Características
A few years ago, Kjell Öhman, one of the world's best Hammond B-3 organists, passed away. On “The Hammond B-3 Connection,” which was first released in 1994, Öhman plays a larger and more important role than many may realize alongside Swedish saxophone legend Arne Domnérus, who achieved world fame with his legendary albums “Antiphone Blues” and “Jazz At The Pawnshop.” Domnérus shows, with the help of the magnificent line-up (including Danish bass giant Mads Vinding) on 5 of the 10 tracks, how inspiring his saxophone playing is to the congenial Kjell Öhman. Öhman, in turn, uses his Hammond B-3 to its full potential: here, the Leslie rotates so heavy that it smokes! In the booklet, Jan-Eric Persson offers a few explanatory remarks on this topic, namely the tremendous relevance of the Leslie effect for the Hammond B-3 sound, how it works and the background of its inventor, Don Leslie. After a total of five years of revision, the new remastering is finally complete: the clarity and newfound freshness of the sound compared to the originally recorded album speak for themselves!
The LP (180-gram vinyl, 33 RPM), which boasts outstanding sound quality, was pressed by Optimal Media. Andreas “Lupo” Lubich (Calyx Mastering, Berlin) is responsible for the lacquer disc cutting.
MUSICIANS
Kjell Öhman: Hammond B-3 organArne Domnérus: alto saxophone Mads Vinding: double bass Leif Dahlberg: drums Rune Gustafsson: guitar
Side A1. Summerwind2. The Favour Of The Fool3. 9.20 Special4. Stardust5. I Let A Song Go Out Of My Heart
Side B1. Crazy Rhythm2. Swing House3. Secret Love4. Blues Opus 35. Stockholm Sweetnin'