Monday, August 16, 2004

Joey DeFrancesco - Incredible!

Did you know that there is a sub-genre of jazz that features the mighty Hammond B-3 organ? You did? Oh. Sorry but everything I know about jazz I learned from Ken Burns. Incredible! features present-day jazz organ wizard Joey DeFrancesco with a special guest, jazz organ pioneer Jimmy Smith. Now I can't tell good jazz from bad but I can tell you that if you're a fan of the Hammond (favored by Keith Emerson, Jon Lord, Rick Wakeman, and so many others in the rock world) you will want to give this a listen. Joey and Jimmy team up for two medleys on the album. Check out the first and the second. Now if you'll excuse me, I need to investigate some Bernie Worrell...

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