Artists
There are tons of people who make up the history of Hammond playing, Hammond Jazz in particular. I'm compiling a list of people who are "must haves" for your discography, consisting of past legends as well as modern players. Links go to Wikipedia articles where available (I'm going to take a stab at wikifying some of the missing people, including poor old Shirley Scott) Here's a start, please let me know if I'm missing someone:
Organists Everyone Should Know About
- Fats Waller (pipe organ jazz!)
- Wild Bill Davis
- Jimmy Smith
- Brother Jack McDuff
- Jimmy McGriff
- Bill Doggett
- Shirley Scott
- Booker T. Jones
- Richard "Groove" Holmes -- This needs development
- Larry Young
- Billy Preston
- Charles Earland
- Joey DeFrancesco
- Bernie Worrell
- John Medeski
- Tony Monaco
- Dr. Lonnie Smith
- Steve Winwood
Other Organists You Should Check Out
Myspace.com, love it or hate it, has become quite a useful resource for locating modern players--lots of good people, players, and bands can be found there! This is just a sample of what you can discover:
- Big Organ Trio (California)
- Hammondbeat Records (Oregon) - label featuring Hammond-driven bands
- The Yards (Kansas)
- Keith Hollis (Mass--check them also Here
- George "Mac" McNamara (NY)
- Ken Lovern OJT (KS)
- Guillaume (Paris, FR)
- The Get Up (UK)