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HammondCast Number 1 Jon's Journal November 24 2012

*LISTEN TO THE AUDIO HERE: HammondCast Number 1 Downloaded 1,587 times http://archive.org/details/HammondCast_1_1 Jon Hammond plays selections from his Ham-Berger-Friz Records album "Hammond's Bolero" including "Soon I Will Be Free", "Thing in C Minor", "Tribute to Victims of 9/11-Get Back In the Groove" and the theme song of The Jon Hammond Show tv show "LATE RENT". This was Jon's first attempt at a Podcast on his new Powerbook G4 which is his first-ever computer. He held out until mid-July of 2005 by using WebTV: http://community-4.webtv.net/laterent/JONHAMMOND/ until seeing a post on a discussion forum that said, "If you lived in a dark house would you wait until they came out with a better lightbulb before getting a light?" That was the closer, next day he went out and popped for the Powerbook! And here it is, all compositions are Jon Hammond originals. Jon Hammond is an organ player/accordion player and ASCAP composer living in New York City *Member Local 802/Local 6 Musicians Union and ASCAP Composer/Publisher: JON HAMMOND International, Inc. http://www.HammondCast.com Shanghai Centre China -- Jon Hammond at the organ with main man Danny Woody on the bandstand at the Portman Ritz-Carlton Hotel Jazz Bar on Mezzanine Level where Danny resided as Music Director / Drummer & vocalist for 10 years - 6 nights a week (often surrounded by cigar smoke from the cigar bar) http://youtu.be/ETHZq8oe4o4 People who like this Glenn Whalen Works at Member of THE SHAKERS RnB band,piano vocals Narada Michael Walden President at Tarpan Studios David Angress Jerilyn Brandelius Works at The Grateful Dead Family Album แน่งน้อย ไชยสุวรรณ เทคนิคกรุงเทพปี/// Yoichiro Hamahara 代表取締役 at 株式会社エス・ディ・アイ Mike Hall Bangkok, Thailand B.J. Jansen Matt Kimble Owner at Concepts In Color, Quality Painting in Los Angeles, CA Michelle D. Wan Donna Solich Roden Buzz Harris LAVC Jamie Taylor Massimo Casati Biggi Stefansson Shanghai, China Todd Rosin Singapore, Singapore Ola Larsson Owner and Founder at Zoola Bob Levey Los Angeles City College Charlene Jade Ling Tan Roehampton University Pia Kaye Partner at Robert Ramos Hair Products Andrew Stotz Francoise Pujol, amazing pianist from Paris. (in NYC) Francoise brought her whole band over from Paris and I was her special guest. When I lived in Paris we played together one time on Radio France Inter for the grand producteur M. Andre' Francis (he is retired now), it was an incredible experience. Here is a recent photo in NYC when Francoise was here, I am wearing the hat: Jon Lord has died this year sadly: Jon Power! Jon Lord of Deep Purple Speaking about Hammond Sk1 and Sk2 with Jon Hammond in Frankfurt at Musikmesse Rest In Peace Jon - Jon Hammond http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q4AbLZZ0380 Jonathan Douglas Lord, rock and classical musician and composer, born 9 June 1941; died 16 July 2012 He is survived by his wife, Vicky, and their daughter, Amy; and a daughter, Sara, by his first wife, Judith, from whom he was divorced. Jon's Obit from The Guardian http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2012/jul/16/jon-lord?newsfeed=true Jon Lord "Organist who infused Deep Purple with classical influences, helping make them one of the world's biggest rock bands" 'We're as valid as anything by Beethoven," declared Jon Lord of his band, Deep Purple, in an interview with the New Musical Express in 1973. Lord, who has died aged 71 after suffering from pancreatic cancer, was not merely adopting a rebellious stance. An accomplished classical composer as well as rock musician, he believed with some justification that his group's music was as profound in structure and as significant in cultural impact as any work from the symphonic canon. At the time, Deep Purple were among the world's biggest rock bands, having built an enormous fanbase on the strength of their classically influenced songs, which lent further weight to Lord's statement. Born in Leicester, Lord studied classical piano from the age of five. In his teens, the then-new rock'n'roll and R&B movements made a deep impression on him, in particular the music recorded by blues pianists and organists such as Jimmy McGriff and Jerry Lee Lewis. The contemporary combination of Hammond B3 and C3 organs with Leslie speakers appealed to him, and this became an instrumental setup that remained integral to Lord's signature keyboard style for the rest of his career. In 1959, he moved to London to pursue acting, which he studied at the Central School of Speech and Drama. He played the piano and Hammond organ in clubs to pay the bills, initially with a jazz band called the Bill Ashton Combo and then with Red Bludd's Bluesicians, featuring the vocalist Art Wood. While recording occasional sessions (he contributed keyboards to the Kinks' 1964 hit You Really Got Me), Lord pursued pop success in the Art Wood Combo, who later renamed themselves the Artwoods and appeared on TV. I Take What I Want was the group's only charting single. Lord discovered his trademark sound when he formed Santa Barbara Machine Head, which also featured Wood's brother and future Rolling Stone, Ronnie Wood. The key to this group's success was its powerful, organ- and guitar-driven formula, which pointed at the future musical recipe of Deep Purple, and also the meeting of Lord and the bassist Nick Simper. The duo were the backbone of Deep Purple, who formed when the businessman and manager Tony Edwards invested in the new group and auditioned the cream of London's young talent – the guitarist Ritchie Blackmore, the singer Rod Evans and the drummer Ian Paice among them. This quintet formed Purple's first lineup in 1968. Deep Purple spent the following eight years on a path that took them around the world on several occasions (in later years, they had a private jet), playing the world's largest stadiums and issuing a series of classic LPs – In Rock (1970), Fireball (1971), Machine Head (1972) and Burn (1974) among them. Personnel came and went, but Lord and Paice remained constant members until the group's dissolution amid a haze of drug addiction and exhaustion in 1976. Of the great British rock bands of the 70s, only Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath and the Stones were able to operate on as grand a scale: unlike any of those groups, Deep Purple took regular time out to indulge in classical projects initiated and directed by Lord. The most notable of these was the live Concerto for Group and Orchestra, recorded at the Royal Albert Hall in 1969. It was this equal passion for rock bombast and classical finesse that made Lord such an unusual musician. During Deep Purple's glory days, he often infused the songs with classical influences, as in the song April from the group's eponymous album in 1969. His organ playing, which often counterpointed Blackmore's virtuoso lead guitar, was unique and often copied. After the split, Lord formed a group with the rock singer Tony Ashton and Deep Purple's ex-drummer Paice entitled Paice, Ashton & Lord. They released one album, Malice in Wonderland, in 1977. He then joined Whitesnake, the band formed by Deep Purple's last lead singer, David Coverdale. This group, not to be confused with the 1980s reincarnation that played stadium rock and met with huge success, was an earthy, blues-rock band in which Lord's organ playing was an essential element. His stint in Whitesnake ended when he rejoined a reformed lineup of Deep Purple in 1984 alongside Blackmore, Paice, the singer Ian Gillan and the bassist Roger Glover. Many solo projects and collaborations came during and between Lord's membership of these bands, including Before I Forget (1982), which featured classical piano music; a commission to compose the soundtrack of Central Television's 1984 series The Country Diary of an Edwardian Lady; and guest spots on albums by rock luminaries such as Lord's Oxfordshire neighbour George Harrison and Pink Floyd's David Gilmour. Eight more years of recording and tours followed before Lord felt he had had enough of life on the road. In a letter to his bandmates in 2002, he requested that Deep Purple take a year off. When this request was declined, he amicably left the group. Solo projects followed, including a collaboration in 2004 with sometime Abba singer Anni-Frid Lyngstad, and the formation of a blues band, Hoochie Coochie Men, three years later. In 2010, Lord was made an honorary fellow of Stevenson College, Edinburgh, and the following year he was awarded an honorary doctorate of music by the University of Leicester. Report http://hammondcast.over-blog.com/article-report-jon-hammond-and-koei-tanaka-concert-for-president-manji-suzuki-and-company-hamamatsu-japan-77330862.html Bicycles are In these days, but make sure to wear a helmut folks! Jon Hammond 2 friends of mine seriously injured recently, one with helmut (busted femur) and the other one, busted collar bone New York NY -- The Russians are back in town! Welcome back to USA cats!! Jon Hammond Welcome back to USA cats!! Jon Hammond — with Alexander Dovgopoly, Anton Baronin, Vitaly Solomonov, Pavel Ovchinnikov and Ed Zizak Jon Hammond in Leo's Pro Audio trying out Bag End speakers with 1965 Fender Band-Master head and XK-1 Hammond organ - this organ and flight case are available to the right person by the way - JH — at Leo's PRO Audio San Francisco CA Golden Gate Park Speedway Meadows -- Wavy Gravy hangin' backstage at 40th Anniversary of Woodstock free concert - Jon Hammond Youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kgEqSQtD7v4 with appearances by Sandi Freddie Herrera, Zero Nylin, Narada Michael Walden, Annie Sampson, Dr. Eugene L. Schoenfeld special thanks Boots Hughston, Terence Hallinan - JH - Speedway Meadows Golden Gate Par...See More — with Wavy Gravy at Golden Gate Park, Speedway Meadows. New York NY --- 4 serious Jazzers - Billy Kaye, Rudy Sheriff Lawless (yes that's his real name including middle name) Jackie Williams, Stepko Gut - Jon Hammond on 42nd Street — at Duane Reade Doctor on Premises - 42nd Street & 8th Avenue. Sea Cliff San Francisco California -- The Art Gates of Robin Williams' house - Jon Hammond Times Square -- Hey, where'd everybody go ? ! Jon Hammond — at Times Square NYC. Wishing a Big Happy Healthy Birthday to Main Man Glenn Derringer! Glenn is one of my All-Time Super Heroes!! Have a fantastic one Glenn and many more!!! Jon Hammond — with Glenn Derringer New York NY Town Hall 43rd Street -- Alex Foster and Stephen Ferrone at Memorial for Michael Brecker R.I.P. *note, Joe Berger is also there but for some reason the camera barely registers him, go figure! Jon Hammond — at The Town Hall. Frankfurt am Main -- Yes I wear white socks and my pants are too short today folks! - Jon Hammond on the strassenbahn gleis — at Platz-der-Republik. Frankfurt am Main -- Main Man Totó Giovanni Gulino drums hanging with Main Man Joe Lamond - President of NAMM on the break at my annual Musikmesse Frankfurt Warm Up Party - the Chocolate on Chocolate Cake was GOOD! - Jon Hammond Youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hozrJpHvV-4 Chocolate on Chocolate Cake at Musikmesse Warm Up Party in Jazzkeller Frankfurt with Jon Hammond Band and special guest...See More — at Jazzkeller. Frankfurt am Main -- Happy 25 years Musikmesse Frankfurt to me! - here on the buhne / bandstand of the legendary Jazzkeller Frankfurt - *now 26 years my custom-made chocolate on chocolate cake to share with all my friends in the good old Jazzkeller Frankfurt - Youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hozrJpHvV-4 Chocolate on Chocolate Cake at Musikmesse Warm Up Party in Jazzkeller Frankfurt with Jon Hammond Band and special guests for this special occasion celebrating 25 years in Musikmesse. Special acknowledgement of Wilhelm P. "Charly" Hosenseidl R.I.P. who was the Director of Musikmesse years 1989-2008 now Directed by Wolfgang Luecke, special thanks to Musikmesse Frankfurt Projekt and Presse Team! Jon Hammond Band: Joe Berger guitar Tony Lakatos tenor saxophone Giovanni Gulino drums Jon Hammond - XB-2 Hammond Organ - special thanks Hiromitsu Ono Chief Engineer Suzuki Musical Instruments designed my instrument which took me all around the world many times "Late Rent" Jon Hammond theme song for Jon Hammond Show MNNTV and HammondCast Show KYOU Radio San Francisco CBS Radio Network Thanks Joe Lamond President CEO NAMM, TecAmp Jürgen Kunze and Thomas Eich - Puma Combo bass amp powering Jon Hammond's organ Dankeschoen to Yücel Atiker, Tino Pavlis, Poehl, Bernie Capicchiano, Michael Falkenstein Hammond Suzuki Deutschland, Peggy Behling, Christine Vogel Messe Frankfurt, Saray Pastanesi Baeckerei & Konditorei for Chocolate on Chocolate 25 Years Musikmesse Celebration Cake — at Jazzkeller. Frankfurt am Main -- Happy 25 years Musikmesse Frankfurt to me! *now 26 my custom-made chocolate on chocolate cake to share with all my friends in the good old Jazzkeller Frankfurt - Youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hozrJpHvV-4 Chocolate on Chocolate Cake at Musikmesse Warm Up Party in Jazzkeller Frankfurt with Jon Hammond Band and special guests for this special occasion celebrating 25 years in Musikmesse. Special acknowledgement of Wilhelm P. "Charly" Hosenseidl R.I.P. who was the Director of Musikmesse years 1989-2008 now Directed by Wolfgang Luecke, special thanks to Messe Frankfurt Projekt and Presse Team! Jon Hammond Band: Joe Berger guitar Tony Lakatos tenor saxophone Giovanni Gulino drums Jon Hammond - XB-2 Hammond Organ - special thanks Hiromitsu Ono Chief Engineer Suzuki Musical Instruments designed my instrument which took me all around the world many times "Late Rent" Jon Hammond theme song for Jon Hammond Show MNNTV and HammondCast Show KYOU Radio San Francisco CBS Radio Network Thanks Joe Lamond President CEO NAMM, TecAmp Jürgen Kunze and Thomas Eich - Puma Combo bass amp powering Jon Hammond's organ Dankeschoen to Yücel Atiker, Tino Pavlis, Poehl, Bernie Capicchiano, Michael Falkenstein Hammond Suzuki Deutschland, Peggy Behling, Christine Vogel Messe Frankfurt, Saray Pastanesi Baeckerei & Konditorei for Chocolate on Chocolate 25 Years Musikmesse Celebration Cake — at Jazzkeller. Frankfurt am Main -- Hallo Erna Klobučar ! Jon Hammond Frankfurt am Main -- This is where I stayed at my very first Musikmesse Frankfurt in 1987 - Hotel Prinz Otto - rub-a-dub-dub...3 men in a tub! The only 2 star hotel in Frankfurt, but it did the job - 3 of us in one little room, Joe Berger, Bruno Engl and myself Jon Hammond right by the Frankfurt Hauptbahnhof, and it had a little bar kneipe. Many a traveler has stayed there folks! - JH http://www.tripadvisor.de/ShowUserReviews-g187337-d230354-r10041805-Hotel_Prinz_Otto-Frankfurt_Hesse.html One happy camper "Die Zimmer waren schmutzig, die Handtücher und Bettwäsche war dünn und löchrig. Die Heizungskörper waren voller Staub und die Teppiche waren voller Flecken und fadendünn. In der Dusche lagen Haarbüschel und das Wasser war entweder heiß oder kalt, die Toilettenspülung hat nicht funktioniert, ebenso wenig der Fernseher und vom Frühstück konnte einem schlecht werden und so hat keiner von uns etwas gegessen. Die Fließen im Badezimmer waren voller Silikon-Abdichtungsmittel. Außerdem glaube ich nicht, dass es Feuerausgänge in den Zimmer gab. Unterster Standard. Ich wünschte mir nur, dass ich es mir vorher angesehen hätte." — at Hotel Prinz Otto.