"Hey Hey Hey" Rhoda Scott (1963)

Rhoda Scott "Hey Hey Hey" 1963 - Soul jazz


Quoted from Wikipedia:

Rhoda Scott (b. July 3, 1938 in Dorothy, New Jersey) is an African-American hard bop and soul jazz organist.
The daughter of an AME minister, Scott spent much of her childhood in New Jersey, where she learned to play organ in the churches where her father served. Soon she herself was serving frequently as organist for youth and gospel choirs at her father's and other churches. Scott later studied classical piano, but she concentrated on the organ, eventually earning a Masters' degree in music theory from the Manhattan School of Music. By this time she had been asked by a choir member to fill in with a small band as a jazz pianist. Enjoying the music, she agreed to stay on with the band on condition that she be allowed to play organ instead of piano. Choosing as her instrument the Hammond Organ, she soon became a preeminent jazz musician and is considered by many to be the top female jazz organist.
Scott was first attracted to the organ in her father's church at age seven. "It's really the most beautiful instrument in the world," she stated in a recent interview. "The first thing I did was take my shoes off and work the pedals."[1] From then on she always played her church organ in her bare feet, and to this date she has continued the practice, earning her nicknames such as "The Barefoot Lady" and "The Barefoot Contessa." Following her lead, many other performers of popular organ music now also play barefoot. Because of her church training, however, Scott uses the pedals to play a genuine bass line, unlike many other jazz organists, which allows her to use her left hand for more elaborate chord work. The resulting music is an energetic fusion of musical styles that partakes of jazz, gospel, and classical, reflecting both Scott's early experience and her formal training.
In 1967 Scott moved to France, where she has since spent most of her career and earned recognition far greater than that accorded to her in the United States, though she often performs in the latter country as well.
Scott has many famous standards in her repertory, like In the Mood, Theme from New York, New York, Summertime, Mack the Knife, Take Five, Hit the Road Jack, Greensleeves, Tico-Tico no Fubá, Let it Snow, and Delilah.

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• r&b
• r&b soul

[Multi1628]

Call it hard bop, jazz, classy dance, or cocktail disco - thank you for posting music from this master (see also Thad Jones, Houston Person, Leonard Gaskin). Isn't this the title track from the 1962-1963 Hey! Hey! Hey! LP? The album you are picturing though is "Live at the Club Saint-Germain," 1974. Please clarify, and thank you again for posting Rhoda Scott music! DAVEDJ

[Lory73]

@Multi1628 Thank you for all your comments to my clips. That's correct, the album pictured in the clip is the one you mentioned. I simply put that cause I could not find a good pic resolution of the Hey Hey Hey LP. Thanks again for checking my videos.

[panspermia1959]

Extraordinaria.

[Callymod67]

What a great sound,will have a root around for this lp or did she release any 45s.

Thanks for putting this up and sharing,i've only discovered her music today!

Cheers

:-)

[alain59200]

great track my friend thank for the sharing