Smoking B3 - George Floyd Funeral

[Griswold]

From a musical perspective, I was blown away by some of the musicianship during this service. I saw at least 3 keyboardists and personally loved hearing so much B3. I find this gospel style of playing very inspiring.

 

In case you're interested here are links of a few tunes. (Sorry I don't know how to embed a youtube video)

 

 

 

Peace & health,

Larry

[nursers]

That was indeed amazing - love watching stuff like that in spite of the very sad circumstances in this case.

[ElmerJFudd]

What a send off, left it all out on the pulpit. Potent stuff.

[Josh Paxton]

Wow.

[Josh Paxton]

I looked up the organist, Chris Edwards. Here's a clip of him from 2007. Warning: strap in for this one.

 

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[MAJUSCULE]

Thanks for posting. RIP.

[Al Quinn]

Oh my. So that"s how you do it.

 

RIP Mr. Floyd.

[Outkaster]

He showed up on the Facebook page for Hammond technicians group. He is probably the best in Dallas, TX or so they said. People like him confirm why gospel players own the Hammond. Some of these guys you will never know about as they always play in church. I always thought church politics forbidding them to play outside of the secular world are so short sighted as they have much to share........

[skipeb3]

Do a YouTube search for gospel organ and you'll find hundreds of videos. Awesome stuff... out of this world reharmonization, and mastery of the genre & the instrument.

[uhoh7]

I'm not religious, but I have heard a lot of COGIC sermons.....

 

There is one hellva history behind this sect, which more than any other institution, has kept the Hammond alive, and given many players a living.

 

History of the Cogic Church.

 

Basically this is the Bach model of musicianship. The organist in a cogic church has one preeminent responsibilty: manage the choir.

 

To do so well with a non-professional choir is demanding to say the least, here from 1967:

 

[video:youtube]

 

So when you see these great church players, they are way beyond "players": these are the music directors, with deep respect in their community.

 

Beyond this is the COGIC form itself which is not based on commercial recording criteria. IE there is ALOT of playing and singing. Many a player can pull off a decent shout for 5 min, if they work on it. But playing in a real church takes unbelievable stamina.

[SamuelBLupowitz]

Gospel organists -- gospel musicians in general -- are some of the most impressive on earth, as far as I'm concerned, and have a level of feel, chops, and harmonic know-how that always seems to hit the mark for this suburban agnostic Jewish kid. The gospel players in my town have regularly blown away many of the more traditionally schooled local musicians in their ability to wing it while responding to a preacher, or another player.

 

Thank you for sharing this. Inspirational despite/because of the tragic circumstances.