Four Hammond B3's playing The Cat

[Superphilipp]

SHUT. THE FUCK. UP.

[2t22tornadosiren]

I'm the 500,001st viewer YES

[Godbjorn]

The baldy talks too much.

GIMME HAMMOND!!!

[paplooo]

shut up ! was the point , to have the guys playing the beast if the asshole is talking ! damn you!

[gilbert20]

I have never liked this guy, but now I KNOW that Paul Shaffer = asshole.

[herbseitzer]

Too bad Jimmy Smith couldn't be there. He'd blow them all away...RIP Mr. Smith

[LiamaBean]

just skip to 2:01...

[MrGayou77]

Incroyable, il y a les sons Hamoond des B3 légendaires

, l'orchestre avec les brass ... Super..

[rrakocza]

PAUL, SHUTH THE DAMN FUCK UP!!!!!

[oldbump]

Shut the fuck up.

[vpmitchell]

Stop the cocaine Paul...and shut the fu*k up...

[nirandachan]

禿げのおじさん、騒ぎ過ぎ。早く聴かせてよ。

[pizzagorgonzola]

too much talking !!! jesus !

[satantheclown]

I thought that Al Roker was the biggest asshole ever born. I was wrong, it's Paul Shaffer. I think we should lock Al and Paul up the same room with a Mr. Microphone and see who kills the other one first.

[RoiekY]

Paul Shaffer is a modern muppet

[blclassix]

Agreed, Paul needs to shut up and see if he can also start a sentence that does not start with the word "I". Ego much? He should be humbled playing B3 with these guys.

[Belchmaster41]

@blclassix he's only doing the introduction before playing

[pizzagorgonzola]

@Belchmaster41 no, he talks WHILE they are playing !m what an asshole !

[expertman60]

4:12 coly crap...

[friedwart7]

Ich kann´s nur immer wiederholen: Es ist einfach zu geiiiiiiiiiiiiiil!!!!!!!!!!!!!­!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

(nur Schaeffer sollte öfters mal echt die Klappe halten!!!)

F E T T ! ! ! ! !

[pehuenblues]

Joey DeFrancesco

[joaniejmm]

@pehuenblues look up barbara dennerlein..........fabulous

Joey is great, know him personally

[flextechs]

Paul Shafer, shut the fuck up!

[propoetide]

Shaffer, just stfu when your betters are playing.

[FreaquedeMusique]

Holy butfuck i love hammones

[pokefisherman]

Awesome 

[FixingLunch]

These guys are like "I came here to listen to this douche for 20 minutes and got to play for 20 seconds?

[PooPooOnMyNewShoe]

IF Paul would would SHUT THE FUCK UP it would be soooo much better.

[fluffyms1]

@PooPooOnMyNewShoe  I agree. He should just shut up!! He's a real blowhard!! If wants to compete with someone as a jazz orrganist, let him try to compete with BARBARA DENNERLEIN. Her talent would would blow him away. And no BS talking from her either. She's the greatest.

[fluffyms1]

@fluffyms1 My comments above weren't meant to take anything away from the other three talents , Joey DeFrancesco, Doug Riley & Dr. Lonnie Smith They all got Schaefer beat all to hell. He's not even in the same league as his "guests".

[jessejdubb3rd]

he needs to take a note from what prince said the less i talk the more i can play

[SwampKing04]

the bald guy almost made me hit dislike, then lonnie started playing, and I blacked out from the awesomeness

[MrCyssiek]

totally stunning.

[rabbyraptor]

Press 3 to skip to awesome.

[rocsil]

Sorry, I like all these guys

Paul Chaffer, Joey DeFrancesco, Doug Riley and Dr Lonnie Smith.

They are superb

Thank you for sharing

[mellowcello123]

people might not like paul shaffer, but he's an incredible musician, and bandleader. 

[KILLERB3JOE]

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[andreabubus]

awww... .talking too loud too much to me...

[DebraAnnPendleton]

I LOVE PAUL!

[UstinovichA]

волшебные звуки...хаммонд ,несомненно великолепныи инструмент

[g1i2l3b4e5r6t]

Noch besser wäre es, würde der Shaffer Net dauernd dreinplaerren ...

[makingdiamonds]

awww fantastic sound!!

[vguitarman]

He can't ruin it. He's really trying hard but Paul Schaffer cant ruin it. The organ solos are too good. And you've got to admit Paul's got huge balls, taking the last 24 after those guys. Not would I would have done but hey.

[beachdog67]

Christ, Paul Shaffer has been working the Letterman show too long.

He just craps all over what SHOULD have been an amazing musical moment.

[MaxVatutin]

I love Canada!

[friedwart7]

Einfach nur unglaublich!!!!! FETT!!!!!!

Ich kann nicht anders, als es mir jedesmal mind. (!) 3 x hintereinander reinzuziehen!!!

Absolutly marvellous, hot, rockin´, perfect, crazy, unbelievable, fuckin´ great!!!!! :-) :-)

[jefftherealdrunk]

paul - shut up 'n play with your organ

[MrJelle94]

2:00 You're Welcome! :)

[punkdude543]

for a fat man, DeFrancesco sure does run up and down that organ.

[SSINHA700]

the intro could be shorter, but the music is good. and if you liked lonnie smith you must listen to his 'live at club mozambique' - the entire cd, it is the essence organ funk

[theomegleyouhate]

Thanks for the 37 dislikes for making the bar look like a green cigarette : )

[bassmaster947]

@theomegleyouhate Really dude this isn't dubstep

[theomegleyouhate]

@bassmaster947 lol If it was dubstep it would be ecstasy or whatever the hell hahaha, but I do like dubstep haha

[masterpiggy5]

5:33 its alex trebek!

[BlackImpalaRugebregt]

you talk too much baldy!

[TBIGNATIUS]

"Listen to that man blow!".....I'm trying, you irritating little fuckwit.

[01dennismenace]

Fucking marvellous...Paul

Schaffer..Take a bow !!

[szunaj415]

Super numer!This is it!!!!

jk

[etilec]

ca commence à 1:00 

[etilec]

1:00

[joeylovespizza3]

Tell me about it!! Trying to listen to their solos and all you can hear is his fucking annoying voice! ( I think this has something to do with a hammond inferiority complex on his part!) I love Joey Defrancesco though. have a lot of his albums and they pretty much all rock.

[TheMRmadhatt]

I'm not sure it's a dying art talking too much though should be esp in this case

[KazKylheku]

To see Shaffer being *really* superfluous, look for the video of Eddie Van Halen performing "Panama" on David Letterman. Good grief.

[Baldyjohn1]

@KazKylheku  hahahaha !!! Classic, so is this comment !!

[SAHBfan]

This would have been SO much better if it had been THREE Hammond B3's playing The Cat.

Guess which three...

[Denvermorgan2000]

Why does Paul Shaffer jump around like a wounded monkey?

[friedwart7]

Das ist soooo geil!!!! Es rockt einem die Scheiße aus dem Schädel!!!

Fantastisch!!!!!! :-)

[grannyrock10]

it was Paul's Night, he can talk

[sparkloweb]

I was going to comment about the annoying talk over the music, but I guess I don't have to.

[Denvermorgan2000]

@sparkloweb Yes its so obivious that it goes with out sayin lol

[motormusic1]

This is as close to heaven you can get on earth guys.... wow!

I'd love some improvisation lessons from one of those guys... and i used to play a B3

[TheMRmadhatt]

I'm sure paul will look back on this and think.... I wish i wish i could SHUT UP stop saying thier name dead people know who's playing for fuck sake

[jacobbarnes62]

3:02 "Listen to that man blow" What the fuck?

[rohanbahadur92]

@dekpayneFunkT 

maybe its because he wants the player who is supposed to be playing solo next should know ...

[soultaker1083]

Paul Shaffer....the luckiest man on Earth....but probably the most annoying as well.

[kenmfrancis]

amazing how many rules you negative commenters seem to have for music. and human behaviour. perhaps you should all go look up the words "entertainment", "fun" & "acceptance". then go look in the mirror and ask "why am I so critical about these people when no-one asks me up to play on prime-time tv? or knows my name like they do with these people?". do us all a favour and try it.

[dickcinamon]

Man....that song minus Paul Shaffer would be rad! He makes your skin crawl watching him being so jive!

[HermanStijlstra]

where is booker t. jones?

[luap42]

Paul Shaffer needs to be shafted. Outta this line-up. What a moron!

[eclipse7309]

Aside of the fact that Paul can play, but defines the words douche bag here, it is interesting to note that in a room with 4 hammonds and some of the best players, they all made the incredibly in creative decision to use the exact same settings for all of there solos lol. Blah blah blah first 3 drawbars w/ 3rd harmonic perc. Blahblahblah blues scales. Cmon guys, let's get a little bit creative.

[wonkavella]

@eclipse7309 joey and doug riley used more than blues scales,paul was out gunned here,while he tried to kind of play showman here he should have just not talked and let them play,i'm sure that was distracting

[flipadiddle]

@eclipse7309 except the thing is paul can't play, and he's the only one there who doesn't know how to harmonically depart from the blues scale.

[kharlos84]

shut the fuck up bold guy

[shockwave144]

Lonnie Smith My Heroe !

[rocsil]

Sorry… sorry… sorry…

I’m just dying watching and hearing this video.

These guys are astonishing good.

And the responsible for this is “funkular”

Thank you very much for the uploading.

I never get tired of it

Thank you…thank you…thank you….

[noellpro]

I just don't get this guy...never liked his playing style...his Letterman band sounds like a circus band...and this B3 stufff...can't he just shut up and let the players play...MAYBE use a spot light to beam on the soloist....as opossed to Paul yelling over the solo...what an idiot!!!! and 75% white guys??? where are the other great black B3 players?????this is a bunch of white guys basking in "look ma I can play fast and sound LIKE black"....still 'm sure the show made a bunch of money!

[nachodaddy]

@noellpro Ah, a typical prog-lib. You got pro-black, anti-white, affirmative action, & class warfare all in there. Thumbs down as a decent human being to you. If you'd stopped at the word idiot, you might not have exposed yourself as one.

[LoSignorino]

@Segs79 well said segs

[Visualundeath]

Easily the tastiest organ playing ever.

[motormusic1]

I would LOVE to know the scales used in this lot.. they sure aint standard major and minors thats for sure !!!!!

[motormusic1]

If you dislike this then you've got no soul !!!!!!

[numanuma20]

Is there sheet msuic for this song?

[TheOffcialACCFans]

great instrument! Ive always loved the sound Im working on a leslie spr. for my guitarbut the hammond might be the greatest organ in the world!!right after mine

[amaganaz]

GArbage!!!!!!!

[Kropek13]

Hammond-gasm!

[musikcritik123]

What a beautiful instrument!

[KevinGermany1993]

you must be careful that you don´t not begin to cry to howl in the end. because it is so fantastic :'-)))))))

[KrummyBear]

It's to bad lead trumpet will always be the coolest :)))))

[wentkat]

Would have been so cool if they had included Keith Emerson in this!

[coolsax64]

Shut up for the last time Paul....

[flipadiddle]

oh my god....i wish paul shaffer would shut the fuck up!

[thomasjeeh]

amen to that

[T0aie]

Paul Shaffer is the Mike Strutter of the Organ!

[sirstrongbad]

Paul's always been like that, but he knows his stuff and that's what's important.

[paulj0557]

Paul Shaffer plays the B3 organ and unites all of these other players and people still find crap to whine about. He's a spasoid so what? I just wish they were playing a B3, a Wersi, a Vox combo, and maybe an old Thomas Californian with it's built in wah wah blasting through an old Leslie Space Generator speaker cabinet. Oh' well, I know this event wasn't about organs as much as it was about Paul.

[BennyBlanc0FTB]

Nobody is balder than Shaffer

[masterpiggy5]

4:29 you can see all 4 of them, and schaffer is the one freaking out

[masterpiggy5]

jesus christ, no one cares what your mothers maiden name was, or what you studied in college

[Bridgebain]

I'll take Rod Argent over these guys.

[UFOsToday]

34 thumbs down show we need more music in school!!!

[stratfanatic]

GLORIOUSLY MAGNIFICENT!!

[iplaytheorgan2]

This is a move of the Holy Spirit obviously you don't understand it... But that's alright I pray God will reveal Himself to you this is not a show!

[DarkeningSkies1]

Hmmmm.... Yeah, I admit I wanted Paul to just STFO a little and focus on the music, but he is waving a flag for his heroes and CTV here, it is a showy T.V. special, etc., so I can kinda forgive it. Now if he pulled that shit in the Blue Note in NYC, yea he might need a little ass whipping (talented though he is).

[RockRollify]

"Give the man a break" my ass, someone should've just taken the mic from his hand to let the audience truly experience something, they'd probably never experience again in their lives. The music they play speaks for itself, no need for him to get that excited about, like people wouldn't get percieved by the music alone. I must admit he's pretty good though, not on the same level as the others, but good. This should've gone for two hours straight, at least!!

[bensdadfrank]

He's different , but has more musical talent in his little fingers than most of us have inn our entire bodies. And i say that as an accomplshed musician. Well done Paul. Be proud you canucks , eY. I'm from wisconsin,in

the states, and I wish we could claim him. I'll play my upright bass with that man any time and feel honored!

[197022007]

this is insulting to a nation

[mrfish4lyfe]

wow paul u SUCK

[fnkdrmr86]

SHUT THE FUCK UP PAUL SHAFFER!!!!! you fucking penis headed asshole!!! i hate him, let these guys play music! you fuckin ruined it!!

[raymondgroothuis]

Those men can play! Damn

[DarkeningSkies1]

@raymondgroothuis Indeed. And please note, Mr. DeFrancesco does it entirely ONE HANDED. Class, man.

[TheLinda61]

That is "oozing talent!" Fantastic work men! More please....

[p1an0hands]

shut the fuck up paul shaffer, you are ruining a perfectly good set!

[19thSFGA]

paul shaffer big mouth asshole this is what happens when you suck dicks you just cant keep your mouth shut

[gnrfanatic141414]

pure amazingness

[gingabeard]

Kudos to the bald guy for bringing these cats together. But someone take his mic away please.

[AllanVictoriaA]

Amazing group of talent in the same room. This would have been much better if Shaffer would have kept his pie hole shut during their solos.

[GK1918]

funny I had a dream last night to punch in hammond b3 on utube. I have had

mine more than 45yrs (bought new). I think I will uncover my old friend. Im'

positive it will fire right up cigarette burns many beers spilled on it. Thats a

true B3 . Its got flower pedals stuck in it from my long stunt with Tiny Tim, carved

Initals from Barry Curtis "Kingsmen" and many more. You people are great. Sam

[Funkyking]

If you imagine Paul Shaffer beeing Mr. Six Flag, his acting is kinda funny :D

[AllanVictoriaA]

@Funkyking Funny one

[OmegaDallen]

@Funkyking Where do you think they got the Idea from?

[Pladask]

Could've been a great moment, Shaffer ruined it completely.

[orbea2380]

I know where Id stick that trophy!

[debs4mysweetbaby]

@orbea2380 i agree!!

[theseventhprotocol]

Annoying little jew !!! Lonnie Smith and Joey Defrancesco are great organists.To bad Shaffer had to ruin a good jam .

[Denvermorgan2000]

Paul Shaffer has an ego bigger than all of them really annoying

[kbless551]

yea, shut the F**|K up......

[dancraggs]

@orbea2380 Jimmy smith died in 2005?

[ForestCinema]

I'm 19, and I own and play. the B3 is alive and well

[Denvermorgan2000]

Organ playin is not dying there is a lot of young people playin.

[jhilboldt]

Yes he's obnoxious but he's also one of the main forces supporting this type of music. If there is a tribute show to any great musician anywhere Paul Shaffer is usually conducting the band, and having a great time being a fan of these musicians just like the rest of us.

[tesla4all]

Go ahead on folks.......and Paul.....despite all of the negative assholes....I find you quite entertaining

[SwerdyJazz]

Someone please take the mic away from Paul.....I love his musicality....but good god, if I have to hear anymore of his grunts, tacky shouting and terrible comedy I will jump off a bridge.

[dantefontana66]

uhmmm i agree, next time ask to me to bring a Mauser so we could shoot him and cook with cats and onions.

[stephanosanio]

Holy crap .. that trumpet funx @5:01

[manoljo]

OMG IT'S PAUL SHAFFER!!!!!!

[jenevertranen]

what organ

[Creeping66]

awesome!!! ...but SHUT THE FUCK UP BALDY!!!!!

[bigjimpitz]

Let me tell you morons about that "bald guy who won't shut up". Paul Shaffer was the cat who brought these ledgends together.Paul is one of the most instrumental artists of all time in bringing together ALL types of musicians for great peformances. He played with everyone from Dylan to Ray Charles and has been Lettermans Band director for more than 3 decades.With no disrepect to the icons playing on this clip, he is in my opinion the best artist on the stage.

[manoljo]

@bigjimpitz THAT'S RIGHT HOMEY!! Tell it like it is ;) (Paul was at my Royal Conservatory graduation...I was like a giddy little school girl when I met him lol)

[rocsil]

Sorry, these are gods of Hammond B3 Organ.

Thank you for sharing.

[coolsax64]

Shut the F up Paul!!!

[BaltiSean]

get some modesty, Paul. you are there with 3 monsters who are as humble as can be. also, put down the mic, man.. too cheesy.

[dsuurland]

paul's expression at the end is pricesless, never mind that he shouldnt be given a mic.

[No2647]

why didn't they inclued john Lord?

[urkukan]

Great sounds but.....shut up Paul !!!!!!

[Kimians]

Shut the fugg up Paul!

[pullom19]

Thanx to you for posting this. To all the people bashing paul for his overabundant energy, This is what it's all about for working musicians. No matter who you are, if you get 3 of the best in the land on stage with you I feel you've done good not to crap yourself. Just enjoy the sweet B-3 sound

[KevinGermany1993]

Wooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo­oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo­w. Four great talents. I want an Hammond B3, too!

Great Job, Men!

[rikshaw223]

it just gets better every time i hear this video.

[skeetv123]

Haha I really can't blame Paul Shaffer for being that excited, look at the expression on his face once the song ends, he's like a kid in tears because he just got 3 of the best Hammond B3 organists on the planet for one song. I would be through the roof. The only problem with Paul is if you look at his hands he's not even playing in time lol.....he just noodles so nobody can hear him.

All 3 absolutly unreal organists, I think Joey D blew them out of the water, but he is jazz's premier player

[Sprengladung]

i'm in heaven!!!!! :):)

[jurgiejj]

I've seen em all except DR (rip). Saw Jim Smith many times in NYC back in the day. After catching Joey D here in the NY area twice in the past few months, he is by far the master. His chops keep getting better and better.....Joey you're da man!!!!! The sound man must have had it in for JD in this video.

[kgmakogon]

paul shaffer came



[organham]

Hi Paul,

This is not a dieing art!!

Love Ya

Bbo laguna woods, Cal

[farloburning]

Dr. Lonnie Smith is so freakin' amazing live if you ever get a chance to see him GO!

Would love to see Joey DeFrancesco sometime.

[jaget74]

No need for him to be shutting up - Paul is excited about all these great guys and is showing it to an audiance who might not be that familiar with these great organists, or even organ jazz/blues music. Anyway... great performance!

[cfidellmt]

Paul really needed to shut up. But the playing by all the masters is awesome!!!