[HAM] What's the most distinctive clue? BF Test #7OF scott195 at centurytel.netThu Apr 19 17:25:09 CDT 2007
Johnny "Hammond" Smith's soloing is distinctive to my ear, but the dead giveaway for me, the one I mentioned earlier, is that when he comps chords, he often surrounds the chord with an octave. Say it's a Gm7th. He might play it as Bb, D, F, Bb. None of the other famous jazz organ players ever do it AFAIK, but it was more commonly heard in the old-style organ music. A beautiful, juicy effect.
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