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@ErikShen2907 4 ай бұрын
TOP IS GOD!!
@billytheweasel 11 ай бұрын
I remember CT playing a bass pedal solo in Seattle in the late 70's that made me feel like I was levitating. What an experience.
@TheGreatGastronaut Жыл бұрын
I watch this over and over. As a rehearsal, this is one of the best renditions and the full crew is there, including Lenny. CT was so tight here and his left hand and feet were his own pocket back line. That’s why TOP is so special, because the drums and string bass just punctuate it more, though often Rocco and others would stop during CT’s solo so that the pedals would do all the talking for the bottom end.
@organeu Жыл бұрын
Fabulous HAMMOND player, great spécialist of the incredible B3, so, the sound of SANTANA. Respect.
@hanslundstrom2305 Жыл бұрын
CT !❤
@nytom4info Жыл бұрын
Cool!!! But with out a second organ... how do you hold down that one note? I used a roll of quarters! 😉
@davidmccall4776 Жыл бұрын
@nytom4info- you hold it down with the right pinky finger. Hope that helps. Peace.
@robertbarnes9745 Жыл бұрын
Appropriately awestruck.
@curtsteen4884 Жыл бұрын
Please come back to EQC IN tacoma wa. Saw you in 2022 .. big fan ,even in the 70s..
@vigulfmusicproduct Жыл бұрын
It was on time we saw your rehearsal room Tower of Power! Good grooves:)
@Erogyerb52 Жыл бұрын
Damn, Chester still kicking ass!….”Your’e still a young man” Chester! Miss ya Rocco, and Mic.
@ThomasJJacksonVA 2 жыл бұрын
And that's the rehearsal. Sheesh.
@bobviavattine1715 2 жыл бұрын
Hey turn up Adolfo. (-:
@braveDave57 2 жыл бұрын
Ha! The “mix” is just what my iPhone picked up. I’m standing right next to Chester’s Leslie, specifically so I can film his left foot!
@bobviavattine1715 2 жыл бұрын
@@braveDave57 Lol Freinds with Adolfo, just bustin' if he were to see this. Any TOP video is a good TOP video...... Thanks for the post.
@kpingvin 2 жыл бұрын
4:27 i cri evri time
@sampowellmusic 2 жыл бұрын
i believe this is the best video available that clearly shows CTs technique / coordination of 3 different parts at once! and he was getting into some modal stuff with his right hand very impressive.
@braveDave57 2 жыл бұрын
I made this movie just for me, but when I got home and watched it I knew I needed to share it with the organ playing community. There's nobody quite like him.
@sampowellmusic 2 жыл бұрын
@@braveDave57 thanks so much for sharing it!
@tommaimone6526 9 ай бұрын
Can't thank you enough. This piece hits the sweet spot of my soul, ever since I first heard it. To watch the master at work from the vantage point that your film catches .. pure joy. You've done a great thing by posting this! @@braveDave57
@simonstuart1325 2 жыл бұрын
fuck the independence that guy has !!
@vitendogroup8125 2 жыл бұрын
Man that was hot! So cool!! And so real. Thanks for sharing
@tomlehr861 2 жыл бұрын
The california organ sound
@alcambrola2834 2 жыл бұрын
There's only one CT!
@johnroberthanna1623 2 жыл бұрын
CT burning it down.!!
@timothymichaelkral6767 2 жыл бұрын
Tribute to the Raiders and John Madden.
@danielkannan6246 2 жыл бұрын
Musicianship at its Divine level … 😍
@19brittani 3 жыл бұрын
chester is LEGEND
@6strings5904 3 жыл бұрын
Rocco did not hear that solo.
@braveDave57 3 жыл бұрын
Hi Gabor. Rocco was there that day... He played on 4 or 5 songs at the 50th anniversary shows. His health had deteriorated quite a bit by that time, and while he still sounded great, he didn't have the stamina to play more of the show.
@gpapatgpapat2998 3 жыл бұрын
I was 11 years old when I first saw TOP. Throughout my teenage years I would catch them whenever they came to San Diego. Chester was always a huge highlight every concert I saw. I was fortunate to talk to him at a hotel Mexico City as an adult when he was playing with Santana. Very humble man...
@downpatmusic 3 жыл бұрын
Pedal bass line playing holding it down is happening like a another musician added. They should pay him 2X for the extra part!
@rickfobes5386 3 жыл бұрын
Incredible...Watching this raw rehearsal is so cool.... Is that Tony Lindsay from Santana sitting next to him??
@braveDave57 3 жыл бұрын
Correct! Tony and Sal's wife Melanie sang BGV's for these concerts
@tonygourdine512 3 жыл бұрын
The B3 master !!!
@marinemanagements 3 жыл бұрын
One of the true masters of the Hammond, great to see.
@cym247 3 жыл бұрын
Tower of Soul Music
@kaydickerson1229 3 жыл бұрын
MASTER of the Hammond B3 !
@oldschoolfunkster1 3 жыл бұрын
It's like watching magic!! They feed off each other's funk and it flows to their hands. As one sound. The sound of timeless r&b funk. BEAUTIFUL!!!
@villegas24 3 жыл бұрын
Chester T, what a god.
@patdevine2368 3 жыл бұрын
Amazing video! Thank you for sharing. Chester never disappoints.
@reeblesnarfle5443 4 жыл бұрын
Fricken so tight air can't get in!!!!!🔥🔥🔥 Jamin and blazin right along cookin with nitrous!!!!!👋😎👍🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥❤❤❤❤
@robertdowler8583 4 жыл бұрын
Written by Mr. Chester Thompsen
@TheMisterGriswold 3 жыл бұрын
Mr. Chester D. "CT" Thompson
@robertdowler3347 2 жыл бұрын
@@TheMisterGriswold I saw him numerous times with the band.
@ScottWDoyle 4 жыл бұрын
Wow. This rivals some of the great arrangements from the big band era.
@MsIsabelle21 4 жыл бұрын
This is a hip thing. If I got to explain it, you don’t understand. This stands the test of time especially with its master and LP!
@Saxtafunkta-fecta 4 жыл бұрын
That organ like a lead sled dog
@johnsmall5901 4 жыл бұрын
Really diggin' the left foot from 1:45 ...
@ne605 4 жыл бұрын
More ability and marksmanship in his foot than most people have in two hands
@billytheweasel 11 ай бұрын
Breathtaking every time.
@jmobass 4 жыл бұрын
Damn!!!
@Skib7632 4 жыл бұрын
That's a bad man!
@peterkadarmusic9728 4 жыл бұрын
Daaaaamn!! The Master strikes again!!
@patton303 4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for showing Chester’s walking foot! Bafflingly amazing.
@billytheweasel 11 ай бұрын
not of this world...
@tahseti1113 4 жыл бұрын
I'd pay to watch them rehearse.
@MeAndTheBoys_ 4 жыл бұрын
Holy moly,that Hammond is being manhandled right now! Lord have mercy!
@kjc9trader491 4 жыл бұрын
Chester be using a Yamaha Motif 8 on top - My Man!! (My Fave Keyboard)!!!
@organeu 4 жыл бұрын
INCREDIBLE HAMMOND organ player, Chester Thompson is fabulous.
@bankovicalexandre7221 4 жыл бұрын
I still didn't get the foot pedal work at 2:21 his left hand does a root/octave ascending pattern. What does the left do at this time ?
@chavaportillo7277 3 жыл бұрын
Bankovic Alexandre He's playing Bass foot pedal and knocking it out of the park that's experience there !!!🎼🎼🎼🎼😎
@dougmael 4 жыл бұрын
I love watching CT work those bass pedals. He has such a deft touch with that left foot!