[HAM] Blindfold Treat # 8

[Toussaint]

Sounds like Leon Spencer

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From: "OF" <scott195 at centurytel.net>
To: "The Hammond Forum" <hammond at zeni.net>
Sent: Tuesday, April 24, 2007 11:28 PM
Subject: [HAM] Blindfold Treat # 8


>
> This one's for organ fans that like that cool, straight, no-vib sound,
> straight-ahead in a minor key. The player had obviously heard and loved
> Jimmy Smith's "The Boss," but this IS NOT Jimmy Smith. Like "The Boss," it
> features cleanly-played and perfectly-timed arpeggios surrounding the key
> of D minor, and some so-called modal comping and soloing. The guitarist is
> Melvin Sparks. Even if you don't care for his solo much, this is a good
> time to check out the great organ comping and bass.
>
> How did he/she get such a clean and clear bass line? That's what I wanna
> know. No wait, I was supposed to tell you.
> 1. Perfect left-hand timing.
> 2. Perfectly-timed pedal taps, IOW, early enough.
> 3. A trio who lets his sound come through and doesn't make him turn up the
> 4. Expression pedal too much. Very well-controlled dynamically.
>
> Those who play with a drummer who is too loud will know exactly what I'm
> talking about.
> This is a longish cut, 7.29 MB:
>
> <www.organfreak.com/listen/BlindfoldTestNo8.mp3>
>
> To us jazz organ freaks, this is a classic cut, so much so that I heard my
> ex GF play it on her morning jazz show last week on WNCU.
> (Raleigh/Durham...great streaming broadcast. This is where I first heard
> Chris Foreman, another super-clean player.) After you guess who this is, I
> will put up another excellent cut from this same vinyl so's we don't 
> forget
> about it.
>
>
>
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