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Dr. Lonnie Smith quote
I really was thinking Jimmy Smith but it just always came out different
Jimmy Smith quote
So when I came out that fuckin' warehouse, man, I was ready for anybody.
Dr. Lonnie Smith quote
I really was thinking Jimmy Smith but it just always came out different
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Just because we like the music, the poster. We won't make it there, you try. Write comment... Introducing orghammospheres
Read more/write comment... Our second anniversary
Read more/write comment... Jazz in SF
End of september 2008 I happened to be in San Francisco, CA for the Oracle Open World conference. Apart from picking up quite some knowledge about the latest database technology I also had some nice jazz experiences in the week the conference lasted. Read more/write comment... Browsing The Hammond Jazz Inventory
This isn't really big news but just to be exact and complete, we let you know. We have changed the name of the "Browse" menu item to "Inventory". We felt that name better suits the entrance to the real and vast amount of information on this site.
Write comment... Who's who, part 1
As you might know we are trying to build a huge Hammond Organ Jazz discography at The Hammond Jazz Inventory. You can access that discography through the "Inventory" menu in the main menu bar or you can search it using the search textbox at the upper right corner of this site. While gathering information for different reason we sometimes run into questions. For example: Read more/write comment... Site maintenance
This week we have done a little site maintenance. The "Review" menu together with the "Concerts" and "Album" sub-menus have disappeared. The reason being that there was very little activity over there. Due to time and money constraints we don't go to concerts every week. Due to site maintenance and putting together this huge Inventory we don't write an album review every week. The existing concert and album reviews are still there but they have moved to the Blog section of The Hammond Jazz Inventory. Beside this change we have created this new page with very simple instructions on how to create a nice link - optionally with a banner - to The Hammond Jazz Inventory. We hope you will all use that on you website, Myspace page and whatever you have. If you have anything so say, if you are happy or disappointed, turn to us. Write comment... Jimmy Smith - Midnight Special
We know you are perfectly capable of finding video you like on Youtube yourself. But once in a while we can't resist to grab one and remind you of what this site - and now we mean The Hammond Jazz Inventory - is all about. Enjoy! Write comment... Looking for a website owner
There used to be this great website - we don't remember the name, maybe it never had a real name - at this address: http://www.orinjj.force9.co.uk/JimmySmith. It has gone now which is a shame. Leaving out the JimmySmith part will take you to a page which says the site has been removed because of exceeded bandwidth allowance. The site used to contain a rather complete Jimmy Smith discography with a lot of details and beautiful high resolution cover art. Do you know the owner of the site or a way to get in contact, please let us know here. We would like to have it back, we'll even offer free hosting. Write comment... Oops, album rating bug fixed.
Write comment... Why don't you give us your opinion
Today we added an album rating system to The Hammond Jazz Inventory. Anybody is now able to let us know how he or she values an album. It's really very simple. The following pictures will illustrate the process. Read more/write comment... A merciless swinger
On 20 october Dr. Lonnie Smith gave a concert in the Amsterdam Bimhuis together with Melvin Sparks and Eric Kalb on drums. I had the pleasure to be there. It was a very special night loaded with energy on which the end of the concert - that ended with an encore - appeared to be only a short break followed by an incredible funky and danceable second set. The dutch organist Herbert Noord was so friendly to send us his review of this remarkable evening which we print hereinafter. Taeke S. Tuinstra Een genadeloze swinger De gangbare programmering in het Amsterdamse Bimhuis jut de gemiddelde concertbezoeker niet echt op tot mee klappen of stampen laat staan tot het uitvoeren van danspasjes. Ook de voorgaande keren dat Hammondorganist Lonnie Smith in de hoofdstad de toonwielen van een B3 liet gieren, gaven geen aanleiding om eens wild te gaan bewegen. Prima muziek maar je kon het rustig tot je laten komen. Maandagavond 20 oktober was van een totaal ander kaliber. Hier werden de liefhebbers van en jazz & swing & Hammond & grof geweld & dynamiek & humor & spanning & sensatie getrakteerd op een achtbaan-rit van ongekende allure. De beer was los in het Bimhuis en wel gedurende bijna drie uur!
De op 3 juli 1942 in Buffalo, New York geboren Lonnie kan bogen op een gigantische loopbaan in de jazz die vele markeringspunten heeft gekend. Op internet is een prettige hoeveelheid informatie over zijn muzikale doen en laten te achterhalen. Een interessant pluspuntje vormde de aanwezigheid van gitarist Melvin Sparks (Houston, 22 maart 1946) een musicus die het samenspelen met een fors aantal organisten op zijn conto kan schrijven en al in de zestiger jaren voor Blue Note platen met Lonnie maakte. Ouwe jongens krentenbrood, die twee dus. De aankondiging meldde 'Trio Dr. Lonnie Smith', dat trio bleek om tien over half negen tot een kwartet te zijn gegroeid met een geweldige Eric Kalb (23 mei 1970 Huntington, New York) achter de drums en een kaalhoofdige tenorsaxofonist waarvan niemand de naam wist en die ik tot op heden niet heb kunnen achterhalen. De ingrediënten voor een fijn avondje tenor-orgelen waren aanwezig. Read more/write comment... The Ballad Of Oren Bliss
The other day we received a message from somebody who was looking for the song "The Ballad Of Oren Bliss" on the Album "Soul Liberation" by Rusty Bryant. Charles Earland on the organ. For some stupid reason we have lost this message so that's why we publish our answer in public now. We always answer messages sent to us. We never send music or copies to anybody. But we do help searching for music. We didn't know of this particular album in this request and so we browsed the web, because that is what we always do. And look what we have found to our surprise: Read more... (Don't be) Afraid To Groove
It's always a good thing to be able to announce a new Hammond Jazz album. Yesterday we received a message by Raphael Wressnig who released a new one with the only title we know of that starts with parenthesis; (Don't be) Afraid To Groove.
He's becoming quite productive with this second album in 2008. The previous, Cut A Little Deeper On The Funk we really liked. We can't say a sensible word about this one apart from making clear that Raphael never dissappointed us. Write comment... A brand new dutch release
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