[HAM] Blindfold Treat # 8

[Toussaint]

 >Sneak Preview :) His basslines are crazy!
>

Sorry for the late response, i see someone else had the answer 1st.

But tonewise, Leon sounds the closest to JOS IMO. I love his sound!

Then again i love a lotta organist sound, doh~

"T"
> Toussaint wrote:
>> Sounds like Leon Spencer

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From: "jan korinek" <yahoo at zizkov.net>
To: "The Hammond Forum" <hammond at zeni.net>
Sent: Wednesday, April 25, 2007 8:49 AM
Subject: Re: [HAM] Blindfold Treat # 8


>>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> 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
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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:
>>>
>>> <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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