Hammond XK5 - Dr. Lonnie Smith - 2016 Summer NAMM / Nashville
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- Опубликовано: 8 фев 2025
- 2017 NEA Jazz Master and legendary Hammond organist Dr. Lonnie Smith plays the new Hammond XK5 Traditional Pro System at the 2016 Summer NAMM show.
More information about the XK5: www.hammondorga...
Recorded through a Leslie 3300W with two Audio Technica ATM450 condenser mics on the top rotor, an Audio Technica ATM25 on the bottom rotor, and a feed from the 3300W's sub output into a Steinberg UR44 connected to an iPad mini running Steinberg's Cubasis amp.
Minimal processing (some reverb and light limiting).
UPDATE Sept 29, 2021: The great Dr. Lonnie Smith has made his transition. I'd like to just say one thing about this video... the XK5 was a new product at the time and had yet to be fully tweaked. So yes, the keyclick is a bit egregious and the tone isn't just like a vintage Hammond. It is much better now, since the product has been fully realized.
But none of that matters. Listen to what the maestro is playing. This is a masterclass in jazz organ, a gift to you from him. Study this. When you understand it, you will understand the man, my friend, the beautiful soul that was Dr. Lonnie Smith. You will understand the history and strength and passion in this music. The beauty and power. Rest In Peace, master. We love and thank you for your music.
So sad hearing the news of his passing.. What a Genius & a true Legend in every sense of the word.
God bless you sir & i for one am grateful for the magic you created.
R.I.P SIR.
Superb!!! Today is the first time I've ever actually just taken the time to listen to Dr. Lonnie Liston Smith. What a phenomenal talent. 😊.
@ThomasEJones-oz9il-Sir, you're confusing Dr. Lonnie Smith(whom this is on the organ) with Dr Lonnie Liston Smith(who plays piano, Synthesizer, and keyboards) both are Jazz but Dr Lonnie Smith is known for his Organ Genius whereas Dr Lonnie Liston Smith is known for being one of the early pioneers of what would later be known as Quiet storm/Jazz Fusion/smooth Jazz
God Bless You Sir! You gave us, the hip hop community and everyone else an amazing access to your genius and changed the way music would be forever RIP Dr. Lonnie Smith!
THANK YOU DOCTOR, WE WILL LOVE YOU FOREVER
R.I.P. - thanks for your great music! Lonnie passed away september 28th, 2021.
0:45
lonnie: **tells joke in organ**
guy in background: **laughs in human**
I think he was just expressing: "Oh shit... a Monk tune! Yeah!"
It's not a joke. It's the melody to the tune Well You Needn't by Monk. That guy must have been happy about the song.
@@clintjones9848 the real joke was the friends we made along the way
R.I.P LONNIE SMITH AND R.I.P MF DOOM...
I just looked up this performance today, checked the description of the video and saw he had passed away the very day that I discovered the original source to MF DOOM's figaro sample. RIP. At least MF DOOM and Lonnie can talk about each other's music now.
Holy Madlib and his samples, what a good video
Lonnie ive been listening to you since the early 70's into 2020. Allen Mitchell Nashville, Tennessee
That hand drop at 18:20 when he cut the Leslie on , shit was too smooth man save some for the rest of us
He can't do it. He's cooler than the other side of the pillow. 🎹👍👋🎼🎶🎵🎶👁🔥👁😎💯
Thanks for pointing that out, was slick. RIP
My dad plays this song on his piano all the time. He also plays on my grandmas Hammond organ too. I cannot believe how similar my dad and this guy plays the organ.
Ask your dad if he knew Dr. Lonnie, maybe he learned the song from him?
whats the name of the song?
@@coolstuff6826 Well You Needn't by Monk
He smiles much like Louie Armstrong but sometimes Dr. Smith has a burst of emotion come over his face and you can tell he is listening to his own music to choose where it will go next.
Still digging and learning from this performance
I love the Dr.'s style.
God this is so good
It's such a beautiful (digital) instrument and he's a fantastic player. Recorded perfectly too, love it.
Thank you Jim for sharing this.
Gonna miss you master 🕊️🤲
Jim, thanks so much. I just totally loved it.
I can not stop listening to this wow, cold dude
I must say have thank ya again, for sharing great jazz player.... Thanks
Always great to hear the Doctor, thanks for this post.
Clicking is bad in this intimate setting. MayB Hammond should continue R&D & place tiny rubber/felt pads under each key. Great Hammond sound, but on a stage with a group & PA, the clicking would not be heard over the other instruments
Number one Super sound 🔊💯💥
RIP Dr Lonnie... you will be missed
They achieve that perc sound by carefully sampling and blending in corn chips with the primary tone! Kidding of course. I love the perc slide at 15:42 slowly over the keys played lightly to replicate say a soft sax sections glissing down in block chords. Really nice. The perc is probably sounding louder on headphones which pick up high frequencies from the accurate direct recording made here. But its really cool mechanical waterfall keyboard feature of the KX-5 which I think is an attractive musical option over plain midi keyboards that emulate this through other non mechanical methods. Nice engineering here Hammond. Its great to have a company interested in developing this for musicians to play.
Hahhahahaha grabbing into the ruffles bag
Really like that the baseball Lonnie Smith, allowed me to find the organist Lonnie Smith. Hope they're both doing well.
I think it's been several years since both men passed away
@ Baseball Lonnie is still around. Organist Lonnie died in 2021.
still love your work!!
Rather FAMOUS, the best new HAMMOND (here a SK) with so professional XK
serie, don't look for another keyboard like Nord, this one is state of the art, it's a
real HAMMOND, the BEST.
Thanks for the fabulous work of HAMMOND engineers.
With areal LESLIE cabinet (122 147 760vl) it's impossible to tell if it's a legendary B3/A100/C3/M100 or a new B3.
Eric Morata nord are made for gay organ players
Holy crap Dr. Lonnie Smith🙌🏽
May 2020 - Those customers going about their lives without a care in the World. We long for those good old days🇻🇨🇻🇨🇻🇨🇻🇨🇻🇨🇻🇨🌈🍷🎷
Dr Lonnie good man RIP
What on earth was that absolutely gorgeous ballady thing from 12:18 onward??? I have seen him in another video playing something like this but a much shorter clip, this had my toes curling like mad. Eleven and a half minutes of pure juicy heaven.
old rocking chair
lvzbell, thanks a million. Never thought I would find out what it was.
“Frame For the Blues” written by Slide Hampton.
you did a great job with these videos this show.
Awesome. I love the clickiness response from the Hammond XK5.
Happy national jazz day everybody! :D
Dr.Lonnie Smith keep playing your organ.
Rest In Peace, Dr Lonnie
me on the keys when I have a ten page paper due the next day.
do the people in the background even know what is blessing their ears
...and one is a Hammond bigshot...
Literally thinking the same thing. One of the best players in history and they don’t even bat an eye. I’d be kissing his damn shoes
@@user-cp3tv1lp2g Ha ha ha... kissing his damn shoes... a funny comment for Dr. Lonnie 'Liston' Smith !!
Lol. "Why is this cab driver playing Hammond Organ so well?" I'm kidding. Dr. Lonnie is the bees knees. I saw him play in Fort Lauderdale years ago. One of the best shows I ever saw.
Wow! You people...?!?!? This is a case of the Emperor"s new clothes. The Doc has lost it! This is like listening to someone PRETENDING to play the Hammond! Painful and embarrassing. WOW!
💫Dr. Lonnie 🎹 Smith💫
Got one last Friday. Hoping to add the lower manual next month.
Rest in Power Lonnie
so much soul
I met this guy when I was 19 and working at Korg pulling stock. ..must have been 1981. Had no Idea who he was.
those percussive keys just tickle your spine
amazing human
Stunning...
Rest In Peace 🥺
Masterful.
i love this,,,,,,,,,very nice
I saw him live with Idris Muhammed and Peter Bernstein and the George Benson got on stage played a couple tunes at Smoke in Harlem back in 2000. Better days
Lovely stuff - key click's a bit over the top though
That can be adjusted to taste.
Jim Alfredson You saying Lonnie Smith has bad taste?
PS he's playing the b-line with his L/H - but what's he doing with his left foot? Seems like non-specific bass jabs. Like it though -
Not at all. Lonnie didn't spend any time tweaking the instrument. He just sat down and played. The keyclick was not as pronounced from where he was sitting. But if you or I or Lonnie or anyone else thinks it is too much or too little, it can be changed. That's all I'm saying.
Jim Alfredson I know that Jim. He's awesome, you're awesome, the XK5 is awesome. Thank you for the music and the videos.
How can a guy look that cool and also play that cool?
I see why they called him the Dr.
Incroyable, ces gens qui passent sans s’arrêter et réaliser ce qui se passe devant eux :-D
Nice video Jim!!!!!
I'm no expert on the Hammond organ but I don't think I've ever heard the keys click that much. Is that supposed to be the percussion or is it supposed to be emulating something old Hammonds do after years of playing or one of those types of thing? It sounds, not so good to me but the playing is of course expert. Dr. Lonnie is Great. One of the best players of the instrument.
That’s highly configurable in the XK5 settings, maybe Lonnie liked it that way
I think are his nails
nice upload. such a treat 2 see the gr8 lonnie smith.
hey "beavis", good 2 see u virtually. how's everything in east Lansing, Mi? miss playing with you bro. peace
Wow! Blast from the past! How are you, Papa? Email me, man! b3groover at gmail dot com.
R I P MAESTRO✨🌟✨
That bass, though is more like a replication of an electric bass guitar, although, I am sure that Hammond XK5 is capable of replicating a pipe organ's bass (because you feel it more than you hear it here)! Now, with the way Dr. Lonnie Smith plays this, there is quite a bit more keyboard percussion (key click), than I like, but that's authentic jazz organ playing, that is for sure. He does play some pipe tones and changes rotor speeds while doing this, so the theater organ tremolo is featured well here. This organ is really good for jazz clubs, theaters, the ballpark or arena, and maybe even church (if a pipe organ isn't available)!
There will never be a replacement for the sound of a pipe organ inside of a cathedral. Playing this through a PA system in a opera house is pretty damn good though.
+Little Gator Farm Quite possibly, yes, a digital organ can get really close to the sound of an analog pipe organ (so close that many can't tell the difference), but when you compare analog acoustic instruments to digital and electronic ones, there are subtle differences.
+Little Gator Farm I didn't realize that the NAMM exhibits are ever done inside an opera house, though? I would think that they would be at a big convention center in a major city or suburb of one? Also, a small to mid sized pipe organ in a Polish Cathedral (not a cathedral in the sense of being the seat of a bishop, but artistically and acoustically similar, only somewhat smaller, and often artistically superior to a real cathedral), compared to a similar pipe or even digital organ in a much simpler church does sound quite different as well! This video, though, is more toward those who enjoy jazz organ and its characteristic sound as contrasted to pipe organ, however, Dr. Lonnie Smith plays just about all sounds possible here!
Einfach nur Geil!
Ain’t no joke going on here.
Man is He smooth ,Hay its cold
Lonnie snapped at the end. Fucking love organs, they definitely need to make a comeback.
The Doctor is just not on the same planet as the rest of us !!!
Awesome 😎 totally 🎹🎹🤘
Hes one cold piece ,Now that's getten it . do damn thing
the song he's playing is "it's over now" by duke
i recommend u go listen this version of the song sung by Carmen McRae, it's a f*cking bomb
Epic
I'll perform on the XK5 in october in Melbourne ( Australia )... during my next Australia-New Zealand tour with the great Carl Lockett on guitar from San Francisco... looking forward .....
Would love to have seen Billy Preston on this now THAT would have been something to hear and SEE!
well, Billy Preston did a bit of work on the Organ with The Beatles, then he did some more playing on 2 songs by George at his concert: Isn't It A Pity and My Sweet Lord
@@Belchmaster41 did he? Wow! I'd never have known! 😲
@@justinwiggy yes, along with artists like Joe Brown... and you probably didn't know that Ringo and George wrote the track: Photograph together. But due to copyright violation (including light nudity during the song: Horse To The Water), the show was removed from RUclips, so you have to buy the MP3 album or purchase the concert itself from Amazon Video.. along with a little thank-you speech from George's son, Danni... running time is around 2 hours. It also features Monty Python doing a couple numbers: Sit On My Face and the Lumber Jack song (feat. Tom Hanks) It first opens up with a couple speeches by Paul & Ravi Shankar, followed by a solo piece played by his daughter on the Sitar.
No.not just Billy Preston. I live near Philly. One name. Joey d Francesco. Bad bad dude. Trust me. I play a fender jazz bass in spare time.
hammond sounds like this!
yes there do every better
Is this where the term "walking baseline" actually comes from?
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He's just fucking nuts! If you didn't know who he is you might think just it's some mad guy messing around.
0:49... Someone definitely likes "well you needn't." :)
dr lonnie is one cooooool cat
The good doctor makes that thing talk - more tube crunch would be nice but that would be down to the leslie and a bit more volume. I heard him play this tune with a real tonewheel and two leslie 122's and it put hairs on the back of my neck. He is the funkiest and the most expressive organist out there.
He's Badddddddd! Wowwwwwww!
Hang on - they have Summer NAMM?
My first thought too. I had no idea.
👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Is this guy also known as Lonnie Liston Smith?
Or is the "Dr." to distinguish him from Liston Smith?
I think it's a different man:
www.allmusic.com/artist/lonnie-liston-smith-mn0000228058
probably different because in many contexts, Dr. usually makes a reference to your doctor... some might get it confused with Dr. as in Drive (for an address)
No this guy is the original Lonnie list on smith. I'm 70. Had his album from the 70s called. Expansions. He still got it man. I've seen them all. Charles earland.jimmy Smith. Joey d Francesco.jack mcduff. Tony Monaco. These are the big dogs
Trust me.
He did not want to stop playing it seemed. 😀
In other words aye....watch the whole thing....right!
Everyone in the background is like "Meh, what's the big deal?"
Whoooo! :)
I'm trying to get midi to work on my XK5 via USB port to computer. I want to use a DAW plugin for EP's. I emailed Hammond but haven't heard back yet. Any idea how? I've read the manual like 4 times and nothing...
There are lots of goings up and down by half tones.
My dad plays that song on his Grand Piano at 0:46
The Turbanator!
So Basically, Melody, rhythm, and baseline... All covered. lol
Yep. Nutz! I love the full ensemble assault of organ.
Mr Alfredson. I think Hammond has pulled off .the transition from mechanical tone wheels .To digital .from watching him have fun playing .
I remember jimmy smith
If you do requests can you play far away?
How much does that puppy weigh?
Hey gang,where is Eddie Baccus sr. at????
I hate how loud the keys clicking is :(
Da Ham n' oga
Cleaner sound than I'm used to hearing him have on a real B3.....the key click is a bit distracting....
Can't hear much over the click, but them are some fancy fingers!
I dial back the treble and mid on my leslie and it balances it. He probably has everything flat.
Can you believe the guys are jibber jabbing while his is playing. WTH!!
They know nothing about the old guys or the b3. I'm 70.out of Philly. These folks have no clue about who plays this organ. You would have to be raised around it. Two other names. Jimmy Smith and Joey d Francesco
12:18 20:56
the keys are super loud, clicking sound