Organ-Ized: An All-Star Tribute to the Hammond B3 Organ

Various Artists (Artist), John Medeski (Artist), Art Neville (Artist), Jimmy Smith (Artist), Jack McDuff (Artist), Joey DeFrancesco (Artist), Michael Omartian (Artist), Mike Finnigan (Artist), Ricky Peterson (Artist), Reuben Wilson (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (January 11, 2000)
• Original Release Date: January 11, 2000
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Windham Hill Records
• ASIN: B00003OP46
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #81,808 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Ashley Blue - Joey DeFrancesco

2. Swamp Road - John Medeski

3. Micky Fick - Art Neville

4. Say Something - Michael Omartian

5. My Little Humidor - Galactic

6. There Will Never Be Another You - Jimmy Smith

7. Just A Little Bit - Mike Finnegan

8. Drop Shot - Ricky Peterson

9. I've Got To Find My Baby - Tommy Eyre

10. Moodbird - Larry Goldings

11. Yes Sir - Reuben Wilson

12. Mercy, Mercy, Mercy - Mick Weaver

13. Misty - Jack McDuff

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

32 of 33 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Couldn't ask for more, January 24, 2002

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Wil Corcoran - See all my reviews

This review is from: Organ-Ized: An All-Star Tribute to the Hammond B3 Organ (Audio CD)

I chuckled when reading other reviews on this CD (Organ-ized). So much indignant sniffing and left-handed compliments. Want the nitty-gritty of this CD? Well, read on, please ..........

For those of you who love the sound and feel of the B3, you must have this CD. For players, the same. For those curious about what all the fuss is about, you won't go wrong in adding this to your collection. For B3 sophisticates and snobs .............. well there is no hope for you anyway, so you may as well buy it too just to give you something to denigrate (no offense folks :)

The lowdown on this CD = it rules! Every selection, regardless of the gernre', is a classic example of the best that can be extracted from this instrument.

For those who have not actually played this instrument, consider this: it is a massive structure made of wood and wire. It smells of oil. When you sit and play it, it rumbles. You get the feeling that it is alive (organic?). It takes you over. It can require the use of both hands, both feet, and your knee (for the leslie switch). It is unlike any other instrument on the planet.

There is plenty on this CD for anyone to love and hate, but it all has this underlying secret: B3 players in their prime are passionate. They can rock you like no other medium.

Critisms? Okay, there are no tracks by Keith Emerson, nor Barbara Denerlein or a number of other premier players. There is a goodly representation of cajun-style organ, perhaps to the detriment of others that could have been represented. But this by no means detracts from the range presented, from the sublime to the demented, from the beautiful to the possessed, it's all here, masters at their best.

Don't listen to these tracks once. Play them a few times before you add it to the rack. If you do, I'd be willing to bet that this will become a staple of your discography.

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Get Organ-ized, June 16, 2000

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David Finlay (Sunset Beach CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Organ-Ized: An All-Star Tribute to the Hammond B3 Organ (Audio CD)

If you appreciate the mainly modern funky energetic approach to the Hammond tonewheel organ this is a must have. Ricky Petersen and Joey de Francesco dispay exciting virtuoso dexterity, while Michael Omartian and Art Neville have some great melodic, funky and soulful tunes. A few tracks are more traditional and laid back, so the album covers many styles.

11 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Organ-ized!, May 7, 2000

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Trey Tanner (United states) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Organ-Ized: An All-Star Tribute to the Hammond B3 Organ (Audio CD)

One of the best jazz cd's around today. If you like the Hammond organs, this will be the cd for you, I promise you. Make sure you add this to your list of things to get, becuase if you like the organ, guitar, and some soul and funk mixed into it, this is the cd for you.