Late Rent Theme Song at NAMM Show and Jon's Journal February 20 2013

*WATCH THE VIDEO HERE: Late Rent Theme Song at NAMM Show NAMM Hammond Summit Show Late Rent Jon Hammond Band in Hilton Anaheim http://archive.org/details/JonHammondNAMMHammondSummitShowLateRentJonHammondBandinHiltonAnaheim Jon Hammond and Dr. Lonnie Smith the next day at NAMM Show Very special performance on first ever Hammond night in Hilton Hotel Lobby at Winter NAMM 2013 presented by Hammond Suzuki USA "Sound Soul Summit" "The Ultimate All-Star Jam" MC Scott May introduces Jon Hammond Band to play their theme song "Late Rent" after a very cool pre-show party Meet and Greet with a who's who of Hammond organists. Donny Baldwin drums (from Jefferson Starship & Lydia Pense & Cold Blood), Alex Budman tenor saxophone Joe Berger guitar Jon Hammond New B-3 Portable organ Sound mix by Denny Mack Special thanks Hammond Suzuki USA and Suzuki Musical Instruments Team NAMM = National Association of Music Merchants http://www.jonhammondband.com Youtube http://youtu.be/BOqqIxm_F30 Blip TV http://blip.tv/jon-hammond/namm-hilton-hammond-summit-show-late-rent-jon-hammond-band-6518180 Jon Hammond and Joe Berger playing at Avalon Stand NAMM Show Ham-Berger down! - JH — with Joe Berger at NAMM Anaheim Convention Center Yashko Golembiovsky Académie Royale des Beaux-Arts de Bruxelles (ACA) Hoai Phuong Nguyen Brigham Young University Joe Berger King at Self employed Timo Bergström Gymnasiet svenska normallyceum Dennis Kong Works at Peninsula library Daniel Rogue Le Lude, Pays De La Loire, France Leo Stillo UCLA Univ. of Cicero Located on Austin Ted Stilles Montclair High School Joshua Lozada Bass Player at Self Employed Musician Fred Ellis Works at Musc Teacher/Music Therapist & Recording Artist Doug Amber Baritone at Northwest Indiana Symphony Chorus Ray Cotter Jr San Francisco, California Peter Gallinari New Utrecht High School Gary Peterson New England Conservatory Massimo Casati Matt DeMatt Owner at We Love The Gaslight Lounge Paul Rachman Director/Producer at Film DIrector - AMERICAN HARDCORE Smooth Jazz Brasil São Paulo, Brazil Bernd Boscolo Works at BoF - die agentur B.J. Jansen Gator Cases shared your photo. Great shot of Jon Hammond playing his Hammond SK1 on top of his Gator GKPE-49-TSA case... Melbourne Australia: Youtube http://youtu.be/WJavG1lo07Q Jon Hammond sitting in at the B3mk2 'Portable' organ at the AMAC AIMS Welcome Party in Melbourne Convention Center with members of Tim Neal Trio, Dai Jones guitar, Rory McDougall drums Mercy Mercy and F Blues James & Wess head AFM Local 802 Action today 2/19/2013 "MUSICIANS, UNITED!" Meeting in Room B with Local 802 Organizing Committee and musicians - In the Club Room - Fantastic Full 16 Piece Pratt Brothers Big Band Rehearsal led by Dean Pratt and Michael Pratt - 802 Member Jon Hammond pictures Full ensemble - Dean Pratt conducting - what a sound! - JH Main man Momo playing heavy bass solo in Club Room - JH Rhythm section with Michael Pratt drums - trumpet section, sounding great! - JH J4JA Justice for Jazz Artists placard: Pay. Pension. Protection. Process. Now's The Time! - JH Web: http://justiceforjazzartists.org/ This was 1974 or maybe 1975, playing my precious Giulietti Classic 127 electric accordion - 21 year old Jon Hammond - soon after this photo it was stolen sadly/tragically (no it's not the old accordion joke) everything of value was cleaned out of my apartment in Boston while attending Berklee College of Music, they came in through the window after crawling on a ledge from another apartment - anyway it was a great instrument that was delivered to me personally by one of the greatest accordionists in history - John Molinari - there it is folks, Jon Hammond http://www.accordionradio.com/ Local 802 Monday Night Jazz Session not happening tonight due to Presidents Day Holiday Jon Hammond not happening tonight due to Presidents Day Holiday - I'll be on the bandstand at 802 next Monday for early bird set 6-7PM 322 W.48th Street in the Club Room - L to R in photo: Richard Clements, Mike Camoia tenor, Jon Hammond, Bob Cunningham bass - *session opens up to vocalists 7PM - from 8 - 9.30PM primarily instrumental session - JH — at Associated Musicians of Greater New York, Local 802 AFM My 1955 Emerson Clock Radio model 826-b made of Plakston and Lucite - Jon Hammond series D Super-Heterodyne (Super in general); IF-Freq 455 kHz; 2 AF stage(s) Tuned circuits 6 AM circuit(s) Wave bands Broadcast only (MW). Details Power type and voltage Alternating Current supply (AC) / 105 - 120 Volt Loudspeaker Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil) / Ø 4 inch = 10.2 cm Unusual central dial, with Telechron movement. - JH It was a real pleasure playing with Donny Baldwin on drums at NAMM Show last month folks - great job Donny! - Jon Hammond Youtube http://youtu.be/BOqqIxm_F30 Very special performance on first ever Hammond night in Hilton Hotel Lobby at Winter NAMM 2013 presented by Hammond Suzuki USA "Sound Soul Summit" "The Ultimate All-Star Jam" MC Scott May introduces Jon Hammond Band to play their theme song "Late Rent" after a very cool pre-show party Meet and Greet with a who's who of Hammond organists. Donny Baldwin drums (from Jefferson Starship & Lydia Pense & Cold Blood), Alex Budman tenor saxophone Joe Berger guitar Jon Hammond New B-3 Portable organ Sound mix by Denny Mack Special thanks Hammond Suzuki USA and Suzuki Musical Instruments Team NAMM = National Association of Music Merchants — with Donny Baldwin at Hilton Anaheim Atlanta GA -- Visiting with my new friends Matthew Niess, outstanding trombonist of US Army Blues Pershing's Own Jazz Ensemble - the cats blew the roof off of the Hyatt Regency at the JEN Jazz Education Network Conference last month, great job Matt! Jon Hammond Check them out on US Army Blues Youtube channel folks http://www.youtube.com/user/TheUSarmyblues?feature=watch some fine clips of this gre...See More — with Matthew Niess at Hyatt Regency Atlanta. Javier Morgado Asensio Works at Músico Baterista FriendFriends Mary Jo Papich Bradley University Bill Twomey CEO & Founder at Bonamassa Live Leo Stillo UCLA Univ. of Cicero Located on Austin Scott Chamberlain Karen Goetter Arnold Levittown, Pennsylvania Michael Crossman Holly Shockey McLean, Virginia Bill Balas Assistant Manager at Georgetown Centre Gordon Bute Kansas State University Danny Mesa BU Dawn King Krown Music Department Chair & 4-8th Band Director at Perkiomen Valley School District Kimberly Pittenger Hendricks Niess Works at Weis Markets Andy Alexander The University of Hard Knocks Mark Lynch Kirkwood, Pennsylvania Hamamatsu Japan -- Hamamatsu Fire Department, we salute them! Jon Hammond — in Hamamatsu-shi, Shizuoka *WATCH THE VIDEO HERE: Junior Mance Interview Part 3 Downloaded 422 times http://archive.org/details/JonHammondJuniorManceonHammondCastPt3of5KYOURadio Youtube http://youtu.be/w2sqVBSIP3M Junior Mance and Jon Hammond at Cafe Loup New York City Pt 3 of 5 Junior Mance jazz pianist extraordinaire on HammondCast KYOU Radio Jon Hammond hosting. Born 1928 Chicago IL, played with Gene Ammons, Cannonball Adderly, Dynah Washington, Dizzy Gillespie, Sonny Stitt, Charlie Parker, Lester Young and many others. Currently teaching at The New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music. Interview conducted at Cafe Loup New York City where Junior performs regularly and has recorded latest album. http://www.HammondCast.com Berkeley California -- The Jazzschool Founder Susan Muscarella and Jon Hammond in the performance space, looks great! JH http://jazzschool.org/ — with Susan Muscarella at Jazzschool Michael D Hinton The COLLEGE of MUSICAL KNOWLEDGE Paula Forney Kenneth Kahn Sr. Vallejo, California James Henson Uc Berkeley 1969 Karen Lloyd Jason Stewart Keiko Shinozaki Meguro-ku, Tokyo, Japan John Albritton Owner at The John S. Albritton Co. Dede Meyer Berkeley, California JimSharon Kangas Oceanside, California Rosie Aron Teacher's Aide at Special Ed Ted Stilles Montclair High School Daniel Rogue Le Lude, Pays De La Loire, France AcquaintanceFriends Dennis Kong Works at Peninsula library Smooth Jazz Brasil São Paulo, Brazil Narada Michael Walden President at Tarpan Studios Richard Chi-Chi Rodriguez Pro-Drummer,musician,songwriter-owner/operator-Self-Center Recording also at M.T. Cleaning Services Karen Lloyd Lori Dempsey Coordinator at The Studio Salon, Photography and Day Spa Kevin Silveira Teresa Pola Muscarella North Auburn, California Beebee Simmons Barbielynn Pullen Singer/Guitarist at Freelance Musician Joy Yamazaki Midwest Christian College JimSharon Kangas Oceanside, California Arturo F Lozano Works at Capoeira Longe Do Mar John Higgins Ann Krinitsky San Rafael, California Judy Seidel Artist at Artist Mike Charlasch UCLA Anderson School of Management Richard Kratt UC Berkeley Sylvia Mullally James Henson Uc Berkeley 1969 Ariane Cap Mary Jane Coats Patricia Kelley Chief Technologist at Photon Manipulator Damien Masterson Humanoid Acoustic Wave Manipulator at Planet Earth Chuck Ervin Works at Self Employed Musician Rusty Smith Bay High School Berkeley CA Sue McCockran Julian Pollack NYU I love this photo - here I am Jon Hammond flanked by my friends Pete Escovedo and his lovely wife Juanita Escovedo - main man Pete is always a shining beacon of musical inspiration and one of the great band leaders in all musical history - also Pete gave me my very first gig upon my return to living in USA after 6 years out of the country - at his beautiful nightclub in Berkeley California October 1998 - thanks a million Pete & Juanita! - Jon - Winter NAMM 2013 Pete's Wiki http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pete_Escovedo Peter "Pete" Michael Escovedo (born 13 July 1935 in Pittsburg, California[1]) is a Mexican-American musician percussionist. Born July 13, 1935 (age 77) Genres Latin Jazz, Salsa Percussion Biography With his two brothers, Pete formed Escovedo Bros Latin Jazz Sextet, before Santana hired Pete and Coke Escovedo for his group.[2] He led the 14-24 piece Latin Big band Azteca.[2] Father to musician Sheila Escovedo, aka Sheila E., and Peter Michael Escovedo (Wayne Brady Show Band Leader) and brother to fellow recording artists Alejandro Escovedo, Coke Escovedo, Javier Escovedo, Bobby Escovedo and Mario Escovedo (The Dragons). He is the biological grandfather of Nicole Richie, daughter of son Peter Michael Escovedo. Long well-known in the regional San Francisco Bay Area music scene for several decades, in 2002 Pete Escovedo made a notable national television appearance on the "By the Hand of the Father" episode of the PBS Austin City Limits program. *WATCH THE VIDEO HERE: 1,224,478 Video Views About Jon Hammond Band Downloaded 208 times http://archive.org/details/LargeSizePocketFunk2012JazzkellerFrankfurtMusikmesseWarmUpPartyJon Youtube Jon Hammond Band Channel Large Size Pocket Funk 2012 Jazzkeller Frankfurt Musikmesse Warm Up Party Jon Hammond Band http://youtu.be/nbFJLxAVLkY Jon Hammond's annual Musikmesse Warm Up Party in Jazzkeller Frankfurt featuring Tony Lakatos tenor saxophone, Giovanni Gulino drums, Joe Berger guitar, special guest: Lee Oskar harmonica and Jon Hammond at the Hammond Sk1 organ powered by TecAmp 2 x 12 Neodymium rig special thanks to Thomas Eich TecAmp. This evening marks 26 years continuous Musikmesse for Jon and also on his 59th birthday Behind The Beat http://behindthebeat.com/2004/12/jon-hammond-late-rent/ by Steve Rosenfeld "Jon Hammond says "the fingers are the singers.'" The latest CD from this exceptional and soulful Hammond organist is the proof. "Late Rent" draws on decades of great recording sessions and top live performances to showcase his own playing and many top jazz and funk artists. It shows why the Hammond organ is one of the most enduring electric instruments and why Hammond is one of its best players." San Francisco County Jail with John Lennon and Yoko Peace non-violence banner - this is where I play with my Trio on the Holidays in County Jail 8 / CJ8 D and E Pods - Jon Hammond Go For The Sound! - and Don't Forget Your Hat folks! P.Mauriat Saxophones (and trumpets) action Youtube http://youtu.be/0C9HEsN5JGc Look for it in April Downbeat Magazine Post NAMM Coverage - with Alex Mingmann Hsieh *Spontaneous NAMM Jam Session at P.Mauriat Saxophones and Trumpets stand with some great players - Jon Hammond at the Sk1 Hammond organ with many great players including Hoai Phuong Nguyen, Alejandro Chiabrando, Juan Alzate, Keyan Williams, Tim Green, Willie Bradley, Jason Palmer, Eddie Baccus Jr., Adam MacBlane - sorry if I missed anybody folks! JH - Special thanks to Alex Mingmann Hsieh, Agnieszka Obrebska - P.Mauriat, Jim Wischmeyer Bag End Speakers http://bagend.com/ , Hammond Suzuki USA and the very kind NAMM Sound Police - see you next year 2014 NAMM and Frankfurt Musikmesse - Jon Hammond - with Alex Mingmann Hsieh I love that track Sidewinder so much, I could listen to it continuously - it is the one of the only covers I recorded and got my first break out radio cut with it RIP Lee Morgan http://youtu.be/PWkTjlS5R0E 36,101 Jon "Following an altercation between sets, Morgan's common-law wife Helen More (a.k.a. Morgan), shot him. The injuries were not immediately fatal, but the ambulance service was reluctant to go into the neighborhood where the club was located. They took so long to get there that Morgan bled to death. He was 33 years old" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lee_Morgan http://youtu.be/ckhvUE4Pis4 Bob Cranshaw tells an incredible story about the recording date with Lee Morgan on the classic album The Sidewinder. Hamburg Germany Elbe Tunnel (1911) Down under the Elbe River in the Old Elbe Tunnel - Jon Hammond Light ears away Elbe Tunnel Wiki http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elbe_Tunnel_(1911) Old Elbe Tunnel or St. Pauli Elbe Tunnel (German: Alter Elbtunnel (coll.) or St. Pauli Elbtunnel (official name)) which opened in 1911, is a pedestrian and vehicle tunnel in Hamburg, Germany. The 426 m (1,398 ft) long tunnel was a technical sensation; 24 m (80 ft) beneath the surface, two tubes with 6 m (20 ft) diameter connect central Hamburg with the docks and shipyards on the south side of the river Elbe. This meant a big improvement for tens of thousands of workers in one of the busiest harbours in the world. My 1959 Hammond B-3 organ with stock PR-40 speaker (pre-Leslie speakers) - Jon Hammond Michael Grazioso Tunxis community college Lars Westerlund Högskolan Dalarna, Borlänge Joe Berger King at Self employed Richard Chi-Chi Rodriguez Pro-Drummer,musician,songwriter-owner/operator-Self-Center Recording also at M.T. Cleaning Services Paul Mouradjian Jeff Stange Musician at Organist Michael Yates Emporer at Mike's Barn Jazz Collective Mag Nifused Kiel, Germany Frankfurt Germany -- Not Simon and Garfunkel - Hammond and Oskar ! Jon Hammond and Lee Oskar Frankfurt Musikmesse Youtube http://youtu.be/Erm1jEvuN0Y White Onions Jon Hammond's Annual Musikmesse Warm Up Party in Jazzkeller Frankfurt "White Onions" by Jon Hammond, special guest Lee Oskar harmonica, Tony Lakatos tenor saxophone, Giovanni Gulino drums, Joe Berger guitar, Jon Hammond at Sk1 Hammond organ / bass Joe Berger King at Self employed Richard Chi-Chi Rodriguez Pro-Drummer,musician,songwriter-owner/operator-Self-Center Recording also at M.T. Cleaning Services Akira Kojima 東京都立山崎高等学校 Lone Christiansen Kenneth Freundlich Brown University Richele Rivas Teruhisa Mano 代表取締役 at Tombo Musical instruments Co. Ltd. Reina Laguerra Steven Dunkel Nassau County, New York Lance Ellis Southern University at New Orleans Ada L Goldberg C.O.O. at MyDataBass Christina And-Peter Thompson Nipmuc Regional High School Gait Klein Kromhof Hulst, Netherlands John McMahon Works at Blue Star Productions Scott Harris Owner at Mustang Marketing Takeshi Sato Lucinda Chatfield Los Angeles, California Ulrich Vormehr Frankfurt, Germany Emerson Michael North Carolina School of Natural Healing Al Lynden Lakes High School Don Apodaca North High School Linda Connors Donald Adams Monterey Peninsula College Claude Lewis Utley Seattle, Washington Greg Roth Amazon Hamamatsu Japan -- with my good friends in Suzuki World Headquarters, big honor to play for them with great harmonica musician Koei Tanaka! Jon Hammond Youtube http://youtu.be/FHjhlSwRkws Suzuki Headquarters and factory special concert for President Founder Manji Suzuki with introduction by Master of Ceremonies Waichiro 'Tachi' Tachikawa, Jon Hammond at the new B3mk2 Hammond organ with Koei Tanaka chromatic Suzuki harmonica Part 2 of 3 parts: "Days of Wine and Roses" in Hamamatsu Japan... — with Koei Tanaka Yu Beniya Corporate Officer at Suzuki Musical Instruments Waichiro Tachikawa Works at Suzuki Musical Inst. Mfg. Co., Ltd. Kaori Tai Sanyo Gakuen College Renata Fernandes Seiichi Kadowaki Kumamoto-shi, Kumamoto, Japan Tamaki Otani Works at (株)エスダッシュ Yk Matsushita Yokohama City University David Herzhaft Works at Harmonica pro Paul Mouradjian Takao Odakura Makoto Oana Works at 自営業(会議通訳者) Yoshiaki Watanuki 代表取締役 at （株）アルファノート Michiko Yamazaki 店主 at Shot Bar ビーニィビーンズ Waijei Tmr Mark Murdock Kenichi Sato 浜松商業高等学校 Yap Mei Bao Harri Pöyry Verkkokauppias ja tukkumyynti at Musicmanfinland *WATCH THE VIDEO HERE: The Sound The Soul The Summit Ultimate Hammond All-Star Jam Jon Hammond and Dr. Lonnie Smith at Winter NAMM 2013 http://archive.org/details/JonHammondTheSoundTheSoulTheSummitUltimateHammondAll-StarJam/ Kicking it off in the Hilton Anaheim Lobby at Winter NAMM 2013 on the first ever Hammond Organ night - Introduced by Master of Ceremonies Scott May: Dr. Lonnie Smith, Chester Thompson, Larry Goldings with Jay Dittamo drums, Jack Maher guitar - mix by Denny Mack. Jon Hammond Band playing "Late Rent" theme song of The Jon Hammond Show TV program. On Jon's band: Donny Baldwin drums (from Lydia Pense and Cold Blood, Jefferson Starship), Alex Budman tenor saxophone, Joe Berger guitar and Jon Hammond at the New B3 Portable Organ. http://www.HammondCast.com Special thanks Hammond Suzuki USA, Peter Nguyen, NAMM and Hilton Hotel Anaheim Peter Nguyen and Jon Hammond Blip TV http://blip.tv/jon-hammond/the-sound-the-soul-the-summit-ultimate-hammond-all-star-jam-6520933 Youtube http://youtu.be/IQakXA_czpc Photo of Doctor Lonnie Smith at the Hammond Sk2 by Jon Hammond Denny Mack and Scott May - photo: Jon Hammond Chester Thompson flanked by Jon Hammond and Scott May Power Shot L to R: Masato Tomie, Jon Hammond, Scott May, Yu Beniya, Masuo Terada Power Shot L to R: Jon Hammond, Masuo Terada, Shuji Suzuki *WATCH THE VIDEO HERE: NAMM Highlights 2 Randy Jackson Tower of Power HammondCast http://archive.org/details/JonHammondNAMMHighlights2RandyJacksonTowerofPowerHammondCast/ Jon Hammond on bandstand - photo by Lawrence Gay Youtube http://youtu.be/YQBxb-K3Ixc Some NAMM 2013 Highlights from Jon Hammond including Joe Lamond President CEO of NAMM with special guest Randy Jackson of American Idol TV Show at Breakfast of Champions, NAMM Memorial Tribute including my friend band leader Lou Colombo the great trumpet player http://www.namm.org/library/oral-history/namm-memoriam-industry-tribute-2013 bag pipers and cameo of Betty Heywood leaving after / and just before Tower of Power kicks it off inaugurating the new Grand Plaza Stage. 12 year old guitarist Ray Goren on Marty Grebb Band rips one on the Hammond Summit Show in Hilton Hotel Lobby, first ever Hammond night known as "The Sound, the Soul, The Summit" MC'd by Scott May with Hammond Suzuki endorsees. Jon Hammond Band playing the theme song of The Jon Hammond Show TV program Late Rent and HammondCast radio show and podcasts vlogcasts, with Donny Baldwin drums from Lydia Pense and Cold Blood and Jefferson Starship, Joe Berger guitar, Alex Budman tenor saxophone, Jon Hammond at the New B-3 Portable organ with sound mix by Denny Mack. Enjoy this HammondCast folks, send any photos if you were there, Jon Hammond http://www.HammondCast.com Joe Berger on the bandstand with Jon Hammond Band - photo by Lawrence Gay Alex Budman tenor saxophone on Jon Hammond Band - photo by Lawrence Gay Dr. Lonnie Smith on the bandstand - photo by Lawrence Gay Marty Grebb on the bandstand - photo by Lawrence Gay Ray Goren on the bandstand - photo by Lawrence Gay *WATCH THE VIDEO HERE: NAMM Highlights Randy Jackson of American Idol Tower of Power Jon Hammond HammondCast Randy Jackson and NAMM President CEO Joe Lamond Breakfast of Champions Jon Hammond NAMM Highlights HammondCast http://archive.org/details/JonHammondNAMMHighlightsRandyJacksonofAmericanIdolTowerofPowerJonHammondHammondCast/ Some NAMM 2013 Highlights from Jon Hammond including Joe Lamond President CEO of NAMM with special guest Randy Jackson of American Idol TV Show at Breakfast of Champions, NAMM Memorial Tribute including my friend band leader Lou Colombo the great trumpet player http://www.namm.org/library/oral-history/namm-memoriam-industry-tribute-2013 bag pipers and cameo of Betty Heywood leaving after / and just before Tower of Power kicks it off inaugurating the new Grand Plaza Stage. 12 year old guitarist Ray Goren on Marty Grebb Band rips one on the Hammond Summit Show in Hilton Hotel Lobby, first ever Hammond night known as "The Sound, the Soul, The Summit" MC'd by Scott May with Hammond Suzuki endorsees. Jon Hammond Band playing the theme song of The Jon Hammond Show TV program Late Rent and HammondCast radio show and podcasts vlogcasts, with Donny Baldwin drums from Lydia Pense and Cold Blood and Jefferson Starship, Joe Berger guitar, Alex Budman tenor saxophone, Jon Hammond at the New B-3 Portable organ with sound mix by Denny Mack. Enjoy this HammondCast folks, send any photos if you were there, Jon Hammond http://www.HammondCast.com Randy Jackson, American Idol, Joe Lamond, NAMM, Highlights, In Memoriam Industry Tribute, Lou Colombo, Tower of Power, Jon Hammond, Marty Grebb, Ray Goren, B-3 Organ Blip TV http://blip.tv/jon-hammond/namm-highlights-randy-jackson-of-american-idol-tower-of-power-jon-hammond-hammondcast-6525003 Rest In Peace Donald Byrd - these images from my coverage of Beacons in Jazz Concert tribute to Cab Calloway *in middle image with host MC Bill Cosby, Donald in the middle, also in back of the late great alto player educator Arnie Lawrence - May 7th 1990, RIP Donald Byrd - Jon Hammond Donald's Wiki http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Byrd Donaldson Toussaint L'Ouverture Byrd II (December 9, 1932 – February 4, 2013) was an American jazz and rhythm and blues trumpeter. A sideman for many other jazz musicians of his generation, Byrd is best known as one of the only bebop jazz musicians who successfully pioneered the funk and soul genres while simultaneously remaining a pop artist. Donaldson Toussaint L'Ouverture Byrd II Born December 9, 1932 Origin Detroit, Michigan, United States Died February 4, 2013 Genres Bop Hard bop Funk Soul Instruments Trumpet Associated acts Pepper Adams, Gigi Gryce, Jackie McLean, Hank Mobley Byrd attended Cass Technical High School. He performed with Lionel Hampton before finishing high school. After playing in a military band during a term in the United States Air Force, he obtained a bachelor's degree in music from Wayne State University and a master's degree from Manhattan School of Music. While still at the Manhattan School, he joined Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers, as replacement for Clifford Brown. In 1955, he recorded with Jackie McLean and Mal Waldron. After leaving the Jazz Messengers in 1956, he performed with many leading jazz musicians of the day, including John Coltrane, Sonny Rollins, Thelonious Monk, and later Herbie Hancock. Byrd's first regular group was a quintet that he co-led from 1958-61 with baritone saxophonist Pepper Adams, an ensemble whose hard-driving performances are captured "live" on At the Half Note Cafe. In June 1964, Byrd jammed with jazz legend Eric Dolphy in Paris just two weeks before Dolphy's death from insulin shock. In the 1970s, Byrd moved away from the hard-bop jazz idiom and began to record jazz fusion and rhythm and blues. He teamed up with the Mizell Brothers (producer-writers Larry and Fonce) for Black Byrd in 1973. It was highly successful and became Blue Note Records' highest-ever selling album. The title track climbed to No. 19 on Billboard′s R&B chart and reached the Hot 100 pop chart, peaking at No. 88. The Mizell brothers' follow-up albums for Byrd, Street Lady, Places and Spaces and Stepping into Tomorrow, were also big sellers, and have subsequently provided a rich source of samples for acid jazz artists such as Us3. Most of the material for the albums was written by Larry Mizell. In 1973, he created The Blackbyrds, a fusion group consisting of his best students. They scored several major hits including "Happy Music" (No. 3 R&B, No. 19 pop), "Walking In Rhythm" (No. 4 R&B, No. 6 pop) and "Rock Creek Park". In 1994, Byrd appeared on the Red Hot Organization's compilation album, Stolen Moments: Red Hot + Cool. The album, meant to raise awareness and funds in support of the AIDS epidemic in relation to the African-American community, was heralded as "Album of the Year" by Time Magazine. He has taught music at Rutgers University, the Hampton Institute, New York University, Howard University, Queens College, Oberlin College, Cornell University and Delaware State University. In addition to his master's from Manhattan School of Music, Byrd has two master's degrees from Columbia University. He received a law degree in 1976, and his doctorate from Columbia University Teachers College in 1982. In September 2009, he was named an artist-in-residence at Delaware State University.[1] Byrd lives in Teaneck, New Jersey.[2] [edit]Discography [edit]As leader Blue Note Off to the Races (1959) Byrd in Hand (1959) Fuego (1959) Byrd in Flight (1960) At the Half Note Cafe (1960) Chant (1961) The Cat Walk (1961) Royal Flush (1961) Free Form (1961) A New Perspective (1963) I'm Tryin' to Get Home (1964) Mustang (1966) Blackjack (1967) Slow Drag (1967) The Creeper (1967) Fancy Free (1969) Electric Byrd (1969–70) Kofi (1969) Ethiopian Knights (1971) Black Byrd (1973) Street Lady (1973) Stepping into Tomorrow (1974) Places and Spaces (1975) Caricatures (1976) Other labels Byrd Jazz (Transition, 1955) - also released as First Flight (Delmark) Byrd's Word (Savoy, 1955) Byrd's Eye View (Transition, 1955) Byrd Blows on Beacon Hill (Transition, 1956) 2 Trumpets (Prestige, 1956) - with Art Farmer The Young Bloods (Prestige, 1956) - with Phil Woods Jazz Lab (Columbia, 1957) - with Gigi Gryce At Newport (Verve, 1957) - with Gigi Gryce Modern Jazz Perspective (Columbia, 1957) - with Gigi Gryce and Jackie Paris Jazz Eyes (Regent, 1957) - with John Jenkins Byrd in Paris (Bethlehem, 1958) Parisian Thoroughfare (1958) Live Au Chat Qui Peche (1958), Fresh Sound Records Motor City Scene - with Pepper Adams (1960), Bethlehem Up with Donald Byrd (1964), Verve Thank You... for F.U.M.L. (Funking Up My Life) (1978), Elektra Love Byrd (1981), Elektra Words, Sounds, Colors and Shapes (1983) Landmark Harlem Blues (1987), Landmark Getting Down to Business (1989), Landmark A City Called Heaven (1991), Landmark Touchstone (2000) The Transition Sessions (2002) [edit]As sideman 1955 Kenny Clarke - Bohemia After Dark 1955 Cannonball Adderley - Discoveries 1955 Oscar Pettiford - Another One 1955 Hank Jones - Quartet-Quintet 1955 Hank Jones - Bluebird - one track only 1955 Ernie Wilkins - Top Brass 1956 George Wallington - Jazz for the Carriage Trade 1956 Jackie McLean - Lights Out! 1956 Hank Mobley - The Jazz Message of Hank Mobley 1956 Kenny Clarke - Klook's Clique 1956 Art Blakey - The Jazz Messengers 1956 Rita Reys - The Cool Voice of Rita Reys 1956 Elmo Hope - Informal Jazz 1956 Phil Woods - Pairing Off 1956 Jackie McLean - 4, 5 and 6 1956 Gene Ammons - Jammin' with Gene 1956 Horace Silver - Silver's Blue 1956 Hank Mobley - Mobley's Message 1956 Hank Mobley - Jazz Message No. 2 1956 Art Farmer - 2 Trumpets 1956 Paul Chambers - Whims of Chambers 1956 Phil Woods/Donald Byrd - The Young Bloods 1956 Horace Silver - 6 Pieces of Silver 1956 Hank Mobley - Hank Mobley Sextet 1956 Doug Watkins - Watkins at Large 1956 Sonny Rollins - Sonny Rollins, Vol. 1 1956 Kenny Burrell - All Night Long 1957 Kenny Burrell - All Day Long 1957 Gigi Gryce/Donald Byrd - Jazz Lab 1957 Art Farmer/Donald Byrd/Idrees Sulieman - Three Trumpets 1957 Lou Donaldson - Wailing with Lou 1957 Jimmy Smith - A Date with Jimmy Smith Volume One 1957 Art Taylor - Taylor's Wailers 1957 Gigi Gryce - Gigi Gryce and the Jazz Lab Quintet 1957 George Wallington - The New York Scene 1957 Various Artists - American Jazzmen Play Andre Hodeir's Essais 1957 Kenny Burrell/Jimmy Raney - 2 Guitars 1957 Kenny Drew - This Is New (Riverside) 1957 Hank Mobley - Hank 1957 Paul Chambers - Paul Chambers Quintet 1957 The Gigi Gryce/Donald Byrd Jazz Lab - At Newport - One side of LP which also features Cecil Taylor 1957 Gigi Gryce/Donald Byrd - New Formulas from the Jazz Lab 1957 Gigi Gryce/Donald Byrd - Modern Jazz Perspective 1957 Sonny Clark - Sonny's Crib 1957 John Jenkins - Star Eyes 1957 Oscar Pettiford - Winner's Circle 1957 George Wallington - Jazz at Hotchkiss 1957 Red Garland - All Mornin' Long 1957 Red Garland - Soul Junction 1957 Red Garland - High Pressure 1957 Lou Donaldson - Lou Takes Off 1958 John Coltrane - Lush Life - one track only 1958 John Coltrane - The Believer - two tracks 1958 John Coltrane - The Last Trane - two tracks 1958 Johnny Griffin - Johnny Griffin Sextet 1958 Pepper Adams - 10 to 4 at the 5 Spot (Riverside) 1958 John Coltrane - Black Pearls 1958 Michel Legrand - Legrand Jazz 1958 Dizzy Reece - Blues in Trinity 1958 Art Blakey - Holiday for Skins 1958 Jim Timmens - Gilbert and Sullivan Revisited 1959 Mundell Lowe - TV Action Jazz! 1959 Jackie McLean - Jackie's Bag 1959 Thelonious Monk - The Thelonious Monk Orchestra at Town Hall 1959 Chris Connor - Ballads of the Sad Cafe 1959 Sonny Clark - My Conception 1959 Manny Albam/Teo Macero - Something New, Something Blue 1959 Jackie McLean - Vertigo 1959 Jackie McLean - New Soil 1959 Walter Davis Jr. - Davis Cup 1961 Pepper Adams - Out of This World 1962 Duke Pearson - Hush! 1963 Hank Mobley - No Room for Squares 1963 Hank Mobley - Straight No Filter - released 1986 1963 Hank Mobley - The Turnaround 1963 Jimmy Heath - Swamp Seed 1963 Herbie Hancock - My Point of View 1964 Dexter Gordon - One Flight Up 1964 Cal Tjader - Soul Sauce 1964 Solomon Ilori - African High Life 1964 Duke Pearson - Wahoo! 1965 Dexter Gordon - Ladybird 1965 Wes Montgomery - Goin' Out of My Head 1967 Stanley Turrentine - A Bluish Bag 1967 Sam Rivers - Dimensions & Extensions 1967 Hank Mobley - Far Away Lands 1977 Gene Harris - Tone Tantrum 1978 Sonny Rollins - Don't Stop the Carnival 1993 Guru - Jazzmatazz, Vol. 1 1995 Guru - Guru's Jazzmatazz, Vol. 2: The New Reality 1995 Ahmad Jamal - Big Byrd: The Essence Part 2 — with Martin W. Mueller and Bernard Purdie *WATCH THE VIDEO HERE: NAMM Jam at P.Mauriat Stand with Jon Hammond at the organ and horns Spontaneous NAMM Jam Session at P.Mauriat Saxophones and Trumpets stand with some great players - Jon Hammond at the Sk1 Hammond organ with many great players including Hoai Phuong Nguyen, Alejandro Chiabrando, Juan Alzate, Keyan Williams, Tim Green, Willie Bradley, Jason Palmer, Eddie Baccus Jr., Adam MacBlane - sorry if I missed anybody folks! JH - Special thanks to Alex Mingmann Hsieh, Agnieszka Obrebska - P.Mauriat, Jim Wischmeyer Bag End Speakers http://bagend.com Hammond Suzuki USA and the very kind NAMM Sound Police - see you next year 2014 NAMM and Frankfurt Musikmesse - JH http://www.HammondCast.com P.Mauriat http://www.pmauriatmusic.com http://archive.org/details/JonHammondNAMMJamatP.MauriatStandwithJonHammondattheorganandhorns Yao Shake (謝瑤) and Jon Hammond Hoai Phuong Nguyen (Hoai Phuong)and Jon Hammond Youtube http://youtu.be/0C9HEsN5JGc Saxsbigfan 14 hours ago wow... so excellent performance !!  Go! Go! Go! Go for the sound! Reply · Tsai Susan 14 hours ago It was so exciting to see your play at the NAMM with P Mauriat artists. The live performance was thrilled and joyful. Thank you, Jon. Without you, the NAMM would be less fun! Reply · A MH 14 hours ago Definitely, Jon deserves to have a big hugs and applauses...,whatsoever.. Jon's LIVE performance at PM's booth before ending NAMM ,which has been sparked a great highlights and memories to everybody, although ,it's only a whirlwind of 30 minutes jam sessions, but that's one of our historic treasure ,also to NAMM. We feel proudly to say “thanks you, Jon! those music makes people crazy and joyful time until the last minutes at NAMM, Jan. 27.2013 Go for the sound!! see you in 2014 Local 802, Action, Musicians Unite, NAMM Show, Late Rent, Pratt Brothers, Big Band, Dr. Lonnie Smith, Jon Hammond, B-3 Portable, Organ, Sk1