The Greatest Hammond Organ Solos - Part 2

[@Truth.is.out.there3200]

Keith. The best in his day BY FAR.

[@rulerwithcounsel]

With a name like Jon Lord, I stop there. Brilliant!

[@manuelag.h.7471]

Jon Lord. ........💙 GENIUS !

[@Chdesignssecondo96]

07:50 This sound does not deceive me. It is the Harpsichord Solo from Bach's Brandenburg Concerto No. 5, Transcribed for Hammond Organ. 😏

[@Sycsa]

Thank you, it feels so good to read such comments. It wasn't easy to put all this together, but I enjoyed every minute of it. May the Hammond sound always keep you happy!

[@Sycsa]

Thank you very much! I like all Hammond players I featured in my videos(and even more, Joey DeFrancesco for instance), but Lord is the favorite and my all-time inspiration. Jimmy Smith is the greatest, most influential Hammond player ever, all of his albums are outstanding.

[@dalli2]

I'm a massive fan of most of these guy's but, in my humble opinion one man stood out in the way he played his C3. Vincent Crane of Atomic Rooster. His expression was unique. I've even had a beer with him. Thanks for sharing.

[@Phrase]

The hammond must be one of the coolest instruments ever! The Rhodes EP is another!

[@johntechwriter]

Phrase Yep!

[@johnkapalka2947]

R.I.P. Dr. Lonnie Smith, who we just lost on 09/28/21. The best jazzy B3 player to touch those keys.

[@MOSKII58]

Tom Scholtz / Boston has a great hammond sound and some great solos on the 1st few Boston lps i spec like Smokin' & Long Time/foreplay & Yes has some great Hammond solos "Roundabout" is a classic..

[@ioriorioriorio]

thnaks for the brian auger clip...one of theeeee best

[@ComStealth]

Still after seeing this x numbers of times it`s still as good as the first time i saw it. Thanks once again for posting this video:)

[@stephenord3403]

Just the most beautiful sound. Gospel, funk, soul, rock. The Hammond had done it all

[@tariksba]

good video 2,I like the sound of jazz organ like Jon Lord plays.

[@Vivelabretagnelibre]

Organ rules ! ! ! king of instruments ! ! ! sooooo funky !

[@Sycsa]

Thank you! I am very happy that you enjoyed them! :) Hammond forever!

[@musicbecker]

No other Keys make this kind of expression possible like a Hammond!

[@federicoleonardi814]

Mr. Lord!

[@123daystar]

the LORD jon , took the c3 to heaven, what a sound from his c3 , flamin hell these recordings are all great, but lord placed himself with four other great musicians, and made mk2 purple the greatest band on earth

[@Elementeyas]

Chris Skelson 100% Agree

[@GiorgiojoSarogni]

A 1000000 yes... Jon Maestro Lord RIP

[@Sycsa]

I liked their inspiring style and sound, and the guy in the garage fits perfectly with Lord's Highway Star solo.

[@themudsnarkchannel8237]

I have been Brian Auger fan since 1969. Have seen him many times. Spoken with him a few times either between sets or after shows. He and Keith Emerson were great friends. Brian even said Keith was on a whole other level and was the greatest ever. I agree.

[@ComStealth]

It`s so insanly nice to see the great minds in 2 if i might say it-> very nice composed sequences of hammond masters...I have my favorites and it will always be Lord,Airey and Emerson and not to forget Wakeman from Yes, this always cheers me up.

[@rjpadanova]

Nice work, dude. I love hammond -divine instrument

[@lightlyone]

Got some major players missing here... maybe it's time for a part 3. Including B-3 soulful master Lee Michaels. It brought the B-3 to a whole different kind of music than most of the other greats.

[@EddioPinaR]

It´s a real pity there isn´t video material of Lee Michaels. It would be very nice to see him playing his hammond. But this selection is GREAT. Wow...

[@Sycsa]

Lord quit using Leslies in 1970, after the first 3 DP albums(+concerto). He recorded the following 4 outstandingly successful studio albums(+Made in Japan) with Marshall amps and thus created the heaviest organ sound ever. After the departure of Gillan and Glover in '74, he returned to Leslie speakers and he's using them ever since, but with such preamps, which grant an almost as heavy distortion. Thanks for the kind words and for the pleasant conversation. May the Hammond be with you! :-)

[@garygomesvedicastrology]

Auger and Booker T used Marshall amps in the 1960s before Lord did. Emerson used 3 Leslies and a Marshall PA with the Nice. To hear a Jon Lord sound through a Leslie (and fuzz tone) check out Steve Winwood on Traffic "Last Exit" Feelin Good. Great sound. I respect Lord, Hugh Banton from Van Der Graaf Generator, Tony Banks (who built a homemade Leslie then switched to chorus and phase pedals) and Mike Ratledge, who got the weirdest sound with a Lowrey (as did Garth Hudson). Alice Coltrane churned out some fascinating playing on a Wurlitzer!

[@harveybarton7212]

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[@garygomesvedicastrology]

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[@thomasbarcelos]

Great video, man!!!! Thanks for this one, I really liked it! Keep uping videos like this!

[@RaúlMoralesJr]

Jon Lord=Genius

[@peterlewerin4213]

I used to own a book about the history of Deep Purple (written before the reunion), and ISTR Jon Lord persuading Edwards and Coletta to put up the money for a Hammond for the band. They were reluctant when they heard the cost, but Lord assured them that Hammonds had a very good resale value. Skip a couple of years to Lord standing on the organ and rocking it back and forth, etc, and so on. Skip a few years more, and a Hammond slightly demolished by The Jon possibly selling for more than a regular second-hand one.

[@ScudoBR]

I think so! Keith is more versatile as a composer as well... classical, rock, jazz... whatever he pus his mind and hands on he sounds good... and virtuous.

[@Sycsa]

Thanks, I'm glad you enjoyed it! "The B3 is the only instrument you ride, man!" Long Live Hammond!

[@paolosaudella5209]

Hammond.......Lord........❤

[@socialflaw]

Great video man, thanks. I must say I really loved Lord end Emerson's videos, amazing players. Keep up the great work and we look forward to a 3rd part. As a suggestion, I guess you could add something by Ken Hensley (of Uriah Heep).

[@Sycsa]

Thanks a lot! I've been working hard to make the cuts and the flow of the music as smooth and continuous as possible(something I wasn't 100% satisfied with in the case of the first part of this compilation). I really appreciate that you observed it! Viva Hammond organ!

[@Sycsa]

Thank you! Hammond forever!

[@Sycsa]

Thank you. Of course I've heard of Made in Japan, it's the best live recording ever! Long Live Lord!

[@Sycsa]

Thank you! I like Thijs van Leer as well and I will surely include him if I ever finish my third video. Hammond forever, let it scream!

[@Sycsa]

Thanks! Lord is my personal favorite as well, but I think that the real LORD is the magnificent Hammond organ, the mighty instrument which inspired so many incredible musicians from so many different genres. As much as I like the "House of the Rising Sun", I couldn't have included it since it's not even played on a Hammond organ... Maybe someone could do a Greatest Vox Continental Organ Solos compilation :-)

[@strangeman509]

Great vid, great editing!!! So many great players...and a fine homage to Jon Lord in and of itself. Thanks! :)

[@drdave25]

I think you did a great job. Barbara Dennerlien is my new favorite and could watch her all day. I grew up with Theis Van Lear (Focus) and would love to see him included if you ever do another one. Keep rockin brother and keep rockin' HAMMOND/LESLIE.

[@TheOrganiston9th]

I SO agree with you, re Thijs Van Leer... “Eruption” is such an amazing example of true, brilliant & beautiful symphonic prog... I’ve always wondered why “Hocus Pocus” - great, though it is - was mostly the extent of what we heard of Focus on radio; I understand “Sylvia” was a worldwide hit, but... maybe it was a couple of years before I listened to AOR radio. What Van Leer did on a Hammond L-100 was truly fantastic...!

Jon Lord rules! By the way, nice work Sycsa!

[@robertsteinberger5667]

I really like the hammond solo on Nick Cave's red right hand. It doesnt try to show off like some of the keyboardist in the video, it is simply a great solo.

[@rijden-nu]

GREAT MIX!!! You actually determined begin and end notes of the fragments and let it flow into eachother... Awesome!

[@awaken77]

Hammond is unique instrument. It can even play backwards (kudos to Emerson)

[@Sycsa]

Thank you, I'm glad you liked it! The editing wasn't an easy job, but I enjoyed every minute of it. I tried to make it as musical as possible.

[@garygomesvedicastrology]

I would love to see Larry Young/Khalid Yasin, Dave Stewart, Dave Sinclair, Hugh Banton, Tony Banks, Steve Winwood...even some non-Hammond players like Mike Ratledge, Garth Hudson and Alice Coltrane. Thanks for posting Auger, one of my earliest heroes. Although I know he got a lot from Jimmy Smith, he made me aware of what could be done on a Hammond, along with Keith Emerson and Dave Greenslade.

[@Sycsa]

WOW, the C3 is my dream organ, I hope I'll be owning one by the time I'm around 30(now, I'm 18 and I have a Leslie 760 with a Roland VK-7, which I'm very satisfied with). I think the C3 is the nicest, sharpest looking organ console of all. You should upload some videos of you playing on it. Cheers and may the Hammond/Leslie scream in your ears 24/7!

[@garygomesvedicastrology]

I love the L100 and A105 series that Emerson used in the Nice too. The A105 looked a bit like a C3.

[@WilliamSlaght]

Part 3! Part 3! Part 3! Part 3! PRETTY PLEASE!!!!

[@marcoballa]

once again... THANKS FOR SHARING THESE VIDEOS!!!!!!

[@Sycsa]

In my opinion, Lord is the far most interesting organ player, at least in rock. His organ sound varied a lot throughout the late 60's, early 70's. He started with Leslie speakers, than switched to Marshall amps(which sounded awesome and became his trademark sound), he radically altered his solos from one show to another, improvised a lot and even used a Ring Modulator with the organ, which sounded crazy! He was always interesting, while Emerson's organ sounded the same on almost every ELP song.

[@Rigbysalad]

Then you haven’t watched enough ELP. I beg to differ it’s the complete opposite. Lords organ sound is the same throughout his whole career and Keith was by far the more talented musician. Listen to Hoedown and tell me you still think Lord is above Emerson.

[@Sycsa]

@@Rigbysalad heh, nice necro. No doubt Keith was the more technically accomplished musician, but I still stand by my opinion from 15 years ago. Strictly from a Hammond organ perspective (not including pianos, synths), Lord was a more diverse player. Take In Rock for example. One album, but the Hammond sounds vastly different in every single song, different drawbar, percussion settings, different speakers (sometimes Leslie, sometimes Marshall). Keith used the same settings and had the same organ sound 96% of the time. There’s nothing inherently wrong with that, that clicky tone is his signature (inspired by Jimmy McGriff’s tone). He ensured variety by using synths, pianos. Lord mostly stuck to the Hammond.

[@kratino]

@@Sycsa Aw, HELL no.

[@Sycsa]

Thank you, I'm very glad you enjoyed them! If everything works out well, I shall get the Zephyr CD today, I'm eager to be able to listen to it. Thanks for notifying me. Cheers!

[@Sycsa]

Yeah, that's one WILD solo! It always pumps me up and puts me in near-ecstatic state. Jon Lord once stated that it is his favorite Hammond solo he has ever done in DP. It's one of my favorites as well, too bad there's no live version of it(so I couldn't include it here).

[@oscillatine]

At 5:02 the guy is raaaaahhh...ing, I love it ! Natural voice instrument + Hammond = great feelings.

[@osummuso]

Cheers bud. Nice player. Good groove.

[@Sycsa]

:) Maybe some day I'll finish it. Thing is, I want it to be better than Part 2 in every aspect, and that's not an easy task. Thank you for the support!

[@adam872]

Thijs Van Leer was a fantastic Hammond player, as already pointed out. It'd be great if you could find some live footage of Wakeman's solos in Roundabout or Close To The Edge (especially the latter), which are both fantastic. Great job on this, BTW.

[@Sycsa]

They call it many things, like organ rakes, but most notably glissando as far as I know. It really sounds incredibly awesome, a beastial sound you can only achieve with a Hammond organ. A fast rotating Leslie is also important to add depth, but it sounds great regardless. Many-many Hammond players use it in various settings and everyone does it a bit differently.

[@Sycsa]

From what I know, the Nord is a great instrument, with top notch sounds that fit perfectly to your style. I've seen many funk bands with it, mainly using it for electric piano and Hammond sounds. Whenever I'm going to a concert, I'm always happy to see the little red thing on the stage. One thing to consider is that if you wanted to focus on the Hammond a bit more, a Nord C1/C2 could be an even better investment because of the two manuals, although I figure it's a lot more expensive. Good luck!

[@craignehring]

Tone Wheels forever, the smell of hot motors and tubes Question... where would the Hammond be without the Leslie?

[@kropkamark]

+Craig Nehring True

[@kropkamark]

interesting

[@awaken77]

Lawrence Hammond himself disapproved Leslie, and even tried to make organs "Leslie-proof" by changes in electrical interface. But musicians loved it. so it became a de-facto standard of speaker used with Hammonds. I'd say Leslie rotating speaker effect is responsible for 90% of what we associate with "typical Hammond" sound

[@pjbear05]

5 stars! we need volume 3 if you can find sources. Greg Rolie, Ruck Wakeman, etc. Keep 'em coming!

[@SzilardUdroiu]

szuper ez is ..jo munkat vegeztel baratom.legkozzelebb mikor osszeulunk erre iszunk egy sort.;)

[@technocrash09]

@jacktheripped Man, you nailed it. One of the greatest, for-fricken-sure!

[@kipp0man]

Yeah, I agree, Banks did some amazing stuff on Hammonds over many years.. solo during Apocolypse (9/11 or some other weird time signature) was just awesome, pity we didn't salute hime here.. Still, this video is even better than the 1st and I can't help but play it over & over 'cause there is some huge talent makin those keys really really sing, .. what a wonderful sound...

[@Bluesmen88]

Greg Rolie I believe, and yes, he is very amazing organist/singer.

[@drdave25]

Amen, let it scream! PS. I KNEW I spelled that wrong....Thanks for getting it right....Thijs Van Leer...young or old, he's great.

[@Sycsa]

Thank you! I'm still on the hunt for new material, but I don't want to make a third part which is less good than the second one, so it'll take a while.

[@FloydReynolds91]

Did KZbin remove part 1? These are fantastic!

[@Sycsa]

Yep, I tried to do that so it would become a whole instead of several parts. Thanks a lot, I'm glad you enjoyed it!

[@Sycsa]

I think that variety is very important, and makes the flow a lot more interesting.

[@johntechwriter]

Sycsa More Brian Auger please, the master of rock/jazz fusion on the Hammond and no Lelies to take the edge off his burning riffs.

[@Sycsa]

Thank you, I'm glad you enjoyed it. All the best to you, too!

[@Sycsa]

One might argue about that, since Emerson had a team wich always repaired his damaged L100 after each show and he never even touched his C3 and Lord's organ is still touring with Deep Purple today.

[@bassandguitarguy]

great stuff! I used to have a hammond M3 30 years ago - fun to play around with!

[@Sycsa]

Uhm, actually Tehtube is using exactly the SAME drawbar setting that Lord was using in the original 1968 recording of Hush, which is 888000008(so the highest drawbar is out, as you said). Lord always played Hush with this drawbar setting, at least on every live recording I know of, up until the late 90's. Maybe his sound had a bit(or a lot) more overdrive, but otherwise it's exactly the same. Thanks for watching!

[@AlbertVlogs]

Great video, don't forget to include Mark Farner from Grand Funk Railroad in the part 3!

[@t1mmytee]

Man, this is some cool stuff! Thanks for posting. Is anybody today doing anything comparable? I'd sure like to hear some! Best wishes from northwest Pennsylvania, USA.

[@dankaradave]

Insane keyboard compilation

[@binnyman]

Wakeman's Hammond was very........clinical, if you will. Inspired by his love for church organ. Smith's tone is dirty, 'cuz he always seemed to be cranking the Leslie amps, and they would heat those tubes up something fierce. I was referring to his ridicuously-intricate runs; very exact and cleanly played (that gospel and church influence again). But, yes: He could get a dirty tone.Again, really nice collection of videos !! Peace :-)

[@ivansbacon]

Wow, Emerson rockin Hammond's.

[@aremarkumade]

Watched all 3 videos, big fan of B3. Consider Chest Fever for a part 4.

[@johntechwriter]

aremarkumade That was played on a Lowrey.

[@Cubebass]

btw I just LOVE the transitions in this video

[@hanky2112]

5 stars from me as well GREAT stuff!

[@Cubebass]

I'm a Drummer. Sometimes I play kerboards. This always inspires me :D

[@Sycsa]

Rod Argent would have deserved a spot, as well as a whole bunch of other great organists, but if there's no good quality live video of him, I can't include it.

[@darthpeter1095]

Insane editing!!!!!! Szép munka testvér!

[@20gilbert20]

I love this compilation. Of course I miss one of my heroes of the Hammond, Joey Defrancesco, but maybe it is tough to find footage of his playing. Still, I appreciate the effort it took to put this post together. Thanks.

[@harveybarton7212]

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[@Sycsa]

Definitely yes! I hope you get a camera real soon, I'd be thrilled to see some good stuff from you. I've been looking for good Hensley footage as well and only found some covers, a few of which were quite awesome and well worth checking out.

[@ale1210]

amazing video

[@OrganBea]

Organ = the King of music

[@Gary19702]

I think some Brian Auger would do nicely in here!!

[@loekiedepo]

YEAH! that's an awesome version of Moanin' =D

[@vanhalter]

Super Hammond solo compilations! 5*****

[@marioleonibalpedroso3073]

Esses mestres tocando é covardia

[@eternalcolonel]

Like keyboards at large, Emerson dominates any Hammond discussion, including Lord. His fingering, speed, the use of more than one hand, playing two Hammonds simultaneously, the glissando's and more. There's a lot of space and players (Argent &Auger, to name two) between Emerson and Lord, who in my view, is a "one handed wonder" compared to Emerson.

[@jwjeffrey]

No one mention Chester Thompson with Tower Of Power and now Santana,Felix Cavaliere withe Rascals, and the Rascals was one of the 1st bands to use a Hammond and not the Vox like alot bands were using during the mid 60's. But thanks for your effort.

[@Sycsa]

But if we strictly talk about Hammond organ, Lord's sound is a lot more versatile than Keith's. Nevertheless, they are both incredible!

[@Sycsa]

Thank you for the greatly inspiring and kind words! I wanted to include Ken Hensley even in the first video, since I really like his sound, but unfortunately I didn't find any good sounding live videos of him. I still hope something will pop up eventually...

[@jaime52]

Barbara Dennerlein the best of all!

[@Sycsa]

@Innerspace100 Yep, that's true. As far as I know, Jon had a spinet Hammond in the Artwoods days, then he swiched to an A100 for the first gigs of DP MKI(you can see it on the earliest DP concert footage here, on KZbin), then the management bought him a C3, then he got Christine McVie's C3, which was chopped later for the 80's gigs, then reassembled(although the cut remained clearly visible) and even used by Don Airey. I'm not sure where is it now though, since I saw Don using a B3 lately.

[@Sycsa]

Kösz szépen, barátom! ;) Úgy lesz!

[@binnyman]

I still use my 147 RV, but not the reverb part. Yeah: I wish I had a 122. But, the driver is a Pyle (necessary for my synths at the time), and the driver is an Electro-Voice. Screams, it does. And I run a Leslie combo-preamp in between the C3's preamp and amp, witha seperate gain control for it, and a push-pull switch attached to the percussion circuit (resistor wired in) for percussion you can feel in your chest (thanks to my buddy Dennis, an awesome player and tech). Hammonds forever !

[@BananeHammond]

thanks for share !