Barbara Dennerlein "Swing the Blondes" on Hammond B3

[MrPhotodoc]

2 solos...fantastic!

[moynunez54]

She is amazing, my favorite by far, any way check out my hammond B-200, I don't play as good as Barbie, but my organ rocks,moynunez54

[adeniji24]

Please marry me and swing for me all night long :P

[Oddinorge]

@adeniji24

Dear music friend. I do not understand this forum, but I'm probably a slow learning person ;-) I like music more than computers.

[Oddinorge]

@adeniji24

Si claro ;-)

[wiltner]

The Sarah Jory of the Hammond.

[TheVincentPROduction]

her footwork is so outstanding.

AMAZING!

[DexterHaven49]

I wish she'd tickle my ivories...

[rangerrig]

My hat goes of for you kid☺☺

[SupernalOne]

watching the face of a good jazz musician is like watching someone have good sex - it's compelling, a little private, and makes one want to be there too

[MichaelPhung94]

laters bass player

[expertman60]

yeah, how do freakin' make that piano sound on the great manual?

[Wonka275]

Woa! How'd she get the vibes sound coming outta the Hammond?!

[expertman60]

@Wonka275 pull out the 8' drawbar and the 2' drawbar all the way.

[RCColer]

@Wonka275 Looks like a midi'd-up organ ... also notice the piano on the bottom manual. :)

[rodes1986]

she must doin amazing footjobs

[ysuzuki1773]

I have Hammond,too.!!!

Please show me in JAPAN /Yuuji.

[dbf678]

Do I hear piano on the lower manual?? How does she do that?

[TheMadMusicMan]

@dbf678 The same way her pedals trigger an upright bass. Her vintage Hammond has a complete midi system built in to triger the module.

[oldwarcraftgamer]

@dbf678 MIDI- tecnique

[willeybc]

Ich bin ein Geliebter b3

[adrianiu]

22 dislikes?

[DanteStar7]

@adrianiu

Amazin' ain't it!

[mauriciosoleira]

Baraaaaaaalhooooooo!!

[jasperdany]

SHe is a mean jazz machine !!! OO

[invisiblekid14]

that was the worst count-off ever.

[letsrunbike]

an astonishing talent.

[DoktorAgan17]

Frauen sind eben multi-taskingfähiger ;)

[brucewffrd]

This is where Jimmy left off. BD is at the top. Make no mistake JS lead the way. Now it's her turn. I tried mimicking her on my cheap organ. Going back to the sh;ed and keep tryin'..

[saintpine]

The bass guitar player must be quite angry for loosing his job.

[TVTasten]

Wow ... sehr cool!

[fredfungalspore]

she is sync with her instrument only the very best are another is Pat Matheny i love a few to team up for a great jam

[timwarneka]

@fredfungalspore - It would be awesome to see her and Pat playing together.

[dudey91]

Now that is one sure footed gal right there!

[omrixeren]

Is this a chopped B3? Or a portable B3?

[TheJoeyEmilyShow]

@omrixeren I do believe that's a chopped B3

[ADANGUYMOON]

Damn I`m in love!!

[ortizelmusico]

fabulosa

[hotdotdog]

It's called a "porta-B" . we used to build them here on the west coast in the 70's (pre MIDI versions at the time).

[drdave25]

To anyone that's seen her in person or might know otherwise....Does she play thru a real Leslie or is it simulated leslie? Of all the vids I've seen of her, I've never seen a real Leslie. Just wondering??? THanks!

[clever072004]

She is one of best living, I use to work for Richard "Grove" Homes, who had that feel she is right on there with me....Work it Girl, work it..!

[clever072004]

She is one of the living, I use to work for Richard "Grove" Homes, who had that feel she is right on there with me....Work it Girl, work it..!

[everyonesbuddy]

ilove this lady lol. I love the songs she plays with dennis chambers.

[ltbmuse]

That left foot could make a living as a bass player all on it's own!

[1911HeadBanger]

I think they call it a B3 Chop.

[rickames]

She always plays with her eyes closed most of the time. It looks like she's pleasing herself through her music. Looks orgasmic

[sg72646]

Some of were meant to play and some of us were meant to watch, alas I am a watcher....great stuff!

[caseguit]

FANTASTIQUE !!!!!!

[fabdjmagic]

It is a older B3 in a custom case.

[jazzvibe]

i dig her. i'm not an organ player but that she's got a good left foot right? and she's a lot sexier than joey D!! :-) who's going to argue that?

[clever072004]

@jazzvibe

She is one of the best I have seen "living"....wow....!

[Ulrna]

@vannin666 Hmpf.. It's not David Letterman, it's David'o Postman! :p

[everyonesbuddy]

awsome................



[daviemcf]

This lady is amazing!!

[lamekia28]

Man how is that possible!!! her foot is the real challange

[ozirion73]

Great seeing a woman enjoying herself

[ana19732010]

Amazing! talent! must be in guiness book of records~~~

[loevehjerte]

Shes a Motherfucker!!!

[dumnuts1]

fun to watch, fun to listen to

[tuck0404]

足凄いな〜

[dumnuts1]

Just think -- if you took lessons for every day for the rest of your life, you'd still never sound like her.

The Emcee, BTW, is just as big a dork as Letterman.

They all must come from the same fart.

[NEntv58]

And the drummer kicks ass.

[brucewofford09]

Stop it. Listen to what it really is. I bet Stevie Wonder could nail it. From a American White guy.

[Minimoog7]

Sorry guys...it's not a B3...it's a sawed off C3. Anyway, she ROCKS!!!

[Afroguy1654]

how do you know?

[Minimoog7]

You only have to look at the organ's shape. The B3 has a different piece of furniture. Both organs were almost the same technically, but their shape was different.

[hans1970]

No, it's a B3, I'll post this again:

NO it isn't a porta B or a porta B3. Thanks to Peter F. of bebab-jazz for this info.

"It's a 50 years 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."

[Afroguy1654]

Does she have a Leslie speaker and if she does is it a one speed or is her Leslie simulated?

[mschorer]

@Afroguy1654 Babs is using a Hohner Leslie since many years.

[MandolinMan0001]

@hans1970 Yeah, you can really see where she switches on the MIDI module at 1:40. Great stuff nay?

[theroyalpriest]

Amazing!!!!

[MrDorfmann]

Unglaublich.

Wie man die Hände und Füße so koordinieren kann, wird mir immer ein Rätsel bleiben.

[roadrulz]

FANTASTIC! The B3 was years ahead of it's time, and she can really bend them keys! GREAT!!!

[antoni7515]

oooh yeah! loving this tune. theres no one who plays hammond quite like barbara dennerlein! wow...just wow, so awesome...!! thanks for posting this.

[freitasnetuno]

5 stars!

[franzle33]

hallo barbara dennerlein

[bespridel32]

non ho parole.... *_* incredibile...bravaaaaaaaaaaaa­aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa­aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa­aa  *O*

[ssnoc]

Holy Crap! Damn girl, you are awesome - really, what a treat to watch you play and eat that Hammond alive - one sexy and very accomplished musician --

[SalMessina1]

Grande versatilità.

Fantastica...

Grazie

Sal

[lamepiemujer]

Her playing and style make you wish to be the pedalboard just to be close enough to worship and caress her marvellous and sexy feet!!!!!!

[AGONIAmusic]

Krass die alte XD

[armstronglance]

Absolutely incredible! Like others here I've seen many of the greats and Barbara's left foot IS better than ANY of the others. And She's a pleasure to look at too, of course. I Love long hair on a woman.

Makes me want to put those pedals back only B and fire the bass player.

[SkateYourOwnStyle]

Barbara plays great foot bass but i don't like the MIDI in her Organ, it takes THE sound of a hammond away... :-(

And i don't see a leslie, is she using a leslie simulation?!?

[34mx34]

Excellentissimo !!!! CLAP CLAP CLAP !! :o)

[profchicoaraujo]

Eu amo o som de Barbara!!!

Como seria bonito um encontro musical dela com o mestre do saxofone Urbano Medeiros, Brasil.

Abraço,

Chico

[Uhrdermob]

Wenn diese verfluchten B3s nur nicht so teuer wären... dann hätt ich schon längst 4 oder 5 :)

[DRWJD]

I've seen most all the B3 Jazz greats and Barbara is the greatest with the left foot bass ....bar none

[ThatsABiggon]

Yeah, you only see this kind of Hammond foot work in the african american penticostal church. Jazz organists mostly stick to Jimmy Smith style left hand bass or bass players. I'm lost without pedals. I don't know how they do it. Barbara is great!!!

[bridog6996]

I could without the MIDI stuff. She's playing an organ after all. It doesn't need to sound like a vibraphone or whatever. Anyway, that aside, she's simply amazing.

[drdave25]

Geez, is this lady human? God her technique is perfect. Heavy on the percussion. And is that a MIDI on her left console? I dunno but she is sooo cool. Her hands and her left foot are so smooth. Gives us all something to shoot for. She ranks right up there with Joey D.

[mperik71]

She must be eat ing lots of double bass players every week to have her left foot swinging like this, I guess! Wow!

[fredfred1996]

Her bass is really fast...

[Groek123]

I saw her live two times , she´s really great !!

[Vayshen]

It's great! Personally not too appreciative of using the other sounds though...

I mean, you have the infinitely beautiful sound of the Hammond what more could you want =)

[davcar23]

Nice rack....

Funny she is reaching into it, I would think she would have some mode like John Novello where all the controlls where closer to the lower manual.

[MAJORSNODGRASS]

Do you think she could play with malletts to get the xylophone bit looking a bit moe authentic?

[MAJORSNODGRASS]

Did I hear the studio band called the "Irish show band"

[hans1970]

;-) "ARD" not Irish

[FreakofFunk]

ARD ist the name of the TV station the show was shown in.

[hans1970]

So, like Letterman has the CBS Orchestra, he has the ARD Show Band.

[MAJORSNODGRASS]

The Mercedes of jazz organists.

[DerWeiseJonathan]

its a porsche actually ;)

[komitas23]

I am in love with this woman !!!!!

Not only the music but how she performs...

Her act, body, face, ..she lives it !!!!

WOW !

[quinceykid]

The woman is INCREDIBLE....!!! Just a GREAT jazz organ and she is a BABE ,as well..!! Thanks for this post..

[EggWS94]

Amazing!!!

The feets are ...

[jmsbk12345]

This is REAL music. Amazing stuff.

[richardanthonyheads]

It really doesn't sound like a Hammond to me. That synth bass is far too prominent, and although well played sounds a bit like a marching band to me. The organ is not distorting like a real Hammond would do and the harmonic percussion is too bright and bell like.

[ghrt73]

It is a Hammond porta B it is right on their website Hammond Suzuki USA. Full Midi so that explaains the other patches

[hans1970]

NO it isn't a porta B or a porta B3. Thanks to Peter F. of bebab-jazz for this info.

"It's a 50 years 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."

[gingervytis]

Yeah, let's just kick the whole Farfisa-sounding junk rig off the stage. Who needs this crappy "music"? Bring on some super talented American Idol "singer" with years of disciplined study and suffering instead.

[richardanthonyheads]

What are you going on about? I have no interest in American Idol (in fact I have never watched any version of that particular game show), I just like the sound of a real C3 without all the bells and whistles. This video is not the sound of a Hammond but the sound of a pile of midi connected synth modules, I have no interest in this type of "Jazz".

[BHMinstrel]

If you close your eyes, you'll think it's a bunch of different people playing a bunch of different instruments. The bass sound is great, but the movements are far too quick for those heals! The organ sound was perfect for her style, and the vibe's were pretty on point. The piano sounded fake, but 3 outta 4 ain't bad. None of us chatting on here can do what she did, and make the money she's made, so appreciate her talent!

[TheMadMusicMan]

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.

[dbx42dot1]

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)

[2008HLB]

does anyone know who is playing the drums?

[hans1970]

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

[JetForceF22]

Wow finally some decent music on a talk show. Great!

[bonecrusher303]

"GODDESS OF THE KEYBOARD" !!!!! Charlie Parker

and Jimmy Smith all roled into One!!!!!!!!

MTV's Bullshit Artists all look positively Fake in comparison!

[jaybou263]

man...she can swing with anybody. She is really talented.

[GGGIANNI70]

Mamma mia che brava...e' anche bella!!!!

[nexus2xl]

Who needs a bassist when they have a foot XD

[MichaelJohnMUSlC]

incredible performance! she has more talent in her feet then most keyboard players do in both hands! thanks for uploading this

[universalflowster]

frickin sweeeeeet!!! i liked the "trading" too!

[domhautbois]

Strompwafel surely knows how to groove on Hammond B3... "Well-behaved German TV-show", hahahaha, I like this kind of constructive comment.

[strompwafel]

She plays like someone who has learned her lesson well. No fun, no groove, no soul. Great accomplishment, but terrible play, really.

Sort of fits the surroundings of a well-behaved German TV-show, I guess.

[crzhuns1500]

She's learned most on her own, and if to you her face doesn't show feel of what she's playing,the you're blind, you guess wrong about German TV show alright, ignorant Belgian

[jackson456]

Oh those German musicians! Bach, Schubert, Schumann, Brahms, Beethoven -

Terrible comment, really.

Stick to chocolate, music isn't your thing.

[dbx42dot1]

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.

[fdemar]

Dear Penthouse, I never thought I'd be writing a letter like this, but........

[strompwafel]

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.

[BaldJean]

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.

[AHirsch]

"Jimmy could learn from her"

I'm totally understand/appreciate that philosophy that everyone can learn from anyone. However, to imply that Barbara Dennerlein has more groove than Jimmy Smith, well, I think that many would consider that Jazz impiety. She's killin, but I think most people would agree that Jimmy Smith has a paramount place in Jazz history, where it's not kosher to talk about what he "could have learned."

PS: he did walk pedals

[hans1970]

AHirsch I agree with your comment, Jimmy is an absolute jazz icon. (However, BaldJean's comment shouldn't be seen in isolation, someone compared BD to Kenny G.)

I know Jimmy claimed to be a master of the pedals, but on this point I agree with BaldJean.

[2OQP]

@BaldJean My father had Jimmy Smith as an idol. Barbara was not around back then. Maybe he would have woreshiped her. LOL Mind you, in the eye of a teenager, my father was good by himself anyway...

[hans1970]

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.

[strompwafel]

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]

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.

[jbowers56]

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.

[tornspeedo]

TARKUS was in 5/4 I think..... Jimmy and Barbra are Apples and Oranges...Both great but still different.

[oldtilter]

I could be a groupie too

[Fagleboo]

Look at her feet! that's amazing!

[JamKar1]

Gotta love the B3. Especially in the hands of Barbara Dennerlein.

[Laudio9]

I wanna be her groupie....

I think I love her

[Laudio9]

I wanna be her groupie.....

I think I love her

[remoman]

umm got bassline?!?!  AND THEN SOME!!! love it.

[ryegi]

i love the hammond organ! Best instrument in the world!! And she can play it too!!!

[daveweckl1]

such a cheesy riff to go into her solo i fucking love it

[Jaxhagen]

Fantastic swing on hammond, very good. One of my favorit.

[danitz56]

thats not your average Hammond B3 tonewheel organ...there has to be more in it

also, Jerry springer on the trumpet!

[khdannemark]

Midi hin Midi her, wenn du so spielen kanst, dann klingt es sogar noch gut wenn du auf einer schlechten Orgel spielst.

Sie kann's

Traumhaft.

[mindorofan]

Wieso ist eine B3 eine schlechte Orgel?

[khdannemark]

Das haben Sie missverstanden

[georgemargaris]

Er meinte dass es keine echte B3 ist, da man auch fremde instrumente wie vibraphon drauf spielen kann, mit samples usw..

[khdannemark]

Der Hammond Sound ( B3 oder andere )ist ja auch ein Künstlich erzeugter Ton, der sich aber so Integriert hat, das er nicht mehr weg zu denken ist. Was wäre z.b. der Jazz ohne Hammond

[mindorofan]

Das ist schon eine echte B3 - nur leicht modifiziert, oder midifiziert - wenn euch das lieber ist. Auf jeden Fall ein toller Sound. Welchen Aufwand die getrieben haben, um diesen Sound für ein Lied zu präsentieren. Ich hoffe, Mr. Harald Schmidt wußte es zu schätzen.

[aihoschema]

Genau! Laurens Hammond hatte in den 1930ern eine Orgel erfunden, die ohne riesige Kammern mit Pfeifen und Luftturbinen auskommt. Später verfeinert. Klingt anders (Pfeifenorgeln sind nach wie vor unersetzbar) und es wurde ein eigenständiger Sound mit spezieller Spieltechnik daraus. Dasselbe ist dem Fender-Rhodes-Klavier passiert, als Ersatz für ein echtes Klavier gedacht, wurde daraus ein eigenständiger Klang. Beides (wieder - ich sage nur: die 80er!)nicht wegzudenkende Klassiker!

[amazmace]

Oh, yeah! I love this so much. Was that Jerry Springer playing the trumpet?

Just kidding.

[Swingtheblondes]

Sie ist meine "Hamond-Queen"!

[cartoonage]

durch zufall, über einen accordeonisten, kam ich auf Hammond. Da fiel mir eine Frau ein, die ich vor 10 jahren im TV gesehen hatte und die mir unvergesslich geblieben war. Wollte schon anfangen, rumzufragen, wie sie wohl heissen könnte.Gabdann aber die Suche ein Hammond swing blond ( ich hatte sie blond in erinnerung ) kaum zu fassen .....danke !!!

[fred1996]

amazing pedal walking bass~~!!!

others always play via left hand!

She smoke!!! I LOVE IT thanks ~

[hottencliff]

Awesome job!!!!

[69B3]

Play that Hammond Barbara!! Good job, love it!

[hans1970]

She does play with both feet, during bass solos, and often when she plays pipe organ.

[fystasjoppheng]

I wonder what kind of tonewheelorgan she plays on.I can hear the sound of vibraphone and piano in addition to the Hammondsound?

It also have a nice bass sustain wich are not standard for a B3,C3 orA100.

This must be a rebuild organ with midi possibilities. What do you think?

[TrucksStop]

Good catch - the B3 is an oldie, but she built in midi technology. She sampled a contra bass for her pedals with sustain.

[aihoschema]

Yep, that's a MIDI-fied console Hammond chop. Read it in a keyboard mag article.

[andylenihan]

for sure...joey d. does some of that same stuff with synth/organ blend...i dig it..modern approach to the hammond..

[bongoloony]

It's a midi B3 with string bass sampled through the pedal board and other sounds can be input through the keys.

[algbb3]

I had no idea Jerry Springer played trumpet!

[jonsilence]

Barbara baby! Smokin' hot! Can't wait to see her in California. Been waiting for that for years... As for the 'playing bare' comments.... Its too bad she doesn't play completely naked! I don't think the pedals or her male fans could take that....

[stevenharris21]

Barbara dose not play pedals in high heel shoes or barefoot!!

[comablack83]

da geht doch einiges!

[stormyweatherblues]

Great performance! I love Barbara's superb pedal play!