VA • Organ-ized - All-Star Tribute to the Hammond B3 Organ

 

 

Review from AllMusic (by Stephen Thomas Erlewine):
High Street/Windham Hill's Organ-Ized is nothing less than a salute to the classic Hammond B3 organ by some of the preeminent mainstream practitioners of the instrument in the late '90s. Surprises are hardly the modus operandi here -- it's all soul-jazz, performed with love but not a lot of risk. While this might not showcase the idiosyncrasies of the instrument, that's fine, because this delivers exactly what most Hammond diehards want -- funky grooves and licks from the likes of Joey DeFrancesco, John Medeski, Art Neville, Michael Omartian, Jimmy Smith, Reuben Wilson, and Mike Weaver, among others. Some cuts cook more than others, but there are no duff tracks here -- only Jack McDuff. For organ-heads looking for a little more of what they love, this is not a bad sampler to sample.
https://www.allmusic.com/album/organ-ized-all-star-tribute-to-the-hammond-b3-organ-mw0000262526

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Resena de AllMusic (por Stephen Thomas Erlewine):
Organ-Ized de High Street/Windham Hill es nada menos que un homenaje al clasico organo Hammond B3 realizado por algunos de los principales interpretes del instrumento en el ambito mainstream a finales de los anos 90. Las sorpresas no son precisamente lo que caracteriza al album: todo es soul-jazz, interpretado con afecto pero sin asumir demasiados riesgos. Aunque esto no muestre necesariamente las particularidades del instrumento, eso no es un problema, ya que ofrece exactamente lo que la mayoria de los apasionados del Hammond buscan: grooves y frases funky a cargo de Joey DeFrancesco, John Medeski, Art Neville, Michael Omartian, Jimmy Smith, Reuben Wilson y Mike Weaver, entre otros. Algunos temas funcionan mejor que otros, pero no hay temas deficientes aqui, salvo Jack McDuff. Para los aficionados al organo que buscan mas de lo que les gusta, no es una mala recopilacion.
https://www.allmusic.com/album/organ-ized-all-star-tribute-to-the-hammond-b3-organ-mw0000262526


Tracks:
1 - Ashley Blue
2 - Swamp Road
3 - Micky Fick
4 - Say Something
5 - My Little Humidor
6 - There Will Never Be Another You
7 - Just A Little Bit
8 - Drop Shot
9 - I've Got To Find My Baby
10 - Moonbird
11 - Yes Sir
12 - Mercy, Mercy, Mercy
13 - Misty


Credits:
Joey DeFrancesco - Hammond B3 organ (track 1)
Mike Howard - Guitar (track 1)
Dave Cook - Drums (track 1)
John Medeski - Hammond B3 organ (track 2)
DJ Logic - Turntables (track 2)
Art Neville - Hammond B3 organ (track 3)
Ian Neville - Guitar (track 3)
Brian Stoltz - Guitar (track 3)
Michael Omartian - Hammond B3 organ (track 4)
Jerry McPherson - Guitar (track 4)
Richard Vogel - Keyboards (track 5)
Robert Mercurio - Bass (track 5)
Stanton Moore - Guitar (track 5)
Jeffrey Raines - Guitar (track 5)
Benjamin Ellman - Saxophone (track 5)
Jimmy Smith - Hammond B3 organ (track 6)
Phil Upchurch - Guitar (track 6)
Frank Wilson - Drums (track 6)
Mike Finnigan - Hammond B3 organ (track 7)
Ricky Peterson - Keyboards (track 8)
Paul Peterson - Bass, Guitar (track 8)
Michael Bland - Drums (track 8)
Sonny Thompson - Guitar (track 8)
Don Alias - Percussion (track 8)
Michael B. Nelson - Trombone (track 8)
Dave Jensen - Trumpet (track 8)
Brad Shermock - Trumpet (track 8)
Dale Mendenhall - Tenor Saxophone (track 8)
Kathy Jensen - Baritone Saxophone (track 8)
Tommy Eyre - Hammond B3 organ (track 9)
Larry Goldings - Hammond B3 organ (track 10)
Peter Bernstein - Guitar (track 10)
Bill Stewart - Drums (track 10)
Reuben Wilson - Hammond B3 organ, Synthesizers (track 11)
Melvin Sparks - Guitar (track 11)
Bernard Purdie - Drums (track 11)
Stanley Banks - Electric Bass (track 11)
Jason Forsythe - Trombone (track 11)
Kenny Rampton - Trumpet (track 11)
Daonny McCsalin - Saxophone (track 11)
Mick Weaver - Hammond B3 organ (track 12)
Jack McDuff - Hammond B3 organ (track 13)
Peter Barshay - Bass (track 13)
Eddie Marshall - Drums (track 13)

Compositions:
Ashley Blue - Joey DeFrancesco
Swamp Road - John Medeski
Micky Fick - Art Neville
Say Something - Michael Omartian
My Little Humidor - Galactic
There Will Never Be Another You - Mack Gordon, Harry Warren
Just A Little Bit - Rosco Gordon
Drop Shot - Michael Bland, Jim Hall, Ricky Peterson, Sonny Thompson
I've Got To Find My Baby - Chuck Berry
Moonbird - Larry Goldings
Yes Sir - Reuben Wilson
Mercy, Mercy, Mercy - Joe Zawinul
Misty - Erroll Garner, Johnny Burke

Production:
Jerimaya Grabher - Executive producer, A&R direction
Joey DeFrancesco - Producer (track 1)
Scott Harding, John Medeski - Producers and mixers (track 2)
Art Neville - Producer (track 3)
Michael Omartian - Producer, arranger (track 4)
Dan Prothero - Producer (track 5)
Lupe De Leon - Producer (track 6)
John Porter - Producer (tracks 7, 9, 12)
Ricky Peterson - Producer, arranger (track 8)
Larry Goldings - Producer (track 10)
Reuben Wilson, Preston Powell - Producers (track 11)
Ross Locke, Lupe De Leon - Producers (track 13)
David Donnelly - Mastering
DNA Mastering, Studio City, CA
Recorded at various studios, including Hunnicutt Recording Studio, Phoenix; Green Street Studios, New York; The Tree House, New Orleans; Sound House, Brentwood; Magazine Sound Recording, New Orleans; Sy Klopps Studios, San Francisco; House Of Blues Studios, Encino; Seedy Underbelly, Minneapolis; Master Mix Studios, Minneapolis; Sound On Sound Studios; CP Studios, Brooklyn.

Label: High Street Records 72902-10359-2
Country: US
Released: 1999
Genre: Jazz
Style: Soul-Jazz, Jazz-Funk




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