[HAM] Blindfold Treat # 8

[jan korinek]

I agree. Must be. I love his records with Melvin Sparks ;-)


Toussaint wrote:
> Sounds like Leon Spencer
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> Sent: Tuesday, April 24, 2007 11:28 PM
> Subject: [HAM] Blindfold Treat # 8
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>> 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:
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>> <www.organfreak.com/listen/BlindfoldTestNo8.mp3>
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>> 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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