The Greatest Hammond Organ Solos - Part 1

[GiorgioDOPPIAG]

The perfect Hammond video.

[ajdinajdo]

oh my god JON LORD IS CRAZY , BUT HE IS ME FAVOURITE ORGAN PLAYER!! <3

[Mehmnoch]

The Frumpy song is EPIC. The whole song is a masterpiece.

[elstroshitnonstop]

listen to dick heintze hammond solo on harlem nocturne by danny gatton. do not pass this oppurtunity, it is amazing /watch?v=8OoKW2Z35TU

[Ravensheart2000]

Should call it the John Lord Video. LOL just kidding. Good video

[xXxStevE92xXx]

How can I get the amazing sound that Booker had in this live performance of Green Onions. Help me, please, I love it, but I can't get it

[Jedan58]

Great compilation...but where's John Paul Jones of Led Zeppelin? He was a great too

[colechr13]

Great! Absolutely love it! :D

[surfjunkie421]

How about Steve Windwood he's awol here .

[brucecbennett]

this is cool (booker t is dope), but none of these guys have anything on ethel smith!

[AnarchiveMagnetik]

Thank you

[DutchFord86]

Also try a search for "DeWolff Hammond X5 solo Robin Piso" . It's the orgnist from a dutch psych rock band called DeWolff.

[totallypoundonthat]

Booker T just beat the shit out of that hammond.

[zapa1960]

Great, but where is the immortal Billy Preston



[Sycsa]

@zapa1960 Part 3

[scunert]

@zapa1960

He dead

[dougmphilly]

wow...that frumpy stuff was wild

[funkfanzzify]

wow, what a good compilation of Hammond organs. Fun. Good to see Booker T Jones ....and all that jazz!!

[IborianMusic]

Brian Auger??!

[Sycsa]

@IborianMusic Part 2-3

[IborianMusic]

@Sycsa thank you. nice video btw,

[devilchr]

@Sycsa hey dude, the don airley live, from what Concert of DP is?

[Sycsa]

@devilchr Live at Montreux 2006.

[stomp919]

Hammond organ kicks my ass everytime. Hammond organ RULES!

[gaburearu]

i found this video on accident just looking for some good organ rock music... i'm still picking pieces of my brain up off the floor after my head exploded from the awesomeness

[Yazoku]

Where can i find the version of karn evil 9 that plays in the first bit of this video?

[LAVIBORAGS]

49 personas son retrasadas mentales

[justinbgaga]

The best no doubt! I especially appreciated Keith Emeson and Booker T.

[R609J]

could you give me some names of these songs?

[pantaroz]

49 chitarristi

[Ariel1Dominguez]

on 4:17

i heard this same thing but playing by Emerson : /

now im comfused.

[bmwluvr2003]

WHERE'S THE WAKEMAN?

[Sycsa]

@bmwluvr2003 Part 3.

[bmwluvr2003]

@Sycsa I saw that, only one Yes song, and it wasn't Roundabout :( One of the most iconic solos of the instrument on that song if you ask me.

[cranie4]

Lord and Emerson didn't so much PLAY the Hammond as "beat the living shit" out of them until they begged for mercy... :)

Tony Banks?

[neopythagorean]

Thanks for posting this most excellent compilation! I loved it, of course! Man, that sweet Hammond & Leslie!  I don't know of any other instrument which, with one chord held, sings with so many changing and evolving harmonics. I could hold and F#m forever just to hear the different overtones singing their strange lullaby. A magical instrument for sure. Thanks again, Sycsa, for reminding everyone what amazing music sounds like.

[Sycsa]

@neopythagorean Thank you! You summed up beautifully what the Hammond organ means for me and many of us. All the best!

[tbird888]

@neopythagorean Your enthusiasm is infectious. I assume you are a player. I am looking for an Organ player for an Electric Blues,Jazz and "a little bit of" Rock band in The Southern California area. I could use anybody's help who is an enthusiastic fan of organ.

[mrbluenun]

Great compilation of some wonderful moments. Thank you so much. Very clever editing.

Thanks for uploading,

take care

mrbluenun

[Sycsa]

@mrbluenun Thank you very much! Hope you enjoyed Part 2 and 3 as well. Cheers!

[MageAtYou]

@bobyoung53 The title says "The greatest gammond organ solos". Then why include something that is quite simple (for players) and a lot of other people could play. Please take time to read my reply, you didnt do that last time.

[MageAtYou]

@bobyoung53 It's not complicated, hence not special. Why include it?

[EspJulio]

You forgot to consider Ray Mazarek

[TheSkateNJ]

@EspJulio Manzarek played a Hammond, too? I thought he only played the Vox Continental with the Fender Rhodes?

[MyAwesomeVlog]

@EspJulio he played a continental and g101 combo organ, not a hammond. Although he did play b3 on LA woman, the changeling and Wild Child. Though he didn't play any solos on them

[IbanezNick75]

@EspJulio ray manzarek played a vox

[BeowulfVids]

@fooloof, he does that in many of his songs. He doesn't need to look.

[fooloof]

Was Keith Emerson playing a Minimoog with his left hand?

[silentsniperrr]

Tony Monaco is weird.

[BluesWireFTW]

Sucky video, where's Manfred Mann , Ken Hensley and Thijs van Leer

[Sycsa]

@BluesWireFTW Part 3 for the latter two.

[mrgears]

@BluesWireFTW Those guys are with Rick Wakeman, lost in the shadows of Smith, Monaco, Emerson and Lord

[mugwamp4]

some great selections ..but hey, emerson and lord were'nt the only rock organ players ,,wakeman .rudess ,,tony banks. billy preston ,mathew vincent,,even the organ solo from the Stranglers version of "walk on by" was pretty good.

[MageAtYou]

I don't understand why the part 1:34 is special at all? it's not good or complicated or special ..etc etc

[terencetyler1948]

any one heard billy preston billys bag or earl van dyke all for you superb soul hammond classics

[terencetyler1948]

any one heard billy preston billys bag or earl van dyke all for you

[OrganCat]

Where's Joey?

[Sycsa]

@OrganCat At the end. Also in Part 3.

[AndreaTurano93]

Why didnt you put any Jon Lord's solos? he's quite skilled!

[AakwardAardvark]

@AndreaTurano93 hes in there...

[pillsburysbest]

in a word...BADASSED!! Thanks for posting!

[tall32guy]

You forgot one of the best of all time, at least that I have heard: the solo in "Green Eyed Lady" by Sugarloaf! By far one of the best ever, that I know of! :)

[Sycsa]

@mmckinnissable Greg is in Part 3. :)

[TheNorthernSoulKing]

This must be what heaven is like. If there is a Hammond heaven send me to it

[YoussefFishere]

Where's Rick Wright?

[earthless1990]

great compilation

[OfficerBigJoey]

space trucking looked insane haha

[ysuzuki1773]

I like Emerson`s hammond.

Now, please show my hammond organ in japan.

my name is SUZUKI. 

[diosesygenerales]

where is Mike Ratledge of Soft Machine? keyboardist from one of the most important bands on the rise of the progressive line, and also play in Tubular Bells of Mike Oldfield. Apparently you are forgetting the prog rock'father is psychedelic rock, why so many of John Lord and so few of Keith Emerson?

but well... your list is not so bad after all, because you didn't put even one of Wakeman, that proves you have a wider brain! good good

thanks and.. pleaseeeeee listen Soft Machine "Third" album

[ohorok2]

Did anybody know Marian VARGA???

[loudness96]

Frumpy!! Amazing band and Jon is the LORD!

[jelleast]

DeWolff - Thrills That Come Along With The Landing Of A Flying Saucer

heavy hammond

[Virtuosic1]

Tony Monaco 1:54 to 2:09 .. WINNAH! Ultra-slick be-bop/blues stretch.

[Nawtas90]

Emerson is the best!!!! the other is nothing camparing to him

[Virtuosic1]

@Nawtas90 Emerson is the only one of these with left hand facility EQUAL TO THE RIGHT HAND.

[xXxStevE92xXx]

@Virtuosic1 if you have see Don Airey playing Jon Lord's Pictures of Home solo,u cant say that...

[xardas19191919]

Check the organ solo in song BIJELO DUGME-KAD BIH BIO BIJELO DUGME from 1975. it's a good one.

[Sycsa]

@xardas19191919 Wow, that was great. Thanks for letting me know.

[cortezguy80]

@Sycsa Really cool, good job, but...Cherry Wainer and husband?!? The Hammond Queen...

[weeeendog]

Mmmm . . . couldn't you fit some Rick Wakeman in there somewhere?

[Sycsa]

@weeeendog Stay tuned for part 3. :)

[JoostVanKommer]

@Sycsa If you want some good Hammond music you should listen DeWolff. Have a listen at Gold and Seaweed or Don't You Go Up The Sky! You'll love it!

[davesantos]

man... that's a great great video!!!! =´D

[jared4460]

may i suggest nicky hopkins intro on 100 years ago by the stones off goats head soup?

[stekeyz]

oh and @1:49

[stekeyz]

@1:09 thatisall

[TheNolanFest]

jon lord is lord

[Shagofull]

the greatest hammond organ solos part 3! please!!!

[Sycsa]

@Shagofull I'm actually working on it, it'll be up in a few days or so. Thanks for the support!

[Shagofull]

@Sycsa ok! luck!

[tuscanod2]

Yeah sure thing, nice footage, what about Barbara Dennerlein??And then Rick van der Linden (Eksception) these two should have a spot as well as the Apocolypse off of Foxtrot, for sure!!! 

[vanhalter]

Great Hammond solo compilations! Bravo

[VH1ClassicRocks]

@vanhalter ¡¡ Yes I agree with you Kasesparse ¡¡¡

[SynthOrgan]

Somebody for got to put Apocalypse in 9/8 by Genesis in this list of solos. Tony Banks always seems to be forgotten...

[BloodOrange65]

Paul from The Blood Orange Project here... just posted a video response, using an A-100 with the Leslie for Deep Purple Hush in the second half, enjoy!

[Sycsa]

@BloodOrange65 Oh, but why didn't you play the whole solo on the real thing? That's an insult. Anyway, you guys are cool, I hope you'll do it again the right way and share that version as well. :)

[BloodOrange65]

@Sycsa lol, purist ;) Yeah I know but we have 2 keyboard players so we share all the parts and solos, go back and forth kinda thing...

[Sycsa]

@BloodOrange65 I'm not a purist, but I dislike plastic sounding instruments. What's the point of sharing a solo between a Hammond organ and a bad sounding keyboard that tries to sound like a Hammond? If you share a solo, do it with a piano, a Moog, a Rhodes/Wurlitzer or something that makes it interesting, adds depth to it and, lastly, doesn't sound like ****. A cover can be done in so many different ways, but if you decide to remain faithful to the original version, do it right.

[BloodOrange65]

@Sycsa Not only a purist but an ass with few manners as well. Finish school kid.

[Sycsa]

@BloodOrange65 I don't quite understand why you take this so personal, you posted a video on my page so I expressed my opinion about it, end of story. I didn't mean to offend you, but if you can't cope with criticism, why share your music in the first place. As to why you confuse personal opinion with manners or why you feel the need to throw around petty-minded insults, I have no idea, but please refrain from sending over any more of your friends to do the same, MrTripDawg was enough. Goodbye.

[BloodOrange65]

@Sycsa Actually i'm tripdawg, it's another account. Was signed into the wrong one. Sorry for letting my emotions run away, you schooled me proper. Not everyone has access to Rhodes, Wurlies, Farfisas, Continentals and Moogs. Sorry the Roland RD-700 doesn't meet your exacting standards, it's what we have to use. Since this is a working band with a show and not a solo act featuring the heavenly Hammond, other performers must be taken into account when performing. Peace.

[MrTheKommunityfk]

Thanx so bloody much for putting these solos together. Amazing! I'm learning (self-taught) how to play this timeless instrument & this footage is very inspirational. Thanx.

[Sycsa]

@MrTheKommunityfk Thank you too, I'm really happy that you found a source of inspiration in these fabulous Hammond players. Make sure to upload some of your playing later on!

[dkpw]

Who the fuck is Don Airey?

[jamesflananov]

all my most very best favorite songs the b and c 3 / they will never understand thanks, jamesflananov

[bbathbear]

Great list, I really think that you should add

Ken Hensley - Uriah Heep - Gypsy :-)

[The111DooD]

Every hammond solo from Deep Purple is the best solo in the world to me. <3 Fireball solo

[ray270990]

jackie mittoo ???? the best in jamaica

[jesse60073]

Great collection of video, its inspiring me to practice more often. I just bought an XK-3, I no its not a B3 but I love it anyway.

[FutureAbe]

4:52 La Campanella, lol

[Nawtas90]

WAKEMAN????

[ClassicRockMan95]

KEITH EMERSON IS THE FREAKING HENDRIX OF ORGAN!

[StudioGoldsmith]

Jon Lord is the best in my opinion

[MillyDolce]

AAAAAaaaaa miss my favorite Ethel Smith 

[ElmoPiano]

Thanks for posting these great old organ classics. BTW, the sheet music for Booker T.'s original organ part for "Green Onions" can be found at manymidi.com/sheetmusic.htm - a note-for-note transcription of the main riff.

[grantorinoProg]

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[the1AndOnlyWillumpie]

underestimated musical instrument. source of great musical achivements. from jimmy smith to deep purple, and so many others , but ive gotto keep the list short.

[MegaFireAndWater]

Very,very well done,Sycsa!I`m glad that so many people appreciate these solos on the most beautiful instrument of the world...of course,Jon Lord is still the best ,and I can see you share my opinion:)

[Sycsa]

@MegaFireAndWater Thanks a lot mate, we surely share the same opinion, nothing can come close to the divine sound of a Hammond. Minden jót! :-)

[sweetfly66]

@Sycsa ...you should check out this young cat in a band called SoulLive .... he plays the shit out the B3

[cantoresdefreites]

@MegaFireAndWater Oh! Jon Lord grosso colosso

[TheEDZEPPELINBAND]

this is great, I hope Ian McLagan is on here!

[Shagofull]

kravetz is son of jon lord

[paulodida]

what's the name of the first song?

[Sycsa]

@paulodida Karn Evil Third Impression by ELP.

[paulodida]

Thanks!!!

[paulodida]

Thanks!!!!

[Marius1988Roma]

I just love this instrument! I've been playing it for 15 years, if anyone wants to see my new uploaded video, highway star made in japan organ solo cover :) Peace and Rock to all!!

[oliverecords]

The Kravetz joint from 03:14 on is fucking awesome, thank you, I didnd't know about him.

[footinface]

That last trick is insane!

[ioriorioriorio]

Wow...I forgot how kool this stuff is....when did rock bands do away with the hammond? Kids today should have their korean fenders confiscated, and forced to learn the hammond for 3 yearws at least

[therealtuvok]

Amazing collection of solos of course mr Lord is the tops imho no offense to the jazz folks and I love Jazz especially mr Jimmy Smith and mr Monanco but the hammond really shines on rock n roll and Mr lord taught us the hammond is a beast through a regular amp he invented that.

[nicolasdelariva]

¡GENIOS!

[geotlk]

The best player on hammond is definitely Marian Varga !!

[Pleepleus]

You forgot John Medeski.

[gglaw42]

Ad some Vincent Crane organ sounds, RIP.

[mexicotaco0913]

eargams at 1:38 to 2:05

[Cbarrett94]

jon Lord pretty much owned this

[IMaiden89]

is there any chance you can enable this for a mobile device?

[giovannhvf]

how booker t made that sound? it's strange but awesome!

[Rabbi1203]

Emerson rules

[Terrapin7171]

Booker T. Jones is THE man!

[choirsequoia]

Where's Ray Manzarek?

[jakub421]

He didn't play a hammond.

[omrixeren]

Do you have a Hammond organ?

[Tsull123]

Thanks so much for putting this together. Today's music needs more soul and more Hammond would be a good start! Born to Move by CCR gets me every time, i never seem to see this song referenced anywhere in Organ Pr0n, definitely worth a look if you haven't heard it!

[IMaiden89]

great effort bro keyboards rock and hums are an insane insterment

[MechanicalHeretic]

You forgot `bout Ken Hensley. His solo in Uriah Heep`s "July Morning" makes me fuckin` crazy. And i think that Ray Manzarek should be there too xD

Anyway, great job, brother! Especially Jon Lord & booker T. Jones. Rock on! \m/

[ftjax]

Why does Paul Shaffer have to stick his bald knob into everything ?

[MrVideogreg]

@ftjax

RE: Paul Shaffer -- -Agreed. It's not that he doesn't know music, It's not that he is a Canadian, It's not that he is bald-----it's just when he raises his fist and yells..YEAH it somehow just doesn't fit. Here, or anywhere. 'nuff said

[Pianolisticer]

Winner: JON LORD!

[spacepatrolman]

@Pianolisticer he did an interview when he explained doing the deep purple concerto with malcom arnold and double tracking piano and organ with whitesnake that was interesting

[proquemore]

the b3 is the queen of the percussion family....this video makes me cherish her even more....

[lynkassina]

...melodie sensazionali,fanno proprio battere il cuore....

[Adamboms]

can't please everyone, but you pleased me, this a badass selection well done

[GabbieMo]

Praise the Lord!

[Adamboms]

@GabbieMo more like Jon Lord!

[allooo]

great stuff dude

[supeultramegaunknown]

Jon Lord is brilliant

[WillyDaC]

Too much Jon Lord. If you ever saw Deep Purple live in the 60's or early 70's the ham drowned out everything but the vocals. Very heavy on the accelerator. And no Billy Preston? I'll give you a point for getting Jimmy Smith in though. (And I realize you can't squeeze em all in there).

[victoraez]

I have 14 years old and i love blues, their guitar solos, the bass solos and the Hammond Organ Solos, IS SO BEATIFUL :)

[hochan8]

洒脱！！it's cool!!

[maxxblade]

Jon Lord is GOD!! or Lord of the Hammond!! :)

[Luke77313]

Forgot Barbara Dennerlein!

[Sycsa]

@Luke77313 Nope, she's in Part 2.

[panhead1219]

@Luke77313 I had C3 with the infamous Leslie, and sure do miss that wonderful sonical piece of wonderful furnature.. Sadly, I sold them both for $1.4k last year. I needed the room in the house, and I wasn't playing any more. :(

[wh0wantstakn0w]

You are missing my favorite hammond solo of all time! What happened to Seve Winwood playing voodoo chile with hendrix?

[ablethevoice]

I don't play keys nearly as well as ANY of these guys featured here but I'd almost give up a 'nad to have a B- or C-3... a REAL one with tonewheels...and a Leslie speaker.

[KarmicOmen]

Ahhhh .... classic rock pianists and keyboard players. Amazing ... every bit as important as the greatest lead guitarists back in those days, and just as awe-inspiring. Today's bands can't touch bands from the 1960s and 1970s!

[KarmicOmen]

Rod Argent is such an amazing keyboardist! There was a time in rock music when keyboards and piano were as prominent as guitar, but no one plays keyboards nowadays? Billy Powell of Lynyrd Skynyrd ... such talented and beautiful piano player. He was one of the few rock pianists of today but sadly, he died in 2009.

Keyboardists like Jon Lord, Ray Manzarek, Rod Argent, Rick Wright, Rick Wakeman, Keith Emerson, and Tom Scholz are why the Classic Rock Era lives on today. That was REAL music!

[Mogggggpiano]

Nice compilation Sycsa. Thanks. I saw Emerson, Lord, Jimmy Smith and Wakeman at least once each. (love the live Booker T).

My personal fave, for anyone interested is Jimmy Smith's "Walk on the Wild Side", but always listen to the original Oliver Nelson arrangement that sets up the Hammond solo so wonderfully.

[ShutUpYouMong]

@Mogggggpiano Exactly what he said about Walk On The Wild Side.

[saanzacs]

MAN!!!! Those guys really made the Hammond Organ sing!!!!!!