at that moment.
Sep 1, 2023 · Hammond have produced a multitude of organs since their commercial inception in 1935: these include the C-3, L-100 and the T-100, to name just a few. However, it’s their most famous model – the B3 – that truly epitomises the glory of the Hammond organ.
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Jan 10, 2024 · The Hammond Organ was the first electronic instrument to become a mainstay of popular music, and it is still going strong 90 years since its invention. The Hammond is “the king of the...
Nov 30, 2015 · The Hammond organ was a very popular instrument in the Chitlin’ Circuit, a set of performance venues safe for African American performers during segregation. Jimmy Smith is widely credited as the figure to bring the Hammond organ to the forefront of jazz.
Jan 12, 2024 · The Daily Telegraph - Features. How the Hammond organ revolutionised rock. Bands from The Beatles to Procol Harum and Deep Purple immortalised its unique sound. Ninety years after its invention, Neil McCormick celebrates one of pop music’s greatest ‘mechanical marvels’. 2024-01-12 -
