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1. A loudspeaker is set up in one corner and plays a dry recording into the chamber A microphone, set up in the opposite corner, records the reflections The chamber walls are made of tile and concrete to enhance the reverb The chamber walls are made of tile and concrete to break up standing waves
- Booker T. Jones
- Cory Henry
- Jimmy Smith
- Gregg Rolie
It’s hard to think of anybody capable of displaying the beauty of the B3 better than the legendary Booker T. Jones. Aged only 17, he penned ‘Green Onions’: a three-minute, three-chord instrumental jam in F minor that, at the time, was set to be released as a B-side. The tune quickly burst into the Billboard Top 100, and is considered one of the mos...
Cory Henry is undoubtedly one of the finest keyboard players alive today. After tearing it upon the KingKORG with his former experimental jazz outfit Snarky Puppy, he’s now usually playing his heart out on the Hammond B3. A child prodigy, Henry was playing both the piano and organ by the age of two, making his debut at the Apollo Theatre when he wa...
If you were to ask any accomplished jazz organist about their main influences, you’d almost certainly hear the name Jimmy Smith in every answer. Originally a pianist, James Oscar Smith was inspired to take up the organ after hearing swing pioneer Wild Bill Davis’ invigorating Hammond work, with the Missourian’s rotor-drenched gospel tones blasting ...
While perhaps not sporting the technical chops of a Smith or Henry, Gregg Rolie is, notwithstanding, one of the most important proponents of the Hammond B3. While fellow psychedelic rock organist Ray Manzarek opted for the Vox Continental, Rolie chose to embolden Santana’s loose, Latin rock with the brilliance of the B3. Rolie’s (albeit short-lived...
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- First thing's first: Hammond is a brand, B3 is a model (think Ford Thunderbird).
- 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.
- The Hammond organ is commonly played through a Leslie speaker, a rotating speaker that produces a Doppler-like effect. Originally, Laurens Hammond and Donald Leslie ran separate companies; Hammond had a very particular idea as to how an organ should sound and refused to manufacture Hammond organs to be compatible with Leslie speakers.
- The Hammond organ was a very popular instrument in the Chitlin’ Circuit, a set of performance venues safe for African American performers during segregation.
May 16, 2023 · The original Hammond organ is not yet replaceable. The feel and powerful sound of the "real deal" is still unbeatable. Used in almost all musical genres, the Hammond Organ sound became famous in gospel, blues, soul, jazz and rock music. Today we find serious artists going deep into the world of Hammond and producing amazing music material.
- Daniel Latorre
The Hammond organ is an electric organ invented by Laurens Hammond and John M. Hanert [6] and first manufactured in 1935. [7] Multiple models have been produced, most of which use sliding drawbars to vary sounds. Until 1975, Hammond organs generated sound by creating an electric current from rotating a metal tonewheel near an electromagnetic ...
- 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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Nov 2, 2009 · Although Laurens was initially aghast at the pairing, it was the combination of the Leslie speaker and the Hammond that gave 1960s jazz and rock its overdriven, scrambled organ tone. Production of ...
The Hammond Organ was developed in 1935, by a clock maker Laurens Hammond. Evantually, he set up his Hammond Organ Company in Evanston, Illinois. The Hammond B3 was the most common version of the instrument that is found in popular music. Other variations were made for churches and concert halls. Hammond organs could be equipped with a Leslie ...
