TheMadMusicMan (December 31, 1969 at 5:59 pm)

Barbra and Jimmy are two different players and are unique in their own ways. Barbra is great playing the Organ 'properly'. Jimmy di all kinds of crazy things. Can't really compare them.

jbowers56 (December 31, 1969 at 5:59 pm)

Can someone please show me a video of a hammond player performing in anything except for 4/4. And no, i probably dont just mean a waltz.

hans1970 (December 31, 1969 at 5:59 pm)

Scholarly??? Barbara started at age 11 & had exactly 18 months of lessons. When she was 13 she was completely on her own in terms of musical development. Jimmy, whose playing I also love, was the son of two pianists & he had considerable musical training (although he taught himself organ.)Watch the clip of JS & BD playing Night in Tunisia (same song / same time period.) He's great, but she doesn't need alcohol to smoke the B3.

strompwafel (December 31, 1969 at 5:59 pm)

My point exactly. It's scholarly and it shows. And to Baldjean: suggesting that JS could learn groov from Ms. Dennerlein is, well, ludicrous. The fact that he can't play independent bass pedals, or play 13/8 (which I doubt), or knit socks and make tea while playing, is rather beside the point. And it's a point that you cannot grasp if you can't see a stick up your own neck.Hat off to Ms Dennerlein, respect and all of that. It's all highly accomplished. She should just get drunk more often.

hans1970 (December 31, 1969 at 5:59 pm)

She's known for playing some of the most complex time signatures around - I'm not sure how many of us can clap in 13/8 time : - /Drummers like Dennis Chambers & Jeff Tain Watts respect her & she's never aspired to sound like Jimmy Smith. Of course if you want to hear soul jazz, Jimmy Smith's da man & there are lots of clones copying him - Barbara isn't one of them.

BaldJean (December 31, 1969 at 5:59 pm)

No groove? Jimmy could learn from her; just listen to the groove in her bass pedals. Jimmy never played independent bass pedals; he only used them to accentuate certain notes, but not to play a completely separate line with them. I have seen her live several times and know how groovy she is.

strompwafel (December 31, 1969 at 5:59 pm)

Hmmmmmm... I can see you guys clapping to the beat (and ON the beat, obviously) at a Kenny G concert. Just put on anything of Mr. Jimmy Smith and learn about groove and soul.

dbx42dot1 (December 31, 1969 at 5:59 pm)

ach ja, diese orgel wurde gepimpt. lange gabel, breiter hinterreifen, 8,8er kanone. wir lieben sie trotzdem, oder? ich sage jedenfalls: yeeeeeahhhhhhh! ( übrigens, midi ist nicht der teufel)

dbx42dot1 (December 31, 1969 at 5:59 pm)

you should learn your lesson. that is: look at her feet. think about how sweet it would be to to take her shoes off, lick her feet and surrender to her genius. idiot.

hans1970 (December 31, 1969 at 5:59 pm)

It's the house band of the network, sorry, I don't know his name.