[HAM] Blindfold test: Identify that Organist

[Scott Hawthorn]

At 07:21 AM 12/19/2007, Brad Baker wrote:
>On Dec 19, 2007 2:16 AM, Scott Hawthorn <organfreak at donobi.net> wrote:
> > At 11:03 PM 12/18/2007, John Freund wrote:
> > > > >http://www.carrothers.com/comedy/blue%20skies.mp3
> > > > Hans Groiner I mean Larry Goldings?
> > >
> > >Nah, he only uses "half-chorale"...bottom half.
> > >
> > >Brad, can you hint us by answering the question, "Is the organist, um,
> > >singing?"
> >
> > Nah. It would be impossible to play that well and sing at the same time.
>
>It would be impossible to play that well and sing that badly at the
>same time.  Or even sing that badly _not_ at the same time.  I don't
>know who it is.  I thought it was pretty funny though - sounds like
>some guy hired a band to do a studio track.  Like Larry Young / Grant
>Green or something but I really don't know.

That's funny! A Blindfold test where the original poster doesn't know the 
answer! Thanks Brad.
I *knew* it was Goldings. Not because of any inside info. Goldings is the 
one famous jazz organist who has the good taste to not want to speak to me, 
thanks to a distorted post/smear campaign engineered by our old friend 
"Tony" who used to haunt this list. But I digress.

I spent time looking around Goldings' site after the brilliant, hilarious 
Hans Groiner video. The place is full of gems, especially the page about 
Johnny "Bowtie" Barstow. It's a Flash-driven site so I can't give you a 
direct link to that part of the site. Start at
<http://www.larrygoldings.com>, drum your fingers while all the crap loads, 
then get yourself to the Projects page, pour a cuppa coffee while that 
loads, the click on the link to Bowtie. You will be completely astounded by 
this man's mastery of the idiom. The best thing we can do is bow down to 
him; better yet, duck and cover.

So how did I know it was "Bowtie"/Goldings? I hear you asking. The title of 
the clip rolls by as it plays in Winamp. What does it say? That's right, 
"bowtie."

I hafta say, this is some lip-smackin'-good organ playing! Squeaky-clean 
but soulful, bodacious left hand!