[HAM] What's the most distinctive clue? BF Test #7

[John Brevik]

Thanks for that gem of insight. It is a nice effect. So happened I  
had a gig last night and was able to use the idea -- a really good  
way to change things up for a chorus or two.

John

On Apr 19, 2007, at 3:25 PM, OF wrote:

>
> 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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