J.S. Bach Jazz Improv - Barbara Dennerlein on Hammond B3

[QueerOldDean]

Somewhat defeats the point of Bach's music. :P

But great

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@QueerOldDean

Great indeed.

Ms Dennerlein does not "defeat the point of Bach's music" - bad classical musicians can do. She simply uses the Toccata as material for jazz. What regards the use of themes from Bach most purists fail to understand that this does NOT offend a "holy grail". Using other musician's themes as material was normal in his times. The 19th century brought the cult of genius and authorship.

Bach, sitting beside Ms Dennerlein: "That's new, great! Teach me jazz!"

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@QueerOldDean

P. S.

(Quote: Bach, sitting beside Ms Dennerlein: "That's new, great! Teach me jazz!")

Why? For sheer musical curiosity, and he would have liked her verve, drive, inventiveness, and, above all, the improvisation - an art forgotten in classical music since his times. Nowadays the purists even complain when soloists perform their own cadenzas ...

[herbseitzer]

UNIQUE!!!!!....Not a Jimmy Smith copycat like most B3 players including myself.........

[Improvisata]

How nice.

[cuchulainn1967]

THIS WAS TRULY A DELIGHT! BUT IT MAKES ME WONDER WHAT BACH HIMSELF MIGHT THINK IF HE WOULD HAVE HEARD THIS. MAYBE :" THIS IS THE DEVIL´S WORK!"?

[HeinrichWinston]

@cuchulainn1967 Bach was the rebel of his time. I'm sure he would appreciate this. =)

[MrDitrixa]

I loovee UUuuu :D <3 :)))  Thiiis iiisss ccooooooOOOlllLLLL

[MrFudoken]

full video is on the daily motion, go to video:

video/H2PpWnngQyV0Fl8pa

[ylcn77ylcn]

Hi I wish you success

[capjoartist1200]

FANTASMAGORICAL,

GOOGLE:JOHAN CAPIAU

[Gurkengraeber11]

Merry Me !

[MrArdelco1970]

fantastic!

[vitusfer]

es una mierda destruyes la melodia de bach

[willon50]

THIS IS AN "EARGASM"

[muriyarikun]

Bravooooo!!

very nice!

I am japanese.

[MrSpid3rFingers]

This is phenomenal!

[LSSTS]

Where can i download the complete song?:O

[whovianfloovian]

oh WOW!

[Gurkengraeber11]

BARBARA WAS MADE FOR BACH !

[gitardoktorn]

Just incredible. What a sound.

[Gurkengraeber11]

 Improv ?

Genial x 3

[amosfloyd312]

Digging into the depth of Bach.  And Creating And New Wave That Comes From Within. Sí es muy bonita

[henkejulch]

she is HOT!

[l56787]

j'aime ce morceau n'en deplaise aux puristes de bach je trouve super

[miroljub1001]

nice footjob XD

[retofit]

So 18 dislikes...I think those poor fellows dislike Hendrix on guitar, Miles on trumpet, Elvin on drums, Carter on bass too!

[ortizelmusico]

fabulosa,hasta hoy no tenia el gusto de conocerla ni oirla,me alegra enormemente

[YoungUnicorn]

0:48-0:56

Stuck in my head for the last half a year.

[DVDKC]

the shittest improvisation...

[GoatDaddyVersion2]

@DVDKC so wait you mean good?

[gringochucha]

Poor little J.C.

[paulj0557]

Is the B3/Leslie tone just a little too... well, maybe you're burned out on it, or you want to give it a rest for a while, or you just want to explore another Hammond avenue? Get M3 and put a hotter tube where the percussion tube is - it's a 6c4, or a 6u4 or something ( I'm going from memory). Alright, so put a 12bq5. So now that it is hotter it's louder too.Now for the 'secret tab' ! Put the Hard/Soft Percussion tab half way between the two settings . Instant Leslie! Anyone else know this?

[everyonesbuddy]

10 minute?? that sucks,

[afffred]

amazing!

[SpoonyG925]

Man, she tears it Up! I wonder what the 17 thumbs down are about? Haters!. LOL Jackass' don't know music. To bad, so sad.

I Love this woman. She's the best, Wow! I would love to have her on my arm for a dinner date. Oh yeah baby! A woman you can walk around and hold your head up with.

[ajdicks]

@SpoonyG925 The 1970 version by Egg is better. It's a guy named Dave Stewart who later played organ in a band called National Health.

[vscsrg]

GREAT !!!

[Zorzalic]

GREAT!!!!!!!!!!!

[mindovermattjr]

cool

[tomafek]

Mr. Hammond would be surprised. I love it!

[Emanresu56]

Anyone else imagine hearing this in an elevator?

[Textileart]

Bach would be a Jazz musician today. All his music is easily put to jazz.

[thegreatestoffools]

Now if she just learned to beatbox at the same time we could rightfully crown her the Queen of Multitasklandia!

[organy15]

Interesting interpretation, and of course performance

greet Hans1970 !

[shreivox]

WHAT A SWING SHOES!!!!

[Gorsegrower]

Cold in there; Barbara's all bundled up.

[anonymusum]

Bach Improv? It´s som original phrases of one of the most popular tunes, so popular that most serious organists don´t like to play it. Then comes some improv which has hardly something to do with Bach. It´s just poor name dropping.

[ximenazm1]

genial muy bueno

[bukiny]

no way,thats brilliant. my hat down

[Omarmonlan]

Barbara estupenda organista en su Hammond B3

[CarlOpinometro]

Muy buena intérprete!!!!! Pero no encontré el video en el blog anunciado.

[jaime52]

¡Bárbara!

[jcbwman]

*organism*

[DieSonneSinkt]

@jcbwman Orgasmic, you mean? This? Never!

[madspenda]

inspiring

[horowizard]

It must have been pretty darn cold in that choir loft for her to have to wear that coat!

[MrMannaggiailCristo]

*orgasm*

[zyruemusic]

DAMN!!! SHE IS GREAT!!!! Those are Jimmy Smith(RIP) settings on that Hammond...I am sure he would be proud of her!!!. I wonder how long did it take to learn this piece? 20 STARS+ EASY is my rating!!!  PEACE!!!

[sweavo]

@zyruemusic I imagine as long as it takes to learn any improvised piece...

[zyruemusic]

@sweavo HAVE U EVER TRIED TO LEARN A SONG ON AN ORGAN WHILE PLAYING BASS PEDALS TOO? HARDER THAN CHINESE ARITHMATIC!!!! LOL!!

[C33Four]

I wish the full video was on Youtube so I could favorite it. Doesn't mean I'm not going to watch it a hundred times anyways.

[hans1970]

YouTube has a 10 minute limit, use the link at the end of the video to see all 18 minutes.

[cathvalmy]

@hans1970

I've tried it but I can't find it on the blog... any clue ?

Thank you

[snuffash]

@hans1970

where exacly it is? I cant find it.

sounds sooo amazing

[dbethke1959]

@C33Four The link goes to her weblog, but I can't find any Bach clip there.

[luqout]

@dbethke1959 just add /welcome/ to the link and scroll down to the middle of the page:)

[bergybeer]

she s a monster

[VANILLOE]

tout simplement fabuleux et fantastique grandiose

[erayibanez]

müthiş bir yorum güzelliği de tamamlamış tebrikler .

[colindebin]

wicked!

[slavkole]

nisam probao..ali cini mi se ne bih znao ovako ka Barbara..

[beestube76]

No way She's Human!

[nl69123]

very cool

[ccfliege]

cool pig in the beginning haha^^

[aaevon]

wonderful...

[schroeder102]

So Cool!!

[henkejulch]

to slow

[elvin211]

I can' find this video!

[freitasnetuno]

1 girl band

[luneni]

5 stars!!!

[elvin211]

ohhhh my god! This is a walking bass!

[AliBabazzi]

yeah !! Footwork

[tazmaniaco65]

That is literally a walking bass

[pissandwind]

I have heard it argued that Barbara can be a little mechanical in her playing but this flows and has loads of feeling she is just amazing

[TheMadMusicMan]

There isn't always a problem with people who play "mechanical". I myself sometimes wish I could...

[pissandwind]

No I know what you mean but she obviously can do both some of her pieces she is like the ultimate sequencer pumping out 3 parts with clock type precision and some people bag her for this, then you hear her flow and improvise with feel and heart an amazing player no doubt quite amazing

[Adoniram1986]

Favorite... now!

[curbetasti]

Simply magic!

[Vaksel]

How can you hit that whit your leg :o ??

xD xD!

[wevil770]

OH MY GOSH.. MY FLIPING GOSH...

[EMWBOI07]

Nice Music!!!!!

Thanks for adding me as a friend! When U get a chance subscribe to my page/channel! THANKS A LOT!

[takhirviolinest]

The sound like Electro Guitar . You play faintastique but to play Bach like that it's impossible

[rodeno85]

vraiment la fille à Rodha!

[seplucher]

I have a Hammond b-3000 its like that and a leslie rotor

[Potatoepeter]

Gute Frau, absolut gut . Da höhrt man mal wieder, man mußt nicht auf der uni gewesen sein.. 100 Punkte

[jacksonsinmichael]

this is a hammond c3

[hans1970]

This is indeed a B3:

Thanks to Peter F. of bebab-jazz for this info.

"It's a 50 year old Hammond B3 that has been built into a custom portable case (in Germany called "Bertram-Umbau" by Hammond shop Bertram, Freiburg.) You have these cases in USA, too, so I don't think it's been patented by Bertram.)

Barbara's Hammond was extended by additional MIDI contacts in the keys and pedals around 1988/89."

[MVanthoor]

@hans1970 MusiFix in the Netherlands can also Flightcase the B3, C3, RT3 and A100, and also put midi, string bass and even sustain into those organs.

[TheSoundFort]

@hans1970 that must have been a "Mr. Kraus special change", those genius had worked in the small backyard workshop in that time.

[bendasbrot]

@jacksonsinmichael yep is definitely a bertram chop... but he chopped and built all organs to portabel ones.... very good work !!!

[bassotuba53]

BRAVISSIMA.....sara' soddisfatto anche BACH.

[italianchappy]

:-O Wonderful

[mehmet24a]

Yeah that s cool, 5 stars, but i would prefer the blues introduction to be shortened.

[connyvanhaan]

Again the same pedal figure - as always. boring

[OrganLiturgic]

Ottimo

[decimaquinta69]

Divertente

[ovaljimmy]

Whatahottie - what a fine player.

[Heyde1979]

wow that was awsome

[redbull101991]

Holy sh... she had to practice for veeeery long to be skilled enough to play with so great fluency on pedals. I am really amazed.

And the way she turned the Tocatta into a jazz - awesome. I can't believe she did it :) - i remember i tried once, but i had no idea to do it. She had got a great passion of creating!

[JazzyCharly]

Barbara, as pretty as the music she plays.

Amazing, beautiful, wonderful... listen to her before sleeping and your night is full of musical dreams !!

[tennisstar8496]

huh. who would have thought, jazz on an organ. Not bad, though.

[maxitalian39]

Meraviglioso!

[VANILLOE]

tout simplement fabuleux, un bonheur pour les oreilles d'une musicienne, d'une organiste, j'aime et j'adore ça c'est génial

[YoungUnicorn]

Amazing.

[andychrist9502]

I don't see any dudes playing b3, just this girl. she shreds.

[SingerAR]

@andychrist9502 - Check out John Medeski - MEDESKI MARTIN & WOOD : ORGAN SOLO ~ AFTER THE ONSEN on YouTube = I think you'll like it.... Of course, Barbara does shred!! Her bass foot work is some of the best ever.

[EnryOnTheKeys]

Yeah! She is Lovely!

[MagicRain505]

Yo... this is purely incredible! Turning a Bach standard into jazz? DAAAAAAAAMN that's hard! And it takes a LOT of time and effort arranging that! AAAND playing petal bass? Dang, man... this woman is AMAZING.

[omenoid]

Actually not that hard, as Bach itself swings hard. Of course in different way from Jazz.. (or not)

[rurare2k]

Fantastic !!

Lovely, and great playing...and everything is perfect....

[bodyce]

Io amo questa donna!

[asilentninja]

great foot work organ hottie!

[RenaudAudenaerde]

jesus christ! that's some good playin'!

[capitancrook]

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[grathtb]

Thanks, great performance!

[Xovious]

I can play this on the cello and I have got to tell you I have always wanted to learn organ but cello is great. I think you just might be the reason why I really what to play the organ!

[ludachris475]

Goût véritable.

[doublearejazz]

hey barbara cool

:-)

- i think i have something 4 u ..

look for vid:

"bach sarabande jazz guitar"

best regards !

[krzyysiekb]

ciekawe :)

[1stclassrecordings]

I need to marry this woman!

[SacredCompoer4Him]

An excellent blend of baroque and jazz, I love it! Another great performance by Barbara!

[tyros2fan]

A csaj istenien jazzel, bach-ot is imádom, és hasonlít Michelle Wild re amiért külön imádom ezt a klippet!!!

[zeppep]

greeeeeeat

[akashasascha]

cool------- reagarding to phrases in state of the the quantizice...

nett

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ls

[mikaelbanninger]

I am a great lover of J.S. Bach and a great lover of the Hammond organ and I can say that without a doubt that this is one of the most fantastic renditions of Bach in a great jazz form. Bravo Barbara and thank you hans1970

[hans1970]

You're welcome & don't miss the whole 18 minute clip mentioned at the end of this clip.

[emptysoul71]

this is realy great thaks for it

greets from Harold

[mcfunkyfreshhh]

AWESOME! thanks for this post!

[wojtulu]

cudownie

[TheMiracleKD]

That woman is beautiful And... I prefer ths song on Church organ, but I still love this version.

[rhodesta]

this is damn unfair!!!! i wanna play like this!!!!!!

[tlshaman]

shes like dancing!

[veroman1]

exlnt! keep up the great work

[ThatHillaryShow]

WOW...This is great!

[hans1970]

So are you, check out her profile folks :-)

[relentlessprogress]

wow, that pedal work was incredible! time to go practice some more

[UndeniableJuggernaut]

Yeah odinchert, and I bet you order your sushi well done.

[telecaster1963]

Ô COISA LINDA!!!

[odinchert]

the first 44 seconds sound like crap to my ears.

[jackson456]

You ought to get that checked by a doctor, sounds like your grey matter is turning brown.

[pietieeeee]

unglaublich einfach unglaublich

[chhotu007]

I love this!! Gorgeous improv! Another one of my favorite bach performances is by Yngwie Malmsteen on the electric guitar...check it out people!

[gaspargwallonie]

je préfaire les clavier casio

[elettrofisa]

Bravissima complimenti

[tehtube]

Bravo Barbara!

[dubya13207]

gives a whole new meaning to "walking bass" doesn't it?

[graffych]

OMG!!!!!!!

[nitsua2a]

eh.

[occiloscope]

Superb!! What a first class (and unusual) arrangement. I look forward to hearing more. May I ask if Barbara is appearing in England at any time? I would love to hear her live. Kind regards to you all.

[hans1970]

Check her website for her tour schedule.

[1akez1]

my gooddddddd

[cartoonage]

So locker und gleichzeitig spannend, einfach toll!

[xJazzPianistx]

i just fell in love

[kokonutz32]

bach as we've not heard it! fabulous..thanks so much for this!

[amazmace]

She can do anything! Cant wait till she comes to the U.S. so I can see her!

[hans1970]

She'll be in the US this summer :-)

[doublearejazz]

good playing

:-)

4 bach fans - more improvisation on bach music on vid:

"bach sarabande jazz guitar"

best regards

[aihoschema]

What I love about Barbara is (besides her virtuoso playing) that she found her own, instantly recognizeable tone. The typical marimba-like percussion and a creamy, rich Hammond sustain tone. Here she plays with no chorus/vibrato - perfect for a more clean, classical tone (as opposed to theatre organ or jazz, blues, gospel style - all of which I love BTW). Wonderful!

[hans1970]

Very well said.

[stromonie]

wonderful

[ttay1122]

beautifull...

[mahatmasid]

santa puta madre !!!

hasta que encontre a esta tipa !

puta, llevo meses buscandola en internet y la encontre de cueva jajaaja

puta, WENA WEON ! TOCAI LA RAJA !

[payerpye]

wow ur a jerk

[GERAINT17]

From a jazz point of view very average

[hippitybippitybop]

I am too busy improvising and playing my own music on multiple keyboards to bother listening to her. My path is spiritual not material! I can assure you that my audience is much more discriminating than Barbara's. Genesis-chapter 4-verse 21!

[hippitybippitybop]

Booker T was only sixteen when he composed "Green Onions"! A great violinist can play the viola equally as well! Keith Emerson, Patrick Moraz, or Rick Wakeman could blow Barbara into dust!! Genesis-chapter 4-verse 21.

[nomad05]

too bad you dont like this, your missing out

[hippitybippitybop]

Would you please stop swelling her ego! Lets hear how she sounds on other keyboard instruments like the Piano (it is actually a harp!) May I suggest you look me up in Genesis chapter 4 verse 21.

[theelitemusician]

what are u talking about? she's great...and i'm pretty sure she can play keys too.

[nomad05]

yah explain what your talking about.. what makes you think she cant play other keyboard instruments, are you mental?

[aihoschema]

Barbara is a virtuoso. Period. Do people ask virtuoso violin players if they can play the cello, Bb trumpet players if they can play the bass trombone, aiurplane pilots if they can fly a plane? C'mon....

Of course the technique is very different on a piano. I am sure Barbara would be able to play great piano pieces with just a little practice. With all that talent. Why am I writing the obvious...? Barbara we love ya!