Gerhard Gregor – The Organist Encores

Episode 611 – Hammond Half Hour

This week John Leeming features Hammond electronic organs.

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Happy Days are Here Again (signature tune)	Thomas de Witte	Hammond C3	Private recording	2022
Something’s Gotta Give/Ain’t She Sweet	Robin Richmond	Hammond organ with rhythm	Nixa Records (NPL 18022)	1958
Let’s Fall in Love/The Very Thought Of You	Nigel Ogden	Hammond H100	Grasmere Records (GRCD131)	2009
Springtime Dreams	Gerhard Gregor	Hammond organ with rhythm players	Polydor Records (46034 LPHM)	1957
Alligator Crawl	Harold Smart Quartet	Hammond organ with instrumentalists	Parlophone Records (GEP 8589)	c1957
When Sunny Gets Blue	John Ferguson	Hammond and piano	Mark Herman Productions (MH 1002)	2008
Don’t Get Around Much Any More	Dan Bellomy	Hammond B3 with percussion	Dan Bellomy Productions (DBP-1)	2001
Sweet Lorraine	Klaus Wunderlich and Hubert Deuringer	Hammond with accordion and rhythm players	Bell Records (BLR 89104)	2001
It All Depends on You	Buddy Cole	Hammond with rhythm players	Jasmine Records (JASCD 185)	2011
Moonlight Serenade	Bryan Rodwell	Hammond X5 with percussion	The Organist Encores (TOENC001)	2019

This week John Leeming features tracks that people have sent him.

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Goofy Dame	Stanley Tudor	BBC Theatre Organ No.2 5/27 Möller	Private recording	1955
Once in a While	Stephen Vincent	Stephen Vincent Residence, Soure, Portugal Yamaha EL90	Private recording	2011
Only a Rose	Chris Elliott	Ron Wehmeier Residence, Cincinnati, USA 4/37 Wurlitzer	Private Recording	2024
Spring Is Here	Bob Wyatt	Unknown venue/organ	Roulette (SR25087)	1960
Golden Earrings/Brother Can You Spare a Dime?	Cor Steyn	Studio recording Magic Organ (elecronic)	Private Recording	1960s
Two Sleepy People	George Blackmore	AVRO Studio, Hilversum 4/19 Compton-Standaart	Private recording	1982
Holding You Tight in the Moonlight	Gerhard Gregor	Polydor recording studio Hammond electronic	Polydor (46034 LPHM)	1957
At the Jazz Bank Ball	Dennis James	Granada Theatre, Kingston-on-Thames 3c/10 Wurlitzer	Private Recording	1975

This week John Leeming has sounds from real and digital pipes mixed with traditional electronics.

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That’s Entertainment	Keith Evans	Keith Evans Residence, Chepstow 4/33 Allen VTPO	Mostyn Theatre Organ Productions (YouTube)	2020
Portrait of a Flirt	Ena Baga	Recording studio Hammond organ (C3?)	Private recording (BBC/COS Archive)	1973
Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White/Tangerine	Christian Cartwright	Strumpshaw Steam Museum 3/7 Christie	Private Recording (Christian Cartwright, YouTube)	2024
Bei Mir bist du schön/Frauen sind keine Engel/Abends in der Taverne	Willy Weits	Recording studio The ‘Magic Organ’	Imperial Records (5c 054-24195)	1970
Valencia/Arrivederci Roma/Under the Bridges of Paris/On the Reeperbahn at Half-past Midnight	Gerhard Gregor	NDR studio, Hamburg, Germany 3/24 Welte	Polydor Records (20 335 EPH)	1956
You Are the Sunshine of My Life	Will Shaw	Keith Evans Residence, Chepstow 4/33 Allen VTPO	Mostyn Theatre Organ Productions (YouTube)	2020
John Peel Boogie	Harold Smart Quartet	Recording studio Hammond organ + rhythm	Parlophone Records (GEP8589)	1956
Chicago	Don Baker	Assembly Hall, Worthing 3/10 Wurlitzer	WW Records (unissued)	1987
Someone to Watch Over Me	Keith Beckingham	Granada Clapham Junction 3/8 Wurlitzer	Private recording (BBC/COS Archive)	1972

On this week’s show John Leeming turns to the sounds of the the Electronic Organ. Sit back and enjoy these fun pipe-less sounds!

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Five Sons	Klaus Wunderlich	Hammond H100	Bell Records (BLR 89 099)	2001
Portrait of a Flirt	Nigel Ogden	Hammond H100	Grasmere Records (GRCD 131)	2009
Champs Elysées	Stephen Vincent	Paramount VTPO Samples & Yamaha EL90	Stephen Vincent – YouTube	2021
Rhapsody in Blue/Tico Tico	William Davies	Royal Festival Hall Multi-Colourtone Electronic Instrument	Private Recording	1959
Tico Tico	George Wright	Allen GW4	Banda Records (BAE 5 2004 1)	2004
Pick Yourself Up	Stanley Wyllie	Hammond C3	Private Recording	1983
Root Beer Rag	David Lowe	Lee Valley Ice Centre Hammond C3 with PR200 & Korg synth	Private Recording	1984
Butterflies in the Rain	Eddie Ruhier	Conn Electronic Organ	Private Recording	1973
Oh Marie	Gerhard Gregor	Polydor Studios ‘Strato Organ’	Polydor Records (46 034)	1956