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

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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.

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.

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.

Make no mistake.......this is a great album. If you like the Hammond-Leslie sound then this is a must buy. I liked all but one song but it hasn't dampened my view. The songs cover everything from clean to distorted sounds. A pleaser for most styles. Just remember.......the Hammond sound ain't squat without the LESLIE. Let's quit forgetting Don and move him to the front page!

As a Keyboard player myself, I bought this in hopes of learning from it. I have been playing lead guitar 51 years.In the early 80's, the Hammond organ sound that I loved working with was falling by the wayside in favor of small light weight synthesizers with piano and organ want-to-be sounds. I missed the good organ sounds so much that I bought a small Hammond portable and an electric piano. I decided to add another Guitarist to the band and I would learn keybosrd stuff. With a lot of patience from my band mates we worked me over to keys, eventually I wound up not playing guitar that much. So even though I have been playing almost 30 years now, I still try to learn and pick-up new licks etc. From that standpoint this DVD is a bit of a disappointment, if I had had it 30 years ago, it would have helped. He doesn't really show me anything I can't already do, If you are a beginner this will help,

It was a used CD, but worked like new. The music was great and the Organist was top shelf. Good work!

Very let down by this CD after reading the other reviews. I bought it blind, based on those reviews. Totally uninspired playing. You can hear it from the first note. If you were my best friend in the world, I'd say buy anything by Jimmy Smith instead of this. I wasted 6 bucks, you don't have to. Keep shopping my friends! Carl.oxoxox

I bought this CD for a friend who just bought a new Hammond B-3. We put it on during our Xmas party and it rocked the house!! I know we played it 3 times through without a break. If you have a Hammond or just like the sound, this is THE CD for you!

This collection of lovingly-selected Hammond organ feature tunes is a must-have for anyone who shares the addiction for the sounds of electro-mechanical music. It's not only brilliant, it's historic.

I'm not guaranteeing you'll like every cut on the CD; there are one or two that I find a bit tedious. You may not love every track... but even my less favorite tracks are still salient in that they contribute to the full-round picture of the capabilities of Hammond consoles and artists.

If you have a jazz fan or any keyboardist in your circle of friends, this would be a great gift.

If you love the Hammond B3, you'll love this collection.

A great sampling of various styles, each with it's own

"twist". From Mike Finnegan To Art Neville you'll love

this CD