Here's a catch-all for some of our favorite organ tracks and albums. These need not be albums or songs by an organist--they can also be tracks where organ is featured prominently. I was a fan of the Hammond B3 sound long before I knew what kind of organ it was.
I'll kick it off with a few picks for the day.
From Lonnie Smith's first album as a soloist, for Columbia. At this time, he was a sideman in George Benson's group, and Benson returns the favor on this record. "Hola Muneca" would also be covered on Lonnie Smith's lone album on Kudu.
This has long been my favorite David Sanborn album, Upfront. Midway through the album is this downtempo soul smoker:
El Chicano is a more recent find of mine. I'd located the track "Viva Tirado" well over a dozen years ago for an instrumental compilation I was making at the time. I've since gotten the album and it is representative of the Latino soul that was popular in Los Angeles in the early 70s. Bobby Espinosa plays the organ on the title track.
I'll kick it off with a few picks for the day.
From Lonnie Smith's first album as a soloist, for Columbia. At this time, he was a sideman in George Benson's group, and Benson returns the favor on this record. "Hola Muneca" would also be covered on Lonnie Smith's lone album on Kudu.
This has long been my favorite David Sanborn album, Upfront. Midway through the album is this downtempo soul smoker:
El Chicano is a more recent find of mine. I'd located the track "Viva Tirado" well over a dozen years ago for an instrumental compilation I was making at the time. I've since gotten the album and it is representative of the Latino soul that was popular in Los Angeles in the early 70s. Bobby Espinosa plays the organ on the title track.