LATE RENT Audiophile remasterings of Jon Hammond's greatest hits
LATE RENT Audiophile remasterings of Jon Hammond's greatest hits
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LATE RENT Audiophile remasterings of Jon Hammond's greatest hits
Ham-Berger-Friz Records presents JON HAMMOND
*Audiophile Quality Remasterings of Jon Hammond's Greatest Hits Letter To The Listener From JON HAMMOND Dear Listener: In my life I have been extremely fortunate to have been able to pursue my dream of being a musician, composer, broadcaster/journalist and impressario around the world. The music you will hear on this disc is exactly as I assembled the pieces carefully from over a 14 year period of my best recordings up to the year of 1995. In one late-night/early-morning session with my co-producer/engineer Joe Berger, we put together all the tracks which became my first official release titled Late Rent, the theme song of my tv show The Jon Hammond Show. Since the completion of that project many things have happened or as we say, water under the bridge. Now I am happy to be able to bring forth the record 10 years later in the best quality audio with complete quality control so that for the first time I can present some of my most faithful compositions to my listeners as I always wanted to. The music is timeless and as Ray Charles once said, "When you're dead you're done", but Jon Hammond says, "The music lives on and it will keep traveling long after I'm gone." A message sent to all with no guarantee it has been received. I am the eternal optimist, having literally gone to live in other countries with nothing but my music and my instrument. Often I have played with musicians who can not speak English, but the language of music is international & universal. The rhythm of life exists on these tracks and like a musical photograph it has captured the spirit of my travels and life experiences. Late Rent is not just a title, it is a true story of my life struggles to get the rent paid and by many miracles I managed to get it paid every time, often down to a few moments of impending doom (better late than never!)...the music always came first for me and I am proud to present it to you now again better than ever. May this be the soundtrack to your life & travels and help groove you safely to your destinations sure as the sun rises in the morning. Melody is King, and ™ The FINGERS...are the SINGERS!" Crank it up kick back and enjoy, this is the music that has taken me around the world. Sincerely, Jon Hammond Ham-Berger-Friz Records N.Y., NY , USA Late Rent track list 1. Late Rent 6:01 2. Original Announcement from Jon Hammond Show 0:45 3. Pocket Funk 5:55 4. Lydia's Tune 4:26 5. The Sidewinder 7:22 6. Announcement by Al "Jazzbeaux" Collins 1:05 7. Head Phone 7:36 8. White Onions 5:19 9. Party Is Forbidden Here 5:23 8. Get Back In The Groove 2:04 9. White Onions - Live 11:44 10. Head Phone - Live 3:10 11. AFN Announcement 1 0:45 12. Nu Funk (Hip Hop Chitlins) - Live 5:39 13. AFN Announcement 2 0:40 14. Nu Funk (Hip Hop Chitlins) - Live 5:39 15. AFN Announcement 2 0:40 16. Late Rent - Live 9:02 Total Playing Time: 76:36 Featuring The Late Rent Session Men: Jon Hammond, Bernard "Pretty" Purdie, Chuggy Carter, Steve Ferrone, Todd Anderson, Alex Foster, Barry Finnerty, Graham Hawthorne, James Preston, Ray Grappone, Dave Danza The Late Rent Sessions Studio Credits: LATE RENT (Hammond/Finnerty) ASCAP *This is the theme song of The Jon Hammond Show, a popular underground New York TV show. POCKET FUNK (Hammond/Finnerty) ASCAP *Written in the wash salon..check your pockets! LYDIA'S TUNE (Jon Hammond) ASCAP *Composed by Mr. Hammond in Paris, 1981 Recorded at Intergalactic Studios, New York Dec. 1983 Steve Ferrone - drums Todd Anderson - tenor sax Barry Finnerty - guitar Jon Hammond - B3 organ/Leslie THE SIDEWINDER (Lee Morgan) *Classic Lee Morgan composition - as broadcast on WNEW radio NYC, recorded at BackBeat Studios March 1987 Ray Grappone - drums Todd Anderson - tenor sax Barry Finnerty - guitar Jon Hammond - 1959 B3 organ/direct signal HEAD PHONE (Hammond/Finnerty) *Composed in studio while using headphones that worked only on one side. WHITE ONIONS (Hammond/Finnerty) ASCAP *Classic bluesy Hammond/Finnerty composition reminiscent of Green Onions. PARTY IS FORBIDDEN HERE (Jon Hammond) ASCAP *Written by Mr. Hammond after his party was forbidden in a well known west coast studio, The Site Recording. Recorded at Quad Studios, New York Sept. 1989 Joe Berger engineer Bernard Purdie - drums Alex Foster - tenor sax Chuggy Carter - percussion Barry Finnerty - guitar Jon Hammond - B3 organ/Leslie GET BACK IN THE GROOVE (Jon Hammond) ASCAP *Soulful guitar fingerpicking by Mr. Hammond. Big organ sound. Recorded at DTI Records Studio, Novato CA June 1981 Derek Tracy - engineer Bruce Hatch - assistant engineer Dave Danza - drums Jon Hammond - guitar Jon Hammond - B3 organ/Keyboard Products super nuclear Leslie Jon Hammond is endorsed by: Hammond Suzuki, Excelsior CEMEX Accordions, Sennheiser, Fender, Remin Kart-A-Bag, Superlux Goang-Fann Co., Ltd., CASIO and flies United Airlines whenever possible! *Member Local 802, Local 6 American Federation of Musicians Union, ASCAP Artist Live Credits: WHITE ONIONS (Hammond/Finnerty) *Snappy rendition recorded at NY's LE BAR BAT on W.57th St. HEAD PHONE (Hammond/Finnerty) *Super funky drum groove featuring Chuggy Carter and Graham Hawthorne. LATE RENT (Hammond/Finnerty) *Mr. Hammond's theme song live at Le Bar Bat. Recorded at Le Bar Bat, New York July 1995 Joe Berger - engineer Graham Hawthorne - drums Alex Foster - tenor sax Chuggy Carter - percussion Barry Finnerty - guitar Jon Hammond - XB-2 organ/Keyboard Products super Leslie NU FUNK (Hip Hop Chitlins) (Hammond/Finnerty) *Historic live broadcast on AFN Radio Frankfurt for "Powerlite" show on March 17, 1994 - this was first performance of the song heard around the world! Joe Berger - engineer James Preston - drums Barry Finnerty - guitar Jon Hammond - XB-2 organ Jon Hammond organ bass on every song. Sennheiser & Neumann microphones were used on every live recording. Merci beaucoup and dankeschon to Hammond Suzuki Deutschland & Musikmesse Frankfurt. *note: Feb. 2nd, 2005 The Jon Hammond Show tv show will begin it's 22nd consecutive year! Tune us in on channels 56 & 108 www.MNN.org Additional Footnotes: 1. "Ping" - at beginning of cd the special sound, well known to members of elite jet set comes from Mr. Hammond's S.T. Dupont cigarette lighter. It's an old broadcasting trick to clear the airwaves before announcement or music. 2. Original announcement from The Jon Hammond Show MCTV. 9. Famous voice of Al "Jazzbeaux" Collins, on WNEW radio NY commenting on Late Rent Session music. 11. Jazzbeaux on California jazz radio station KCSM. *Special acknowledgement to our friends Bert Gerecht - Hot Wire Records & Ulrich Vormehr - EFA Medien, who in 1996 put out first version of Late Rent in Germany. CREDITS: Jon Hammond: Producer/Executive Producer Joe Berger: Co-producer/engineer/mastering Jennifer Frizzell - Co-executive producer Lori Friedman - Video by LORI art Michael August (Illustratorp) - Cover/disc art Ute Wachsmuth (Datajump) - Text Art cover/disc Manufactured by: Joe Aloia - Digital Authoring Solutions New York Made in USA All songs (except #8) published by JON HAMMOND International, Inc./ASCAP "The Sidewinder" published by Conrad Music/BMI All rights C & P 2005 by JON HAMMOND International, Inc. POB 754 Times Square Station, New York, NY 10108 USA Tel. 212.967.1858 laterent@webtv.net *Jon Hammond plays the incredible Hammond XB-2 keyboard exclusively, which with it's all-new DRH sampling technology captures the sound and feel of the incomparable Hammond B3 at a fraction of the weight ™ "Hammond sound...in a suitcase!" Hammond Suzuki Deutschland Sennheiser |
Jon Hammond would especially like to thank: Jennifer Frizzell, Marco Galeazzi, Donatella Milella, Roberto Lucanero, Nello Gabrielloni & family-Excelsior CEMEX Accordions, Glenn Derringer-Kustom, Michael Maier-Falkenstein family, Mario Tettamanti, Rossano Chiaramoni-RCH Cases, Joe Aloia, Superlux Microphones-Goang Fann Co. Ltd.-Jenny Shen, Nico Teng, David Liu, Heda family, Barbara K. Starner-Remin Kart-A-Bag, Richard McDonald-Fender Co., Leo Fender, Benny Golson, Kenny Burrell, Pamela Sylvain-United Airlines Employment, Gary Walker, Brian Delp, Cephas Bowles, Thurston Briscoe, Rhonda Hamilton-WBGO 88.3FM, Chuy Varella, Chris Cortez, Alissa Clancy-KCSM 91.1FM, Fred Noe III-Jim Beam Brands, Eugen Hahn-Jazzkeller Frankfurt, Bobbie Webb, J.J., Noel Hayes, Harrison-KPOO 89.5FM, Keith West-KVMR 89.5FM, Vasja Ivanovski-FM 2 Macedonia, Knut Benzner, Dr. Andrea Hubert, Tobias Hartmann, Lutz & Gide Buchner-NDR Radio, Heinz Lichius, Gabriel Coburger, Gunther & Krystyna Tietze-Polka Bar, Dieter & Ralph Reichert-Birdland Hamburg, Jo-Jo Tucksen-Jazzkeller Hofheim, Tony Lakatos, Harry Petersen, Kevin Mauder, Uli Olshausen, Guenter Hottmann-HR Radio, Igor & Oksana Butman, Eduard Zizak, Faina Antonova, Marat Garipov-Le Club Moscow, Claus Rotthoff-Musikhaus Rotthoff, Gideon Schier, Robert & Otmar Hutya, Bernhard Flieher, Tommy Schneider-Hammond Times Zurich, Ronald ChitTin-Entree GmbH, Francoise Pujol, Andre Thus-Hammond France, Bob Scott, Ronnie Smith Jr., Alex Budman, Larry Schneider, John & Mai Bishop, Marc Baum, Preston family-Sons of Champlin, Bill Vitt, Bob Barsotti, Peter, Bettike, Dharma Barsotti, Mick Brigden, Scott Rootenberg, Kris Hosack, Tim Anderson, Chris Powers, Nigel James, Rita Gentry, Jerry Pompili, David Mayeri, Bill Graham, BGP Productions, Eddie Money, Jim Thorsen aka Jimi James, Steve Wright-Hades, Terri Price, Matthew & Terence Hallinan family, Susan Bernstein, Bruce Harrison, Sharon Levy, Mitchell Redman, Teddy Fung, Maria Ciaccia, Jim Kelly, Jim Leary, Dana Rivers-Heath, Security staff-Manhattan Plaza, Frank Vavosa, Sylvia, Thomas & Simon-Hotel Pacific Hamburg, Karen Newman, Betty Heywood, Judy Cheung-Messe Frankfurt/Hong Kong, Danny Woody-Portman Ritz Carlton Shanghai, Mayor Willie Brown, Maria Tschirgi, Joe & Lori Rodriguez, John Hunt-Local 6 SF, Oscar Meyers, Bill Wurtzel, Erica Brescia-T-Mobile SF, Andy Christo, Christine Adams, Kevin Friedrich, Harley Jones,-Accordions Worldwide, Alex Accordions & Guitar NYC, John & Jonna Godtfredsen-Excelsior Danmark, Clarence "Tootsie" Bean, Maher & Tom-Cleopatra's Needle NYC, Professor Bruce Lilienthal, James Brown-Tower Records, Erik Hargrove-James Brown Band, Taj Mahal, Bonnie Raitt, Jon Paris, Marc Roth-Roth's Westside Steakhouse, Rudy Lawless, Lazy Larry Fredsen, Al & Leslie Wilcox and family, Patti, Teal & Al Jazzbeaux Collins, Saul & Goldie Levin family, Olivier Hutman, Lydia Fischer, Dr. Iraj Akhavan, Tilman Erhorn, Dan Marks, Connie McKinley, Matt Dillon, Francis Ford Coppola, Dr. Vartan Ghugasian, Joe Franklin-WOR Radio, Marisa Redanti-MPTA, Antje von Rein, Don Haas, Louie Bellson, Ron Carter, George Burns, Earl Watson, Marie, Iwo, Marty-Original Joe's SF, President Bill Clinton, Ann Stock, President Vladimir Putin, Ambassador Alexander Vershbow, BB King, Naeemah Hicks, Lindsay Brust, Wynton Marsalis, Todd Barkan-Jazz at Lincoln Center, Lionel Hampton, Lou Colombo, Tom Tuson-Hammond Organ Center, Paul Ellington, Chuck & Alan Colin & family-Colin Publishing, Rich Haupt, Peter Valentyne, Pete Fogel-Le Bar Bat, Bruce & Charlotte Mager-Waves NY, Alan Hall, Tracey Baumler, Ann, Terry, Cortt, Rhett Dunlap, Genevieve Frizzell, Louie Peterson, Eddie Sorenson, Gary Peterson, Dieter Schnapka, Uwe Gehring-(Wesley G), Giovanni Gulino, Sgt. Bill Hickman-AFN Radio, Charly Hosenseidl, Cordelia von Gymnich-Messe Frankfurt, Lynn & Victor-Hotel Charlotte Groveland CA, Deszon X. Claiborne, Steve Campos, Harvey Wainapel, Joachim & Rosi Griebe, Marcy Drexler, Ariane Klaening, Yutaka Hada-CASIO, Sergei Belov, Elke Abate, Ralf Hoffmann, Andreas Mautner, Norbert Hilbich, Andreas Sennheiser, Bobby & Joanne Nathan, Sgt. Al Wittig, Dan & Roberta Mockensturm, Rudy Hurwich family, Matthew Terada, Waichiro Tachikawa, Yu Beniya-Suzuki Corp. Frank Pohl, Tino Pavlis, Yucel Ali Atiker, Bert Gerecht, Wendy & Lauren Roberts-Jazz Foundation of America, Laurence Donahue-Greene AllAboutJazz, Derek Sivers-CD Baby.com, Scott Cooper family, Bryan Tracy, Carl Spencer, Paul Pesco, John & Teresa Nash, Conny Jackel, Khalil-Hammondbeat, Angelo Dipippo, Regina Snilovic, Schnulze Harburg, Jon Herington, John Valente, James, Tarik-Birdland NY, Don Williams, Jimmy McGriff, Barbara FangLin family, Greg Errico, David Kaprilik, Charlene Berger, Osamu Yamamoto, Midori Ono, Marty Napoleon, Igor Flach, Pete Fallico, Jun Takayama, Doug Levine-VOA, Nana Gongadze, Pete Escovedo, Janie Harris, Stefan Klemm, Frank Marocco, Chet Helms, Dana Gioia-National Endowment for the Arts, John Entwistle, Jay Dedman, Wanda Sanchez, Petrof Piano family, Nat Friedman, Sam Wilcox, Pat & Sandy Moriarty family, Steven Eaklor, Mustafa Jammal family, Hans Romanov, Stefan Hantel, Michelle Webb, Jo Mikovic, Cab Calloway, Bill Cosby, Mimi Farina, Dick Mithun-The Site Recording, Suzanne Ciani, Gerald Lubarsky, Elizabeth Chapman, George Greif, Beatrix Rief, Pete Vogt, Greta & Joe Chow-Card Photo SF, Rossa & Moritz Peters, George Brown, David Fathead Newman, Andy Warhol, Bill Beer, Lee Oskar, Dr. John, Terry Haggerty, Bruce Hatch family, Rick Wilhelm, Tommy Costa, Bob Brumbeloe, Buddy Rich, Howard Plotkin, Dennis Finnegan, Louis Nanassy, Jane Dornacker, Steve Smith-AMPEX, Bob Moog, Louis Baldonieri, Victor Owens, George Carlin, Marshall & Krisanne Olson, Leslie Levitas, Teresa Nelson, Rodney Choy, Clayton Smity-SF Sheriff's Dept., Heinz von Hermann, Wolfram Knauer, Alex Ligertwood, John Lee Hooker, Capt. Paul Bailey-United Airlines, Ana Maria Pena, Lanie Hafer, Barbara Stokes, Yvette Julien, Janet Berka, April Para-UAL, Laurence Cottle, Judit Halmi, Emile van der Zee, Sammy Davis Jr., Herbert Berger, Marie Pragrova, Dale Meyer, Ulrich Tukor, Ray Tubberville, Bernie Fichtner, M. Andre Francis-Radio France Inter, Jane Dong, William & Amy Hu-DG Uniform Tailors, Hal Petcher-Guitronics, Les Paul, Kim Delevett-SWA, John Mader, Christian Munchinger, Art Van Damme, Dick Contino, Joris Dudli, Tyrone Starks, Dennis Hoffman, Randy Allar, Steve Copeman, Boris Blanchet, Dr. Hal & Eva Eisenberg family, Sylvia & Morris Simon family, Howard Johnson, Tim Cain, Don Dean, Don Wehr, Tony Rossell, Daniel McKinnon, Juergen Wolf-IAJO, Charlotte Aphibal-Lufthansa, Amy Curtis, David Haynes, Neil & Vera Witchard, Richard Sharpe, Tip O'Neil, Francois Chassagnite, Tom Plate, Capt. George Apistolas, Dr. Rudi Petroll, Cindy Blackman,Wallace Roney Dr. Jack Adler family, Jack Wilkins, Dieter Lubke, Sourdough Slim, Richard Werthner, Carla Caccavale, Teresa Martinez-Westin Rio Mar Beach, Bill Cosby, Ron Polte, Gary Duncan, Pat Martino, Mic Gilette, Al DiMeola, Capt. Korres, Dean Kamei, Alf Schneider, Jeff Samaha-NBC, Paul Shaffer, Joan Baez, Ken Hayes Jr., Ron Eckstein, Tripp, Nils Gessinger, Uwe Petersen, Sandra Hempel, Robert Doehring, Paul Marx & Lynne Bertrand-KBON, Johannes Koppen, Peter & Sigi Tangermann family, Pat & Randy Klock-Opera Plaza SF, Danny Leventhal, Zak Starkey, Jerry Figone, Raul Rekow, Goersch family, Ulrich Vormehr, Richard Gaule-Soups, Suzie Gagnon, Frederic Charest-Cirque Du Soleil Band, Roman Kaplan-Russian Samovar, Jeanne Moos, Tim & Kevin Curry-Carroll Musical Instrument Rental, Kevin Struthers, Rodney Durr-Kennedy Center, Allan Chao, LaDee Streeter, Dwight Dickerson, Ray Charles, Jaco Pastorius, Linda Tillery, Paul Kantner, Chick Corea, Dieter Glawischnig, Hendrik Maier, Terry Pimsleur, Dan Rather, Margo & Brian Shandblatt family, Detlev Reimann, Roger's Kiste-Stuttgart, Michael Kersting, Carol Kaye, Billy Drewes, Maggie Bell, Sonny Stitt, Wild Bill Davis, Oliver Groenewald, Ingo Sens, Bob Morton, Cynthia Tornquist, Mac Seshimoto, Herbert Zorn-Groove City/FSK Radio Hamburg, Lars Karstensen, Olga Arvaniti-Hotel Turm Frankfurt, Margie Glad, Andrea English, Marietta Violetta Windhorst, Sgt. 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Westin Ocean Villas at Rio Mar Beach raise the bar in resort luxury
Backstage at Le Club jazz club in Moscow with Igor and Jon beaming after first successful concerts in Russia together!
foto by Jennifer Frizzell 
Igor, Eduard and Jon in concert at Le Club jazz club, Moscow June 22, 2003
We went shopping in the famous GUM department store complex. Here I tried on a typical Russian fur hat. It is very warm in the summer! But good for winter I am sure. 
We were very happy to find Le Club by Metro on our first full day in Moscow, and there I am standing by the poster for my concerts there with Igor and Eduard! 
This stunning view of Red Square from our hotel room window gave me the inspiration for the title "Blues In The Moscow White Nights" (like Blues in the Night) we played the song live on the Le Club sessions! 
Very early on morning of Fri. March 5th, 2004 Igor and I met at Port Authority Bus Station and took the bus out to WBGO radio in Newark NJ. I was assigned to the task by Gary to bring Igor in time for a broadcast interview that morning. Gary was my initial connection to Igor so they are old buddies as you can see in this photo I shot outside of WBGO at 54 Park Place in Newark. I'll be returning to Moscow to play with Igor again this coming July. 
Igor translates for Jon on Russian television as he speaks about how it is to be in Russia performing with Igor Butman. The power of the universal language of music has brought it all together, and Jon is explaining his wish to dedicate original composition "Soon I Will Be Free" to the peoples of Russia and the former USSR. 
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Tour de Force 1966!
*Note: A sad note about the passing of Jimmy Smith, Feb. 9 2005 in Scottsdale AZ just one month after receiving NEA Jazz Masters Award. Jon Hammond said about Jimmy Smith: "He played more organ with one hand tied behind his back than many others!" His left side had been compromised for some time but he still out-grooved with right hand. For Jon Hammond's 2005 IAJE jazz educators pictures:
Where's Jon?!
March 5th 2004, Friday morning bright and early at 7 in the morning, Igor Butman and I met at Port Authority Bus Station and I took Igor out to WBGO radio studios to be a special guest on Gary Walker's morning broadcast. Here they are pictured outside the WBGO 
Mr. Hammond hosting a special tour and promotion of the International Musikmesse in Frankfurt on American military tv!
Jon is playing the World's Largest Hand Built Accordion at the Musikmesse 2002, Frankfurt Germany.
Solo, Duo, Trio, Quartett or BIG BAND
The classic sound of Excelsior 940 Tone Chamber Accordion through house system of Shoreline Ampitheatre utilising the custom Sennheiser Akkordeon Amplification System at the 12th annual New Orleans by the Bay Food and Music Festival
Catch the Jon Hammond Show-Music and Travel Soft News Program on Time/Warner Cable TV New York
Mayor Willie Brown (San Francisco) came to see his good friend Jon Hammond of SF's Local 6 play with Danny Woody at Portman Ritz Carlton Hotel Shanghai CHINA (SF/Shanghai Sister Cities)
Live at Shoreline Ampitheatre!
I never ride BLACK!
The Hammond B3 that I've had since 18 years old.
"The FINGERS...are the SINGERS!"
HAMMOND EXPLOSION in COOL MONDAY
I actually went to Kindergarten with Marc Baum and played in first bands together age 13. The only one who knows me longer than Marc is my mother!
Image seen on DiamondVision Times Square screen 80 times daily for one year (3.5 minute clip)
From Private Eyes reel New York City
Coils by LORI
In Lubeck, Germany with long time musical partner BARRY FINNERTY on guitar..that's history now!
My first days in portable broadcasting mobile on tour-New York 1980
JOE BERGER, known in the biz as "The BERGER-MEISTER" has been an integral part of JH Show since 1986. He has mixed records and played with the Who's Who..including JOHN ENTWISTLE of the WHO...that's right!! JOHN ENTWISTLE....OF THE WHO!!!
Hammond doing the famous CLASSIC HAMMOND SOUND IN A SUITCASE SEMINARE
That's me with my mom Edythe, Juanita Escovedo
JH with Tommy Schneider of Hammond Times, Herbert from Hammond Nostalgie Club and drummer Andreas Neubauer...1959 B3 inside van!
This show was sponsored by City Hall and Bank of America. Definately had to break out the B3 there!
from left to right:
If you go to the Kart-a-Bag website, it is possible to WIN a Jon Hammond Model Super 600 Kart-a-Bag! Exactly like the one on the poster with me that I have used on my world tours.
Hammond with classic VW Beetle in Steinebach in Bayern. On right, Barry Finnerty & Otmar Hutya
Hammond on stage with Christian Muenchenger and Barry Finnerty in Club Xtra COOL MONDAY Show Zurich. Tommy Schneider brought the B3 for me.
Original piece of Beatle Art done for me and signed by John Entwistle...of the WHO!
I played 207 gigs in Jazz Kneipe Frankfurt, until Regina finally closed the doors for good!
With Michael Maier Falkenstein and the incredible Tower of Leslie Power at the Hammond Germany Museum, best in the world!
My apartment in Times Square New York after the big Snow Storm! First time in history U.S. Mail was cancelled due to weather!
I took this foto of Ferlinghetti with my Nikon F3 in front of Shakespear and Company book shop in St. Michel Paris 1981. The boy is no longer a boy! Ferlinghetti looks about the same.
Here I am at the microphone of AFN Europe Headquarters in Frankfurt Germany, broadcasting LIVE WORLDWIDE on the Power Network!!
Here I am with old friend, the honorable Terence Hallinan, San Francisco District Attorney. I had the honor of leading the band at his birthday party celebration last Dec. here in S.F.!
Here I am during the days when I was backing up the striptease shows 7 nights a week in Boston's Combat Zone. You can see one of the bottles that some guy probably paid 400 bucks for a short time wih one of our lovely entertainers at the World Famous 2 o'clock lounge. On left you can see the blond Fender Bandmaster I bought at at Leo's Music Store when I was 13 years old! My 1957 Gibson CF100 in my hands.
This was back when we were 2 skinny kids, at my youngest sister's Bat Mitzvah in 1976 Berkeley, California.
On the HAMMONDNOISE 2000 Tour in Bayern.
That's how I looked at 13 years old with my Giulietti Tone Chamber Accordion (that was stolen 25 years ago in Boston) and my trophy. I was 13...but I was an OLD 13!
When I woke up in the hotel next to Mozart's house, I looked at the morning paper and found myself big time on the back cover of the Salzburger Nachtrichten! I was a guest next day at the Stadthalle, where they had me sign in on the VIP Guest Book for Salzburg. The picture was taken the night before and in the morning paper!
The FINGERS are the SINGERS!
Dinner with Derek Tracy, my producer of "Get Back in the Groove" DTI records..at top of the World Trade Towers 107 floors up...it's hard to believe WTC is tragically no longer there.
Jon with producer guitarist Joe Berger and co-leader guitarist Barry Finnerty just before show time at legendary New York Rock Club CBGB's!
Ham-Berger on a roll!!
We just finished a big live broadcast on RADIO FRANCE INTER with pianist Francoise Pujol (at left), Barry Finnerty (middle), myself on right with my lucky hat on! I am one of few American boys to be presented in concert by Radio France Inter!
Here we are on the main stage (buhne) in the Galleria of Frankfurt International Musikmesse.
There I am with Lazy Larry under the giant DiamondVision screen Times Square. My show appeared for 3.5 minutes 80 times daily for one year. Plus we did a super psychedelic countdown for New Years Eve that was seen by millions around the world. After wishing the people Happy New Year!, The screen said, "Watch THE JON HAMMOND SHOW Friday nights at 6pm on MCTV!
Michael painted this picture of me from a concert I did in the famous REGINA STRIPTEASE CLUB on Gr. Freiheit , Reeperbahn Hamburg. The place was packed upstairs and downstairs after Knut Benzner got us a nice press article in the Mo Po!
There's Knut in the studio of NDR cutting his "Jazz All Blues" Show together. Knut was my sponsor for 2 years in Hamburg. On the radio, he sounds like the voice of God!
There I am in New York City with my black BMW R100RT and one of the first prototype Sony Betacams from Sony Broadcast on loan to us for field testing on The JH Show.
There I am with my Artist's Model C3 Conservatory Size 6 foot Yamaha Grand Piano that I bought from Peter Frampton (he had 3 pieces).
Tenor saxophonist Bennett Friedman, James Preston drums and Terry Haggerty guitar (of Sons of Champlin) JH at org. This was the original club built by the Kingston Trio (If I Had A Hammer and Michael Row the Boat Ashore). The Trident was a favorite party place for the Rolling Stones and other famous hipsters. Now called Horizons Restaurant...you can tie up your 150 foot boat right outside the window!
Here we are in sub-zero temperature on very top observation deck of Empire State Building. I used to take a 2-way radio up there and broadcast promos for up-coming gigs around New York City...good place to broadcast from!
There I am with Pico, when I played on his show about his life working at the legendary Star Club with the Beatles, Rattles, Chuck Berry and others on the Reeperbahn. This guy was the original deal. He is still there working on the Deutsche Bundesbahn and living on the Hein Hoyer Str. in St. Pauli. Amazing guy and life story. I met some of the originals playing there at the Delphi Music Theatre.
There I am taking care of business in my room at the 5 star L'hotel in Paris France in 1981. This is the place where Oscar Wilde lived out his last days. A favorite low key place where the Rolling Stones and others like to stay. There is no sign indicating it is a hotel. You will see only the golden ram's head above the door on Rue de Beaux Arts in St. Germain on the left bank.
The tree grows right up through the ceiling, and it is like a Fellini movie in there at night. I enjoyed every bite of that meal...perfectly content to enjoy my own company there in my Armani suit. I used to dress up every day for no particular reason back in those days!
This was one of my first steady gigs in Germany in 1991, at a place called John's Place in Saarbrucken on Bleich Str. It is very near the French border there, and there was a healthy mix of German and French people in the after hours place. I am wearing my lucky tie there and my father's white shirt for good luck!
That's how it looked from the stage of my show at the famous Jazzkeller in Frankfurt. The show was sponsored by Philip Morris Tobacco. I don't smoke, but they gave me cartons of cigarettes to give away, all my friends in Germany were overjoyed to receive free cigarettes! The place was packed...Herb Ellis is sitting in the front row. That's my friend Tino holding the video camera at right.
There I am speaking to the French on legendary pirate Radio Tomate in a secret location in Paris. The pirates there actually were squatting in the building. They were very creative...the electricity was brought in and phone lines from unknown sources. The place was manned 24 hours a day. This was in 1981 when the Socialist government was still in power.
There I am on the bandstand of the original Fillmore Auditorium with bandmates Barry Finnerty and James Preston. The original location where I had seen so many fantastic shows as a teenager...right there at corner of Geary Blvd. & Fillmore S.F., Cal.
Here I am in a press photo for one of my earliest gigs...a HOOTENANNY for Pacifica Radio Station KPFA in Berkeley California. When was the last time you were at a Hootenanny?!
Here I am during my radical Vietnam War protesting days in 1968!
16 years old, and I was a super freak..free as a bird!
HADES means HELL, and we were 4 little devils. There we are pictured in the grave yard in El Cerrito California. L. to R. Steve Wright, Jim Thorsen, Dave Danza, JH. All our material was original and we used to practice 5 days a week in a garage where our road crew lived. We had a truck with Hades license plates, a good sound system, 2 roadies and a manager, Jerry Figgoni. This was one of the tightest bands out of the East Bay. We played very often at a hot rock club in those days called, The Longbranch Saloon on San Pablo Ave. in Berkeley. We came very close to some big success with Hades, but then it finally broke up.
Jon with host/producer Chris Cortez in studios of KCSM, the Bay Area's Jazz Radio Station!
