Paul Harrison

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This is the original on an actual vintage Hammond organ (note that the "lyrics" may be difficult to pick out unless you know Spanish): [video:youtube] Here are a couple more examples: More info here: https://www.synthtopia.com/content/2018/08/03/manual-vocoding-on-a-hammond-organ/

Here's another one for you guys with sharp ears. In John Coltrane's classic recording of "Blue Train" with Lee Morgan on trumpet and Curtis Fuller on trombone, they play the head twice: first time sax and trombone in unison, second time sax, trumpet and trombone in three-part harmony. The harmony section is at 0:19 - 0:38 and 10:11-10:30. [video:youtube] I found a few charts with the horn parts, but they weren't quite right, so I had a go at transcribing it myself ... the lines are a bit tricky to pin down in places, but I've attached my first draft below ... any corrections welcome. (Of course, actual sax and trumpet parts would normally be transposed up to F, but I've put all three parts in concert Eb to make it easier to work with here.) 2364.pdf

The graphic has now been updated on Wikipedia. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hammond-drawbars.svg

That looks fine, thanks. Are you able to replace the graphic on Wikipedia with this one? I just noticed the errors in the original while looking for a good diagram of the drawbars that I could link to (and I gather that several other sites also link to it), but I don't know how to update a file on Wikipedia and hoped someone here would be able to do this.

If you can make the fractions a tad larger and angled (like in the attached photo) and replace the graphic on Wikipedia with this one, you'll have done a great job.

Is there anyone here who can fix errors in a graphic on Wikipedia? This graphic contains some errors: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hammond-drawbars.svg - On all nine drawbars, the ' (inch) symbol should be ' (foot); e.g., 16" not 16'. - On the second drawbar (5 1/3"), 'Sub-3rd Harmonic' should be 'Sub-3rd harmonic' (lowercase "h"). - On the sixth drawbar (2"), "4nd harmonic" should be "4th harmonic". - On the seventh drawbar (1 3/5"), "6th harmonic" should be "5th harmonic". - On the eighth drawbar (1 1/3"), "7th harmonic" should be "6th harmonic". (The original Hammond organ drawbars do not include a 7th harmonic, which would be labelled 1 1/7".) (This page has a similar image with the correct labels: https://electricdruid.net/technical-aspects-of-the-hammond-organ/#drawbars) I tried to contact the creator of the graphic to fix this but there was no response.

https://www.allmusic.com/album/conference-de-presse-mw0000915356 https://www.allmusic.com/album/conference-de-presse-vol-2-mw0001471816 [video:youtube]

As someone here has (or used to have) in their signature: "You can make a record without a Hammond organ, but it won't sound as good."

21st-century Hammond organ ... (More here: ) [video:youtube]

I used to have a Hammond B3 and Leslie 122, then a Hammond XK3c and XK1c, then a Viscount Legend Solo. I now have a MAG C2 (with options including walnut side panels, light keyboard springs, and inbuilt Mini Vent). The MAG is hands down the best clonewheel I have played. The HX3 engine sounds very authentic and is very customizable, and Max's build quality and personal service are exemplary.

When I asked Roy himself, he confirmed that the first organ he owned was a Lowrey Heritage, which he used on The Peddlers' early recordings, but in 1967, Manfred Mann switched him on to the Hammond organ, and from the album "Freewheelers" (1967) onwards, he used a Hammond A100, which he had extensively customized including a wah pedal. For the live performance in the first video (1971) , he played a Lowrey Berkshire that was provided by the TV studio, but in the studio version on the album "Three For All" (1970) , he played the Hammond (you can hear the Hammond's percussion and chorus vibrato in his solo at 1:39-1:54).

+1 ... not only Michael Brecker on sax but also Pat Metheny on guitar, and the drum chair shared by Elvin Jones, Jeff "Tain" Watts, and Bill Stewart ... an all star cast indeed! Here's a concert clip of a track from that album, with Bill on drums, and a solo from Larry at 3:06 - 4:50. [video:youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UU3A1SZt0KI

Maceo Parker with Bill Stewart on drums and Larry Goldings on organ (solo 2:55 - 3:15). [video:youtube] [video:youtube]

Yes, in this video, you can see him press one of the buttons and hear the Leslie speed change at 1:02 and 1:53:

The Peddlers were from England. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Peddlers See also this thread. https://forums.musicplayer.com/ubbthreads.php/topics/2668872/re-organ-fans-i-give-you-the-peddlers Here's a live video from 1971. [video:youtube]

That's quite the three names to put on a marquee! Was this trio together long? I missed them somehow. I gather that the project, billed as the John Scofield Organic Trio, was active in 2013-14. https://www.kmuw.org/music/2014-05-09/john-scofield-finds-harmony-with-organic-trio

The Peddlers' line-up is organ/bass/drums rather than the usual organ/guitar/drums, but Roy Phillips has a great sound and style on the Hammond. Check out his playing on this track, especially his solo at 3:30 - 5:40. [video:youtube] My favourite organ trio has been billed variously on recordings as the Peter Bernstein Trio, the Larry Goldings Trio, or just Bernstein, Goldings & Stewart ... always funky, soulful, swinging and tasteful ... and Larry Goldings' sound and style on the Hammond are the gold standard for me. [video:youtube] John Scofield, Larry Goldings and Greg Hutchinson are a formidable trio too. [video:youtube]

Oscar Peterson - Sweet Georgia Brown ... with Ray Brown & Niels-Henning Oersted Pedersen [video:youtube] ... with Joe Pass & Niels-Henning Oersted Pedersen [video:youtube]

https://www.thegearpage.net/board/index.php?threads/keep-up-fast-latin-jazz-fusion-playalong-track.2266844/

+1 ... The site is usually pretty snappy for me, but it has slowed or frozen several times over the past few days.

Yes, the GM sounds can be assigned to upper and lower manuals, and pedals.

The MAG is primarily an organ, not an all-in-one keyboard. The basic GM sounds are labelled as "extra sounds" and are usable but are not on the same level as the organ. For piano and other sounds, I use a separate keyboard.. On mine, the effects loop is before the Mini Vent and remains active whether the Mini Vent is switched in or out, but the "Organ direct" output is not affected by the effects loop. However, as the brand name suggests ("MAG Custom Organs"), if you want a special configuration, you can ask max@magorgans.com, and he will let you know if it can be done.

The HX3 engine in the MAG organs has the latest hardware (now HX3.5), and the firmware can be customized and updated using a PC with the free editor software. The side panels are available in "MAG light blue", real maple or walnut, or other colours and finishes as an option. The HX3 engine in the MAG organs includes a set of basic GM sounds, which can be stored/recalled via the preset buttons.