I barf out some stuff about jazz

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I do that sort of thing every once in awhile, and do so today on Hollywood Babble-On:

The second tune I heard was an organ trio's version of "Puttin' on the Ritz." I'd never heard that tune played on the Hammond B3, and the player had a pretty good command of the instrument. I could hear him soloing with the right hand only -- I wasn't even sure if he was doing a left-hand bass, let alone using the bass pedals. But it was a model of B3 soulfulness. The guitarist took great care with the comping, leaving the organist little need to keep the left hand going. It wasn't Grant Green (there's rhythm playing on it), it didn't sound like George Benson or Kenny Burrell. But the organist could be Jimmy Smith ...
Turns out it's Sherman Oaks' own Larry Goldings on the B3, with the great Peter Bernstein on guitar from the "Light Blue" disc, which is so rare that a used copy on Amazon is selling for $69.99. Sheesh.

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