HammondCast Number 2 Jon’s Journal November 23 2012

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Al Jazzbo Collins in the field – Jon Hammond

HammondCast 2 has Jon describing his story of how he came to create the original Jon Hammond Show tv show in New York City, plus historic appearances on AFN Europe and in the studio with radio legend Al “Jazzbeaux” Collins when they recreated Al’s inimitable telling of the fable “Little Red Riding Hood” accompanied by Jon playing solo Hammond organ blues, improvising appropriately in this unique and historic Jam Session.
Jon Hammond is an organ player & accordion player member of Local 802/Local 6 Musicians Union and ASCAP Composer/Publisher: JON HAMMOND International, Inc.
All music on HammondCast is original and instrumental, “The FINGERS…are the SINGERS!”
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M&M Farms 6th Annual Harvest Festival Concert Poster

M&M Farm 6th Annual Harvest Festival and Concert — Jon Hammond Trio and headliner: Lydia Pense & Cold Blood October 20, 2012 in Knightsen CA

Jon Hammond Trio with L to R: Jimi James guitar, Mustafa Jammal drums, Jon Hammond organ http://www.jonhammondband.com/

Lydia Pense and Cold Blood band sounded great today folks! Jon Hammond

Current personnel are Lydia Pense (vocals), Steve Salinas (keyboards), Steve Dunne (guitar), Mike Morgan (percussion), Evan Palmerston (bass), Rich Armstrong (trumpet, percussion), Rob Zuckerman (alto, tenor, baritone saxes) and Donny Baldwin (drums).
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lydia_Pense
Lydia Pense (born Lydia Jane Pense in San Francisco, California on December 14, 1947) [1] is an American rock-soul-jazz singer who since 1969 has performed with the band Cold Blood. Her style has been compared to powerful singers including Janis Joplin (who recommended the band to Bill Graham for their first audition), Aretha Franklin and Teena Marie.
Pense’s mother, the former Miss Ramos,[1] was born in Madrid, Spain, while her father came from Nebraska, United States. While attending Sequoia High School in Redwood City, California at the age of 14, Pense started singing with a band called The Dimensions, with Guitarist Fred Tatman. She was a fan of Brenda Lee and was singing her songs, but the band, formed by Fred Tatman, Larry Hatch, Paul C Saenz, and Kerry Yates encouraged her to sing R&B in the style of James Brown, Chuck Berry, Fats Domino, and Ray Charles.
Lydia joined Cold Blood in 1968.
Their initial four albums, Cold Blood, Sisyphus, First Taste of Sin (produced by Donny Hathaway), and Thriller remain their best known work. The band continues to record and perform today. The band separated in the late 1970s, and Pense suspended her career in the 1980s to raise her daughter before re-forming the group.
Cold Blood (1969)
Sisyphus (1971)
First Taste of Sin (1972)
Thriller (1973)
Lydia (1974)
The Best of Cold Blood (1975)
Lydia Pense & Cold Blood (1976)
Vintage Blood: Live! 1973 (live album), 2001
Transfusion (2005)
Lydia Pense & Cold Blood:Live Blood “Live Album”(2008)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cold_Blood_(band)
Cold Blood is a long-standing soul-rock-jazz band founded by Larry Field in 1968 and originally based in the San Francisco East Bay area. They have also performed and recorded under the name “Lydia Pense and Cold Blood”, due to the popularity of their lead singer, Lydia Pense.
The band first came to prominence in 1969 when rock impresario Bill Graham signed them after an audition and they played the Fillmore West in San Francisco. Pense has been compared to Janis Joplin, and it was Joplin who recommended the audition to Graham.
The band has often been compared to another long-standing popular Northern California group, Tower of Power, and like Tower of Power they were rare in that they featured a horn section in addition to guitar, bass and drums. The Tower of Power horn players have performed with Cold Blood on a regular basis since the early 1970s. Skip Mesquite and Mic Gillette have been members of both Tower Of Power and Cold Blood. Their fan base also overlaps with the Sons of Champlin, although their musical styles are quite different.
Their initial four albums, Cold Blood (produced by David Rubinson), Sisyphus (produced by Fred Catero), First Taste of Sin (produced by Donny Hathaway), and Thriller (produced by David Rubinson) remain their best known work. The band disbanded in the late 1970s, reformed in the 1980s and stabilized with its current membership in the 1990s. Cold Blood continues to record and perform today, and some former band members such as Raul Matute (and some from Tower of Power) appear on the band’s most recent album.
Original band members were founder Larry Field (lead guitar), Lydia Pense (vocals), Danny Hull (tenor saxophone and songwriter), Larry Jonutz (trumpet), Pat O’Hara (trombone; born May 25, 1946 (?), died August 1977 of an overdose), Raul Matute (Hammond organ, piano, arranger and songwriter), Jerry Jonutz (baritone, alto and tenor saxophone), David Padron (trumpet), Rod Ellicott (bass), Paul C Saenz (guitar), and Frank Davis, who was replaced on drums by Sandy McKee (real name Cecil James Stoltie, born 12 July 1945, died 15 October 1995) during the Sisyphus sessions. Narada Michael Walden and Jonathan “Sugarfoot” Moffett both mention McKee on their short list of drummers most influential in their stylistic development.
Over the years there have been various incarnations of the band including singer/trumpet player Max Haskett (born 7 March 1947, died 15 September 1999, ex-Rubicon), Tower Of Power horn player Mic Gillette, Journey keyboardist Stevie “Keys” Roseman on Hammond B-3 organ, Sons Of Champlin drummer Jim Preston, guitar player Michael Sasaki, Tower Of Power guitarist Jeff Tamelier, Boz Scaggs horn player Tom Poole, Elvin Bishop sax player Bill Slais, bass player Michael White & others.

Cold Blood is featured playing live in Fillmore, a documentary of the last concerts at The Fillmore auditorium.
Discography

Albums
Cold Blood (1969)
Sisyphus (1971)
First Taste of Sin (1972)
Thriller (1973)
Lydia (1974)
The Best of Cold Blood (1975)
Lydia Pense And Cold Blood (1976)
Vintage Blood: Live! 1973 (live album, 2001)
Transfusion (2005)
Lydia Pense & Cold Blood:Live Blood (live album, 2008)

Jon Hammond with my favorite rhythm section Donny Baldwin (drums) and Evan Palmerston (bass) of Lydia Pense and Cold Blood Band – L to R: Jon, Donny, Evan just after amazing concert at M&M Farms http://www.facebook.com/pages/Lydia-Pense-Cold-Blood/103063393071671?sk=info
The band Tower Of Power was born from!

Knightsen California — Duo set with Mustafa Jammal drums and Jon Hammond organ – opener for Lydia Pense and Cold Blood Concert at M&M Farms 6th Annual Harvest Festival

Knightsen Californa — Jon Hammond Trio set opener for Lydia Pense and Cold Blood concert at M&M Farms 6th Annual Harvest Festival – L to R: Jimi James guitar, Mustafa Jammal drums, Jon Hammond organ http://www.jonhammondband.com/

Knightsen California — Absolutely smokin’ concert (2 sets & 2 encores) Lydia Pense and Cold Blood at M&M Farms 6th Annual Harvest Festival – Jon Hammond Oct. 20th, 2012
L to R: Rich Armstrong – trumpet/flugelhorn/percussion, Rob Zuckerman – tenor sax, Steve Salinas – keyboards, Lydia Pense – vocals, Donny Baldwin – drums, Evan Palmerston – bass, *unseen in this photo – Steve Dunne – guitar

Knightsen CA — M&M Farms grew a Whopper!
6th Annual Harvest Festival and concert yesterday with my trio as opener (Jon Hammond Trio) we opened for the great Lydia Pense and Cold Blood, wonderful time and people! JH

Happy birthday today Savannah Erickson! Great to see Savannah back in town dancing to the great Lydia Pense and Cold Blood – 6th Annual Harvest Festival M&M Farm Knightsen CA – Jon Hammond

Jimi James sitting in with Lydia Pense and Cold Blood with his classic Gibson L5 guitar he’s owned for many years – at M&M Farms’ 6th Annual Harvest Festival – Jon Hammond
*Note: Jimmy and I played together in HADES 1971-1973 original progressive rock band El Cerrito CA and we did an opener set for Lydia’s fantastic band Cold Blood, great fun for all! – JH

M&M Farms’ 6th Annual Harvest Festival & Concert Hosts Mustafa & Maralyn Jammal enjoying a dance to the great Lydia Pense & Cold Blood yesterday, thanks M&M! Jon Hammond

Perfect weather yesterday folks! Jon Hammond Trio opener set for the great Lydia Pense & Cold Blood at M&M Farms’ 6th Annual Harvest Festival & Concert – Jimi James guitar (his classic Gibson L5 guitar he’s owned for many years) host & excellent drummer my long-time friend Mustafa Jammal and yours’ truly JH at the organ, incredible day / evening -Knightsen CA
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Swingin’ Funky Jazz & Blues instrumentals in sunny California
*Note: First time out for my new Bag End Birchwood 15″ Speaker, it sounded incredible – with 250 watt Ampeg bass amp head – JH — in Knightsen, CA

New York NY — Wishing main man / tenor saxophonist FRED STATON a speedy recovery! Seen here with Joey Morant – trumpet, and Art Baron trombone on 9/11/2012 at Cobi Narita’s 9/11 jazz tribute evening at ZEB’s with Harlem Blues and Jazz Band – Jon Hammond

Auster Bar Jazz Bar Michael Leuschner Presents Jon Hammond Band
One Night Only on the Henriettenweg Hamburg
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very cool scene!
Classic Mercy Mercy with Michael Leuschner trumpet, Heinz Lichius drums,
Joe Berger guitar, Jon Hammond at Sk1 Hammond organ and special guest
Jonas Schoen alto saxophone reprising the great Cannonball Adderley smash crossover hit:
Mercy Mercy – R.I.P. Julian Edwin “Cannonball” Adderley (September 15, 1928 — August 8, 1975) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cannonball_Adderley
Jon saw Cannon do it with his quintet Feb. 24, 1968 at Winterland in San Francisco on a show with The Vagrants and The Who. Keeping the Spirit alive here in Auster Bar Hamburg! Special thanks / dankeschoen to Frank at Auster Bar, Knut Benzner NDR Radio, Heinz Lichius, Michael Leuschner wonderful musicians! http://www.jonhammondband.com/

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*WATCH THE VIDEO HERE: Vintage Episode of The Jon Hammond Show Chicago Special

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Now in 28th year on Cable Access TV – The Jon Hammond Show, this
particular episode is known as the Chicago Special which includes one song from Tim Cain I played Hammond organ on called I Saw You with some vocal help by Bill Champlin recorded by rjm productions, then to Chicago Summer NAMM Show where I personally filmed the very first performance of the late great bassist John Entwistle with band Rat Race Choir which happened at The Vic Theatre June 29, 1987, (same night) followed by Leslie West with T.M. Stevens bass, watch Leslie’s face when smoke machine goes! Then a little bit of Bag End Party at Park West with Joe Berger, T.M. Stevens, Tal Bergman and Theodus Rogers. And of course JH Show Theme Song “Late Rent” – enjoy folks, this one is a classic! Jon Hammond
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*Note: Joe Berger personally introduced his friend John Entwistle to Rat Race Choir band, John came all the way from London on Joe’s recommendation – JH

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John Entwistle Vic Theatre Chicago June 29, 1987

Leslie West Vic Theatre Chicago

Mr. Hammond on MCTV

The Jon Hammond Show – still on, 28th year

*WATCH THE VIDEO HERE: Jon Hammond Band 1992 Lissania Frankfurt Kaiserstrasse 74

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Jon Hammond Band 1992 performance in “Lissania Essay” located steps away from the Hauptbahnhof Kaiserstrasse 74 during Frankfurt Musikmesse, funky original tune “Pocket Funk” with Jon Hammond at the organ along with
Barry Finnerty – guitar, Derrick James – alto saxophone, Alain Nau – drums
Late show in the Red Light District Frankfurt underground scene
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Frankfurt Germany — Jon Hammond Band in TAT-Cafe Theater am Turm Volksbildungsheim Frankfurt am Main (nach dem Umbau)
L to R – Uwe Gehring guitar (he changed his name now to Wesley G..go figure!), Jo Mikovich tenor saxofon, Alain Nau drums (from Forbach France), Jon Hammond organ
Midnight Show

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Theater am Turm
http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theater_am_Turm
Das Theater am Turm (abgekürzt TAT) war ein städtisches Theater in Frankfurt am Main. Es wurde 1953 als Landesbühne Rhein-Main durch den Frankfurter Bund für Volksbildung gegründet und hatte 1963 bis 1995 seinen Sitz im ehemaligen Volksbildungsheim am Eschenheimer Tor. Der Name Theater am Turm spielte auf den Eschenheimer Turm an, einen Teil der früheren Frankfurter Stadtbefestigung.
Während der experimenta I wurde 1966 hier unter Leitung von Claus Peymann (Intendant 1965–1969) die legendäre Publikumsbeschimpfung von Peter Handke uraufgeführt. In den folgenden Jahren wurde das TAT durch die Nähe zur Studentenbewegung und zum Kampf gegen die Notstandsgesetze geprägt. 1969 wurde ein umfassendes Mitbestimmungsmodell eingeführt. Auf dem Programm standen nunmehr nicht nur Theateraufführungen, sondern auch Diskussionen, Vollversammlungen sowie Kurse in Marxismus und Tai-Chi.
In den siebziger Jahren war Rainer Werner Fassbinder für acht Monate Intendant des TAT. Die Aufführung seines 1974 entstandenen Stückes Der Müll, die Stadt und der Tod über den Frankfurter Häuserkampf wurde nach Protesten abgesagt, weil die darin vorkommende Figur des reichen Juden antisemitische Stereotypen bediene. Fassbinder verließ das Theater.
Nach einer vorübergehenden Schließung 1978/79 wurde das TAT umgebaut und 1980 mit neuem Konzept, aber nunmehr ohne eigenes Ensemble wieder eröffnet. Bis 1986 war es eine Spielstätte für freie experimentelle Gruppen und internationale Künstler wie die Tanzcompany von Vivienne Newport, danach entstanden zahlreiche internationale Gastinszenierungen…

Joe Berger at the Midnight Buffet aboard the fabulous m.v. Horizon Cruise Ship -

Celebrity Cruises inaugural NYC – Bermuda cruise – we were filming for my TV Show – The Jon Hammond Show – JH
special thanks Amy Curtis Mcintyre — with Joe Berger at Celebrity Cruises

Mr. Hammond in Bermuda,

headed for the pink sand beach after cruising down on the inaugural cruise of the fabulous cruise ship m.v. Horizon Celebrity Cruises, real nice time! Jon Hammond — in Hamilton, Bermuda

Frankfurt Hausen — Jon Hammond Band with special guest Françoise Pujol at the Boesendorfer Imperial Grand Piano,

I convinced Boesendorfer to bring all the way from Vienna for Francoise to play – on the band Uwe Gehring guitar (he changed his name to Wesley G now..go figure that), Allen Wittig tenor sax, Totó Giovanni Gulino drums, Jon Hammond organ at Brotfabrik, the old bread factory in Frankfurt Hausen during Musikmesse time – http://www.jonhammondband.com/ — with Françoise Pujol and Totó Giovanni Gulino at Brotfabrik Frankfurt

Picnic Lunch Time with my late great bandleader / trumpet player Lou Colombo and Family at their house in South Yarmouth Cape Cod, circa 1978 – Mrs. Colombo serving,

merci beaucoup…and thank you Lori Colombo & Colombo Family, Jon Hammond *Note: Just back from the golf course – gig that night at Wychmere Harbor Club where we were the house band at the time with Frank Shea drums and Jack Pena guitar – JH — with Lori Colombo in South Yarmouth, MA

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Priceless Al Jazzbo Collins Movie Jon Hammond Journal August 20, 2012

*WATCH THE VIDEO HERE: Priceless Al Jazzbo Collins Movie by Jon Hammond

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Youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4NwfEsLvmTw

As seen on The Jon Hammond Show MCTV MNN TV cable access show with the classic opening by famous Weather Man Lloyd Lindsay Young and CNN live radio broadcast extravaganza AM 1130 WNEW All Star Show Hosted by the late great Al Jazzbo Collins aka Jazzbeaux Collins
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_%22Jazzbo%22_Collins
covered by Jon Hammond personally on May 29, 1987
Radio Hall of Fame http://www.bayarearadio.org/audio/jazzbeaux/
Incredible dialogue between Al Jazzbo Collins and Cynthia Tornquist of CNN she learns a lot from Jazzbeaux about the Purple Grotteaux and the night world of Jazz Musicians and the special people in the Al’s world. Whether Cynthia knows it or not she is being majooberized!
Jazzbo leads the famous call and response based on the 1948 film The Treasure of the Sierra Madre. In one scene some obviously very bad banditos try to pass themselves off to Bogart as federales (police). Humphrey Bogart’s character knows they are not federales but nevertheless asks to see some badges. The bandito-in-charge responds “Badges?! I don’t got no badges. We don’t need no badges! I don’t have to show you any stinkin’ badge.”
Most special broadcast and painting of the manhole cover door to Purple Grotteaux seen world wide on CNN TV as shot by Jon Hammond personally, enjoy folks!
*Note: The phone number for BackBeat Productions running on this clip was taken over by the IRS Internal Revenue Servie after a long battle with Jon Hammond, they had a bank of numbers 340-9000, 9001 etc. so they really wanted 212-340-9007 they finally got it. If you call it now you’ll get the IRS not Jon Hammond folks! Special thanks Lew Anderson big band, Lew was Clarabell the Clown on Howdy Doody TV Show between 1954 and 1960 his music playing while Jon Hammond takes you on a tour of the food of Horn & Hardart Automat at corner of 42nd St. and Third Avenue in Manhattan just below the main studios of WNEW Radio, now 1130 is Bloomberg Radio. For more information http://www.HammondCast.com Jon Hammond Show is still on the air 28th year MNNTV in New York City

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Jon Hammond Coverage of Jimmy Wormworth 75-Ain’t-No-Jive Birthday Party in Metropolitan Room New York City

New York NY — George Braith apparently checking his SMS text messages while James Zollar takes a few smokin’ choruses! George is one of the rare veteran jazz musicians who embrace technology, great work cats! Neal Miner is rock solid on the basso profundo…someone tell me the drummer’s name? Exellent! Incredible music throughout Jimmy Wormworth’s birthday celebration yesterday 75-Ain’t-No-Jive in NYC’s Metropolitan Room – Jon Hammond — with George Braith, Neal Miner and James Zollar at The Metropolitan Room

New York NY — I loved this part of the party for Jimmy Wormworth birthday party 75-Ain’t-No-Jive, most amazing Tabla drums player who I believe is Jimmy’s Dentist and his guitarist, really beautiful music! Jon Hammond — at The Metropolitan Room

New York NY — One of the incredible high points of Jimmy Wormworth’s 75-Ain’t-No-Jive Birthday party yesterday, Priscilla led everyone in very strong soulful voice in Stevie Wonder’s version of Happy Birthday to Jimmy & Nico! God bless Professor Priscilla doing god’s working teaching the elementary school classes in Brooklyn NYC! Some really great singers in the house, wow..that was very moving! Jon Hammond — with Mary Worm, Russell Jackson, Jimmy Wormworth and Tracy Wormworth at The Metropolitan Room

Tracy Wormworth Thanks so much Jon, for the beautiful commentary and pictures, and for attending the party!!!

Jon Hammond Many thanks Tracy! Best time I’ve had in a long time, your Dad is so cool and beloved by so many cool people – he is a shining beacon of inspiration and your Family is really beautiful! God bless, c u soon again hopefully, Jon

New York NY — Howard Brofsky blew everybody away when he played yesterday at Jimmy Wormworth’s 75-Ain’t-No-Jive birthday party! I heard Howard tell Jimmy before he played, “This is for you Jimmy!” bravo Professor Howard Brofsky!!! – Jon Hammond
http://www.vtjazz.org/faculty/2008/12/howard-brofsky.html
Dr. Brofsky has enjoyed a long and distinguished career in Jazz Education as well as in 18th-century Italian music
. His numerous accomplishments include Fulbright grants to study and teach in France (where he made his first jazz recording) and Italy.

He spent the fall of 1993 teaching jazz history to university students in Oslo, Norway and is the author of the definitive music appreciation text, “The Art of Listening.”

A regular with Larry Rivers and the Climax Band in New York, he has played with Jimmy Heath, Donald Byrd, Dexter Gordon, and other Jazz Greats. He has a recent CD entitled “73 down: drbebop,” with among others, Attila Zoller, Jimmy Heath, and Larry Willis.

Brofsky is also Professor Emeritus of Music at Queens College, NY.
— at The Metropolitan Room. — at The Metropolitan Room

New York NY — Main man Rudy Sheriff Lawless kicked it off on the cans with George Braith yesterday at Jimmy Wormworth’s 75-Ain’t-No-Jive birthday party, fantastic and dynamic as always Rudy! Jon Hammond — at The Metropolitan Room.

Jon Hammond tumblr tumblin’ on a beautiful Monday folks! http://hammondcast.tumblr.com/ , enjoy! Jon

New York NY — Trumpeter James Zollar sounded fantastic with these fine rhythm section musicians, Neal Miner bass – please someone drummer’s name? at Jimmy Wormworth’s incredible birthday party last night! – Jon Hammond — with James Zollar at The Metropolitan Room

Auster Bar Hamburg Jon Hammond Band
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Auster Bar Jazz Bar Michael Leuschner Presents Jon Hammond Band

One Night Only on the Henriettenweg Hamburg, very cool scene!
Jon Hammond original composition “Lydia’s Tune” with Michael Leuschner flugelhorn, Heinz Lichius drums,
Joe Berger guitar, Jon Hammond at Sk1 Hammond organ and bass — at Auster Bar

Joe Berger and Jon Hammond at National Association of Broadcasters convention – NAB a few years ago…maybe 25 years ago, maybe more than that come to think of it!

with Joe Berger at NAB-National Association of Broadcasters, Las Vagas Convention Center

Billy Cobham and Jon Hammond outside Yamaha world at 2012 Musikmesse Frankfurt — with Billy Cobham and Bill Cobham

Jon Hammond with Bobby Kimball of Toto backstage just about to go out and play on Agora Stage with Tommy Denander Allstars – photo by Oskar Neubauer – 2012 Musikmesse Frankfurt

Jon Hammond with Bobby Kimball

My Brother from another Mother ‘Bro T’ Waichiro Tachikawa and Jon Hammond at Jon’s annual Musikmesse Warm Up Party
http://hammondcast.wordpress.com/2011/10/05/26th-year-musikmesse-warm-up-party-will-be-march-20th-2012-jazzkeller-frankfurt/
26th Year Musikmesse Warm Up Party Will Be March 20th 2012

Jon Hammond with “Tachi” Waichiro Tachikawa

Wynton receives French Legion of Honor Medal at French Embassy New York City
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rSMA9rEOFMI
French Ambassador Pierre Vimont presents Wynton Marsalis the insignia of chevalier of the Legion of Honor medal, France’s highest distinction, in a very special ceremony at the French Embassy in New York by French Cultural Services.

In attendance were Bill Cosby, George Wein, Jean-Louis Gilhaumon, George Avakian and Wynton’s Father Mr. Ellis Marsalis. With a performance by Wynton’s quintet with saxophonist Walter Blanding Jr. and Ellis Marsalis at the Steinway Piano with his son – Jon Hammond — with Wynton Marsalis at Cultural Services | French Embassy in the US

Pic with main man Rudy Sheriff Lawless (yes that’s really his name) Rudy is without a doubt the most dynamic drummer I have ever played with…and he is a shining beacon of inspiration always! at Local 802 Musicians Union Monday Night Jazz Jam Session – Jon Hammond

Anton Fig having a word with the late great drummer Joe Morello who passed away this year, Joe was the drummer of The Dave Brubeck Quartet
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Morello
on jazz classic hits “Take Five” and “Blue Rondo à la Turk” – photo by Jon Hammond at memorial concert event in memory of Jim Chapin the great drum teacher, author http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Chapin

with Anton Fig and Joe Morello at Hard Rock Cafe – Times Square

New York NY — Jon Hammond with my all time favorite and most probably the most recorded jazz bassist (and piccolo bassist) Ron Carter and his gorgeous lady – there in honor of Jimmy Wormworth’s Birthday, incredible party! It was great to see Ron there, I actually know Ron and his son Ron Jr. for almost 30 years, Ron Jr. is an excellent bassist in his own right now living in Boston MA, big shout out to Ron Jr.! Long-time close friends of the Wormworth’s, merci beaucoup and thank you big Ron! Jon Hammond

New York NY — I love this shot of my good friend Richard Clements jazz pianist extraordinaire playing in honor of Jimmy Wormworth’s swingin’ 75th birthday party – sounded great Richard!

New York NY — John Marshall trumpet / flugel horn player of the Cologne Radio WDR Big Band and good friend of Jimmy playing with saxophonist – inventor of the Braithophone George Braith and a wonderful pianist Richard WyandsNew York NY –
great music guys! Jon Hammond

Jimmy Wormworth’s 75-Ain’t-No-Jive Birthday Party — with George Braith and John Marshall at The Metropolitan Room

Jimmy Wormworth the great jazz drummer at the drums with Elmar Lemes the fantastic Jazz Photographer shooting Jimmy, I’m sure his pictures will be better than mine, the masters at work!

Jon Hammond with Jimmy Wormworth at The Metropolitan Room

New York NY — Birthday honoree / jazz drummer(s) extraordinaire Jimmy Wormworth tightening the clutch for his long-time friend Rudy Sheriff Lawless at Jimmy’s 75-Aint-No-Jive Birthday Party

Jon Hammond — with Jimmy Wormworth and Rudy Lawless at The Metropolitan Room

New York NY — Jimmy Wormworth 75-Ain’t-No-Jive Party – Jimmy’s family with daughter Holly Wormworth at the microphone and 2 of the jazz angels from Jazz Foundation of America – Marianne Pillsbury and Gina Reder aka Gina Jazz – Jon Hammond incredibly great party!

with Holly Wormworth, Mary Worm, Faith A. Gibson and Jimmy Wormworth at The Metropolitan Room

Holly Wormworth Thank you Marianne and Gina for being there for all that you folks do at The JFA

New York NY — My good friend bassist extraordinaire Alex Layne with his gorgeous lady friend, Alex played with the all star musicians this evening for the birthday party of Jimmy Wormworth the great jazz drummer, Alex and I met all the way over in Shanghai China on Danny Woody’s band at Portman Ritz-Carlton Hotel 5 star Jazz Bar , nice job on the basso profundo Alex!

This was one of the best parties I’ve been to in a long time, happy birthday to Jimmy Wormworth and his Son Nico also! – Jon Hammond — with Alex Layne at The Metropolitan Room

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, special thanks to the Saray Pastanesi Baeckerei & Konditorei bakery for baking the beautiful Chocolate on Chocolate cake which you will see in this film, thanks Martina for wonderful presentation, Eugen Hahn, Marc and all Jazzkeller Frankfurt Team, Messe Frankfurt, P.Mauriat Music Saxophones Alex Mingmann Hsieh team, Suzuki Hammond, Tombo Lee Oskar team, camera by Jennifer http://www.HammondCast.com/ see you next year!
Pocket Funk as heard on The Jon Hammond Show TV program on MNNTV and on Late Rent album – 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 ..

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Lydia’s Tune in Louisville Kentucky
Jon Hammond Band one night only in Louisville Kentucky
Jon wrote this tune “Lydia’s Tune” in Paris France after flying there on the Concorde Jet in 1981 from JFK to CDG in 2 hours and 36 minutes reaching Mach II speed. From Jon Hammond’s album “Late Rent”.

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Alex Budman tenor sax
John Bishop guitar
Ronnie Smith Jr. drums
Jon Hammond at the organ and bass
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New York NY — Got the bass WELL covered here to say the least! with 2 of my very favorite bassists extraordinaire – Tracy Wormworth and Ron Carter *perhaps the most recorded jazz bassist in the history of the music business – at very special gathering in honor of Tracy’s Dad – Jimmy Wormworth the great jazz drummer, double birthday with her Brother Nico and many family and close friends musicians playing until the very end led by the very incredible George Braith – this was one of the best parties ever, and sponsored in part by the good folks at The Jazz Foundation of America in the Metropolitan Room on W.22nd St.

- Jon Hammond
Tracy http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tracy_Wormworth
Tracy Wormworth is a bass guitarist working for more than 30 years in the music and television industry in the United States. She is the sister of percussionist James Wormworth.[1]
Wormworth is currently[when?] playing with The B-52s, a band that she has played with on and off for 20 years.[1] She appears as an additional artist on the sixth studio album by The B-52s, Good Stuff, released in 1992. By 2008, she was listed as a full band member on their album Funplex.
She first gained notoriety as a member of the New Wave band The Waitresses.[2] Dave Hofstra was the bass player on the first album, Wasn’t Tomorrow Wonderful? (even though Wormworth’s picture appears in the photo on the back cover of the album). Wormworth joined the band after he quit and stayed until the band broke up in 1984.[3]
Wormworth has served as a touring bass player for Sting and Wayne Shorter as well as the B-52s and was part of the house band on The Rosie O’Donnell Show. She makes a brief appearance in the video for the B-52s’ single “Is That You Mo-Dean?”. She is credited as a bass player on the Lena Horne album We’ll Be Together Again (1994), I Ain’t Movin’ (1994) by singer-songwriter Des’ree, and Head over Heels (1995) by Paula Abdul.
Ron Carter
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ron_Carter
Ron Carter (born May 4, 1937) is an American jazz double-bassist. His appearances on over 2,500 albums make him one of the most-recorded bassists in jazz history, along with Milt Hinton, Ray Brown and Leroy Vinnegar. Carter is also an acclaimed cellist who has recorded numerous times on that instrument
Carter was born in Ferndale, Michigan. He started to play cello at the age of 10, but when his family moved to Detroit, he ran into difficulties regarding the racial stereotyping of classical musicians and instead moved to bass. He attended the historic Cass Technical High School in Detroit, and, later, the Eastman School of Music, where he played in its Philharmonic Orchestra. He gained his bachelor’s degree at Eastman in 1959, and in 1961 a master’s degree in double bass performance from the Manhattan School of Music.
His first jobs as a jazz musician were with Jaki Byard and Chico Hamilton. His first records were made with Eric Dolphy (another former member of Hamilton’s group) and Don Ellis, in 1960. His own first date as leader, Where?, with Dolphy and Mal Waldron and a date also with Dolphy called Out There with George Duvivier and Roy Haynes and Carter on cello; its advanced harmonies and concepts were in step with the third stream movement.
Carter came to fame via the second great Miles Davis quintet in the early 1960s, which also included Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter and Tony Williams. Carter joined Davis’s group in 1963, appearing on the album Seven Steps to Heaven and the follow-up E.S.P., the latter being the first album to feature only the full quintet. It also featured three of Carter’s compositions (the only time he contributed compositions to Davis’s group). He stayed with Davis until 1968 (when he was replaced by Dave Holland), and participated in a couple of studio sessions with Davis in 1969 and 1970. Although he played electric bass occasionally during this period, he has subsequently eschewed that instrument entirely, and now plays only acoustic bass. Carter was close to Davis and even revealed to an interviewer in 1966 that the famous trumpeter’s favorite color was fuchsia.[2]
Carter also performed on some of Hancock, Williams and Shorter’s recordings during the sixties for Blue Note Records. He was a sideman on many Blue Note recordings of the era, playing with Sam Rivers, Freddie Hubbard, Duke Pearson, Lee Morgan, McCoy Tyner, Andrew Hill, Horace Silver and others.
After leaving Davis, Carter was for several years a mainstay of CTI Records, making albums under his own name and also appearing on many of the label’s records with a diverse range of other musicians. Notable musical partnerships in the 70′s and 80′s included Joe Henderson, Houston Person, Hank Jones, and Cedar Walton. During the 1970s he was a member of the New York Jazz Quartet.
He appears on the alternative hip-hop group A Tribe Called Quest’s influential album The Low End Theory on a track called “Verses from the Abstract”. He also appears as a member of the jazz combo the Classical Jazz Quartet.
In 1994, Carter 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. In 2001, Carter collaborated with Black Star and John Patton to record “Money Jungle” for the Red Hot Organization’s compilation album, Red Hot + Indigo, a tribute to Duke Ellington.
Carter was Distinguished Professor Emeritus of the Music Department of The City College of New York, having taught there for twenty years,[3] and received an honorary Doctorate from the Berklee College of Music, in Spring 2005 [4]. He joined the faculty of the Juilliard School in New York City in 2008, teaching bass in the school’s Jazz Studies program.
Carter made a notable appearance in Robert Altman’s 1996 film Kansas City. The end credits feature him and fellow bassist Christian McBride duetting on “Solitude”.
Ron Carter sits on the Advisory Committee of the Board of Directors of The Jazz Foundation of America as well as the Honorary Founder’s Committee.[5] Ron has worked with the Jazz Foundation since its inception to save the homes and the lives of America’s elderly jazz and blues musicians including musicians that survived Hurricane Katrina.[6]
Carter appeared as himself in an episode of the HBO series Treme entitled “What Is New Orleans.”
Carter’s authorized biography, “Ron Carter: Finding the Right Notes,” by Dan Ouellette was published by ArtistShare in 2008.
[edit]Discography

As leader

1961: Where? (Prestige Records) with Eric Dolphy, Charlie Persip, Mal Waldron, George Duvivier
1966: Out Front (Prestige)
1969: Uptown Conversation (Embryo Records)
1973: Blues Farm (CTI)
1973: All Blues (CTI)
1974: Spanish Blue (CTI)
1975: Anything Goes (Kudu)
1976: Yellow & Green (CTI)
1976: Pastels (Milestone)
1977: Piccolo (Milestone)
1977: Third Plane (Milestone)
1978: 1+3 (JVC) trio live with Hank Jones or Herbie Hancock and Tony Williams
1978: Peg Leg (Milestone)
1978: Standard Bearers
1979: Parade
1980: New York Slick (Milestone)
1980: Patrao
1980: Empire Jazz
1980: Pick ‘Em (Milestone)
1981: Super Strings (Milestone)
1990: Carnaval
1991: Meets Bach (Blue Note)
1992: Friends (Blue Note)
1994: Jazz, My Romance (Blue Note)
1995: Mr. Bow Tie (Blue Note)
1995: Brandenburg Concerto (Blue Note)
1997: The Bass and I
1998: So What (Blue Note) trio with Kenny Barron and Lewis Nash
1999: Orfeu (Blue Note)
2001: When Skies Are Grey (Blue Note)
2002: Stardust (Blue Note)
2003: The Golden Striker (Blue Note)
2003: Eight Plus
2003: Ron Carter Plays Bach
2006: Live at The Village Vanguard
2007: Dear Miles featuring his quartet Stephen Scott, piano, Payton Crossley, drums and Roger Squitero, percussion
2008: Jazz and Bossa
2011: Ron Carter’s Great Big Band (Sunnyside Records) — with Tracy Wormworth and Ron Carter at The Metropolitan Room

New York NY — Jimmy Wormworth veteran jazz drummer extraordinaire and his beautiful family at his 75-Ain’t-No-Jive birthday party double birthday with Jimmy’s son Nico, Faith A. Gibson, daughters Holly Wormworth and Tracy Wormworth – Jon Hammond

with Jimmy Wormworth, Mary Worm, Faith A. Gibson, Holly Wormworth and Tracy Wormworth at The Metropolitan Room

New York NY — Main Men Jimmy Wormworth jazz drummer extraordinaire and one of oldest friends bandmates George Braith outside Metropolitan Room on 22nd St. at Jimmy’s Ain’t No Jive 75 Birthday Party – photo Jon Hammond

Jimmy Wormworth, Al Jazzbo Collins, Ron Carter, Drummer, Bassist, Jon Hammond, Jazz, Organ, Richard Clements, Rudy Lawless, Jazz Foundation of America, Gina Reder, Marianne Pillsbury

3 Ingredient Peanut Butter Cookie Recipe Jazzbo On Air and Train Song

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3 ingredient Peanut Butter Cookie Recipe given by Jazzbo Collins On Air AM 1130 WNEW historic documentary
As seen on The Jon Hammond Show MCTV MNN TV cable access show Excerpts with the classic opening by famous Weather Man Lloyd Lindsay Young and Al Jazzbo Collins coast to coast in California with his Daughter Teal and on the air in WNEW AM 1130 giving his famous recipe for Peanut Butter Cookies
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covered by Jon Hammond personally in 1987
Radio Hall of Fame http://www.bayarearadio.org/audio/jazzbeaux/
Train Song by Jon Hammond Band in Indigo Blues Club 221 W.46th St. New York, NY by Jon Hammond and The Late Rent Session Men
Alex Foster tenor saxophone
Jack Wilkins guitar
Bernard Purdie drums
Jon Hammond B3 organ

Stay tuned for more, The Jon Hammond Show is now in 28th year on MNN TV
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Famed weather man Lloyd Lindsay Young “Hellooooo Mr. Hammond” opening!

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Jon Hammond at his 1959 B3 organ in Indigo Blues Club W.46th St. NYC

Jack Wilkins guitar Alex Foster tenor saxophone on Jon Hammond Band

Jon Hammond and The Late Rent Session Men in Indigo Blues Club Jack Wilkins guitar, Bernard Pretty Purdie drums, Alex Foster tenor saxophone, Jon Hammond B3 organ

Bernard Pretty Purdie drums on Jon Hammond Band in Indigo Blues Club W.46th St. NYC

Jack Wilkins guitar

Jon Hammond in Quartet at Gospel Uptown Club

*WATCH THE VIDEO HERE in GOSPEL UPTOWN CLUB JON HAMMOND

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Jon Hammond original blues “No X-Cess Baggage Blues” in quartet at Gospel Uptown Club Harlem NYC as Junior Mance and his wife Gloria walk in (unseen except to the band) performance was Sept. 10th 2009 © http://www.juniormance.com performance was Sept. 10th 2009 © www.HammondCast.com Takao Iwaki tenor sax Daisuke Abe guitar Ryan Hayden drums Jon Hammond Hammond XB-2 organ
Takao Iwaki tenor sax
Daisuke Abe guitar
Ryan Hayden drums
Jon Hammond Hammond XB-2 organ

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Jon Hammond Band – Special Late Show Saturday Dec. 3rd 1-3AM at BITTER END on Bleecker St. Greenwich Village New York City

L to R: Joe Berger guitar, Todd Anderson tenor saxophone, Ray Grappone drums, Jon Hammond organ

As Seen On MCTV MNNTV Cable Access TV Show The Jon Hammond Show 28th Year

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LIVE in The Bitter End http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Bitter_End

The Bitter End is a nightclub in New York City’s Greenwich Village. It opened its doors in 1961 at 147 Bleecker Street under the auspices of owner Fred Weintraub. The club changed its name to The Other End during the 1970s. However eventually after a few years the owners changed the club’s name back to the more recognizable Bitter End.

History

An earlier club, “The Cock and Bull” operated on the same premises with the same format, in the late 1950s. The poet/comedian Hugh Romney (who later became known as Wavy Gravy) read there.
During the early 1960s the club hosted Folk music “hootenanies” every Tuesday night, featuring many performers who have since become legendary. During its heyday the Bitter End showcased a wide range of talented and legendary musicians, comedians, and theatrical performers.[1]
In 1968 Paul Colby, who began his career as a song plugger for Benny Goodman’s publishing company, and went on to work for Frank Sinatra, Duke Ellington, and Guy Lombardo, became the manager and booking agent at The Bitter End, and in 1974 he purchased it.[2][3]
In the mid 1970s, the club became known as the birthplace of Bob Dylans Rolling Thunder Revue, which featured such names as Joni Mitchell, Roger McGuinn, Ramblin’ Jack Elliot, Joan Baez, T-Bone Burnett, Ronee Blakely, Mick Ronson, and many other guest stars.
The City of New York bestowed landmark status to the night club on July 23, 1992.

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Ronnie Smith Jr., Stephen Ferrone, Bernard Purdie The Hit Maker

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4. Lydia’s Tune Listen
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6. Announcement by al “Jazzbeaux” Collins Listen
7. Head Phone Listen
8. White Onions Listen
9. Party Is Forbidden Here Listen
10. Get Back in the Groove Listen
11. White Onions [Live] Listen
12. Head Phone [Live] Listen
13. Afn Announcement #1 Listen
14. Nu Funk (Hip Hot Chitlins) [Live] Listen
15. Afn Announcement #2

This is a re-issue of Jon’s 1995 European release “Late Rent.” Never before available in the U.S., it contains a collection of recordings featuring Bernard Purdie and Steve Ferrone on drums, as well as Todd Anderson and Alex Foster on sax, Barry Finnerty and Graham Hawthorne, Ray Grappone, Jim Preston and Chuggy Carter. The record is a swinging and funky compilation of original tracks written by Jon Hammond, as well as some anecdotal asides and a guest appearance by Jazzbeaux Collins. Lots of great solos and organ sounds as well as melodies and groove.

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Top Albums

1.
LATE RENT
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2.
Hammond’s Bolero
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3.
Ndr Sessions Projekt
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Top Songs
Name Album Time Price
1
Payphone Johnny
Ndr Sessions Projekt
7:02

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2
The More I See You
Ndr Sessions Projekt
5:00

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3
Our Day Will Come
Ndr Sessions Projekt
5:19

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4
No X-Cess Baggage Blues
Ndr Sessions Projekt
5:14

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5
Easy Living
Ndr Sessions Projekt
6:33

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6
Besame Mucho
Ndr Sessions Projekt
6:02

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7
Polka Dots and Moonbeams
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Blues in the Night
Ndr Sessions Projekt
5:54
9
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10
Theme from Black Orpheus
Ndr Sessions Projekt
7:36

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11
Satin Doll
Ndr Sessions Projekt
6:15

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12
My One and Only Love
Ndr Sessions Projekt
6:19

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13
Late Rent – Live
LATE RENT
9:02

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14
Nu Funk (Hip Hop Chitlins) – Live
LATE RENT
4:57

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15
AFN Announcement 1
LATE RENT
0:47

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16
Head Phone – Live
LATE RENT
3:08

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17
Get Back In the Groove
LATE RENT
2:06

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18
Party Is Forbidden Here
LATE RENT
5:27

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19
White Onions
LATE RENT
5:23

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20
Head Phone
LATE RENT
7:40

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21
Announcement By Al Jazzbeaux Collins
LATE RENT
1:03

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22
The Sidewinder
LATE RENT
7:22

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23
Lydia’s Tune
LATE RENT
4:29

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24
Pocket Funk
LATE RENT
6:00

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25
Original Announcement from Jon Hammond Show
LATE RENT
0:46

View In iTunes Hammond’s Bolero http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/hammonds-bolero/id4308341

Hammond’s Bolero
Jon Hammond
6:46

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2
Jennifer’s Song
Jon Hammond
5:55

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3
Cannonball ’99 (One More Time!)
Jon Hammond
7:10

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4
Soon I Will Be Free
Jon Hammond
5:16

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5
Thing in C Minor
Jon Hammond
7:37

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6
Cosmo Lane
Jon Hammond
5:54

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7
Remembering Stanley
Jon Hammond
4:39

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8
Six Year Itch
Jon Hammond
4:55

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9
F.P. Blues
Jon Hammond
3:18

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10
Czechoslovakian Salsa Song
Jon Hammond
6:25

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11
Train Song
Jon Hammond
5:47

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12
9/11 Tribute Medley
Jon Hammond
6:27

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Eddie Money, Alex Ligertwood, Bernard Purdie, The Late Rent Session Men, NDR SESSIONS Projekt, Knut Benzner, St. Pauli Hamburg, CBS Radio, KYOU, KYCY,
Local 802, Local 6 Musicians Union, ASCAP I Create Music Expo, We Create Music, Composer Publisher, Ken Cicerale, Fran Richard, Hades, Bill Graham Presents, Shoreline
Amphitheatre, Mick Brigden, Bob Barsotti, James Preston, Terry Haggerty Sons of Champlin Fillmore Auditorium, Hammond Suzuki Sk1 Sk2 Jon Lord Deep Purple Ultra-Compact
B3 Leslie Speaker Fender Twin Reverb Excelsior Accordions
Evolution of Jon Hammond Accordion

Alternative To Clips On Cable by Kim Freeman Billboard Magazine March 19, 1984

NEW YORK—Year-old BackBeat Productions hopes to break new ground in the video medium with it’s first project, “The Jon Hammond Show.” Currently airing on Manhattan Cable’s Channel 3 and San Francisco’s public access Channel 25, the program is a half hour of computer generated graphics synchronized with original jazz-fusion and rock music. Hammond’s voice and his tapping boot are the only human intrusions during the show.
“It’s an alternative to the conceptual and concert footage videos. We’re delivering an art form.” says the show’s host, BackBeat’s co-founder Jon Hammond. The company also functions as a label, and Hammond says the broadcast will be a vehicle to expose artists on the BackBeat roster.
Hammond say’s he’s close to securing slots on public access channels in New Orleans, Baltimore, Chicago, Los Angeles and Boston and plans to recoup investements by syndicating the show to national networks if and when it gains an audience.
His partner in the venture is former Crusaders guitarist Barry Finnerty, who wrote the music for the first program. All songs on the “Jon Hammond Show” feature BackBeat’s studio band of Finnerty, keyboardist Hammond, drummer Steve Ferrone and saxophonist Todd Anderson.
KIM FREEMAN

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ASCAP Audio Portrait http://ascap.com/network/audioportraits/Jon_Hammond_Rent/

NDR SESSIONS Projekt http://www.ascap.com/network/audioportraits/Jon_Hammond_NDR/

B3 Organ, Bleecker St., Blues, Cable Access, Jazz, Jon Hammond Band, Late Rent Session Men, MNNTV, Pete Fogel, Sk1, SK2, The Bitter End, XB-2, XK-1, XK-3c,

*WATCH THE VIDEO HERE: Happy Thanksgiving With Joe Franklin at Laugh Factory by Jon Hammond

http://www.archive.org/details/JonHammondJOEFRANKLINatLaughFactoryonHammondCast_0

Radio & TV Broadcasting Legend JOE FRANKLIN in an appearance at NYC’s Laugh Factory Club at annual Thanksgiving Feed shot personally by Mr. Hammond. This is hilarious rare footage of Joe doing stand-up, a must see! For more info: http://www.HammondCast.com

http://vimeo.com/402058

JOE FRANKLIN Thanksgiving ’07 Laugh Factory NYC from Jon Hammond on Vimeo.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b_-mYcrxtTo

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*WATCH THE VIDEO HERE: Joe Franklin Up Late HammondCast

http://www.archive.org/details/JonHammondJoeFranklinUpLateHammondCastKYOURadio

Joe Franklin “King Of Nostalgia” Host of Radio & TV who’s guests have been entertainers like Bill Cosby to legends like Bing Crosby, Charlie Chaplin,
John Wayne, Marilyn Monroe, Cary Grant, John Lennon, here with Jon Hammond on Jon’s daily HammondCast Show on KYOU Radio live in Joe
Franklin’s office known as “Memory Lane”. Enjoy

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NEWGszvpduU

*WATCH THE MOVIE HERE: Jon Hammond Show Podcast HammondCast with Joe Franklin

http://www.archive.org/details/Jon_Hammond_Show_Podcast_HammondCast_wJOE_FRANKLIN

My first Vlogging attempt..check it out!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jc0z0vV4APk

Joe Franklin Movie, Jon Hammond, Vlogging, Comedy, Broadcaster, TV Show, New York, Memory Lane

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*WATCH THE VIDEO HERE: When I Fall In Love in The jazzkeller Frankfurt

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Annual 2010 Musikmesse Warm Up Party in Jazzkeller Frankfurt hosted by Jon Hammond Band
Tony Lakatos tenor sax
Jon Hammond XK-1 organ
Giovanni Gulino drums
When I Fall In Love
special thanks Eugen Hahn Jazzkeller Frankfurt Team, Musikmesse, Waichiro Tachikawa Suzuki Hammond, Michael Maier Falkenstein Hammond Deutschland, Video Camera by Jennifer
Jon Hammond is a member of AFM Local 802 Musicians Union and Local 6
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5bwqe0YbzSY

Al Jazzbo Collins Horn and Hardart CNN Broadcast by Jon Hammond

*WATCH THE VIDEO: Al Jazzbo Collins Horn and Hardart CNN Broadcast by Jon Hammond

http://www.archive.org/details/LateRentPartyInIndigoBluesClubNycWithJonHammondBand

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4NwfEsLvmTw

As seen on The Jon Hammond Show MCTV MNN TV cable access show with the classic opening by famous Weather Man Lloyd Lindsay Young and CNN live radio broadcast extravaganza AM 1130 WNEW All Star Show Hosted by the late great Al Jazzbo Collins aka Jazzbeaux Collins
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_%22Jazzbo%22_Collins
covered by Jon Hammond personally on May 29, 1987
Radio Hall of Fame http://www.bayarearadio.org/audio/jazzbeaux/
Incredible dialogue between Al Jazzbo Collins and Cynthia Tornquist of CNN she learns a lot from Jazzbeaux about the Purple Grotteaux and the night world of Jazz Musicians and the special people in the Al’s world. Whether Cynthia knows it or not she is being majooberized!
Jazzbo leads the famous call and response based on the 1948 film The Treasure of the Sierra Madre. In one scene some obviously very bad banditos try to pass themselves off to Bogart as federales (police). Humphrey Bogart’s character knows they are not federales but nevertheless asks to see some badges. The bandito-in-charge responds “Badges?! I don’t got no badges. We don’t need no badges! I don’t have to show you any stinkin’ badge.”
Most special broadcast and painting of the manhole cover door to Purple Grotteaux seen world wide on CNN TV as shot by Jon Hammond personally, enjoy folks!
*Note: The phone number for BackBeat Productions running on this clip was taken over by the IRS Internal Revenue Servie after a long battle with Jon Hammond, they had a bank of numbers 340-9000, 9001 etc. so they really wanted 212-340-9007 they finally got it. If you call it now you’ll get the IRS not Jon Hammond folks!
3 minutes and 39 seconds in to the clip, Jazzbo says he needs a pencil, I hand him my black Chinese Lacquer S.T. Dupont pen, he then writes down the name of Cynthia Tornquist just before going live on-air then hands it back to me and says: “Thank you Man it’s a very smooth pen.”
Special thanks Lew Anderson big band, Lew was Clarabell the Clown on Howdy Doody TV Show between 1954 and 1960 his music playing while Jon Hammond takes you on a tour of the food of Horn & Hardart Automat at corner of 42nd St. and Third Avenue in Manhattan just below the main studios of WNEW Radio, now 1130 is Bloomberg Radio. For more information http://www.HammondCast.com Jon Hammond Show is still on the air 28th year MNNTV in New York City

As Seen On The Jon Hammond Show MCTV MNN TV Cable Access TV 28th Year

Al Jazzbo Collins

Cynthia Tornquist of CNN getting majooberized by Al Jazzbeaux Collins

The stencil used for the famous painting of the manhole door to the Purple Grotteaux

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Al Jazzbo Collins Horn and Hardart CNN Broadcast by Jon Hammond from Jon Hammond on Vimeo.

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As seen on HammondCast & CNN: AL JAZZBEAUX COLLINS (WNEW) all-night broadcast at HORN & HARDART NY to raise money for NYPD Horse named “Jazzbeaux” with All-Star Musicians: LOU ROMANO (IORIO Accorgan), GIL CHIMES (drums/band)..at the Piano: JOE BUSHKIN with appearance by CNN’s CYNTHIA TORNQUIST, AL JAZZBEAUX COLLINS outside with NYPD Horse Officers *Shot personally by JON HAMMOND of CBS’ HammondCast KYCY/KYOU 1550 AM all night May 29, 1987. More will become available…stay tuned! *Jon’s site: http://www.HammondCast.com

*WATCH THE VIDEO: Jon Hammond Show MNNTV Special Debut of Sk1 Hammond Organ Keyboard Broadcast

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The Jon Hammond Show Sk1 MNN TV World Debut of the new stage keyboard organ from Hammond Suzuki world’s first road test with Jon Hammond Band in Germany during the International Musikmesse Frankfurt. Jon’s annual Musikmesse-Session celebrating 25 consecutive years with live concert in Jazzkeller Hofheim.
Jon Hammond – Sk1 Hammond organ
Joe Berger – guitar
Giovanni Gulino – drums
Peter Klohmann – tenor saxophone
as seen on Jon’s long-running cable TV program The Jon Hammond Show on MNN TV in New York City 28th year http://www.HammondCast.com

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Jazz Man by Maria Ciaccia: http://community-4.webtv.net/GoldenPenMan/JAZZMAN/

Jon Hammond and Ray Grappone onstage at Le Bar Bat NYC

JAZZ MAN

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*cover article from Manhattan Plaza News June 2003

by Maria Ciaccia
photos by Teddy Fung
JON HAMMOND Jazz Man

Jon Hammond’s story is one of survival. Survival as a jazz musician, survival as a Manhattanite. The organist-accordionist has survived because of perseverance, love of his art, tremendous humor, and gratitude. His new independently produced and marketed CD, HAMMOND’S BOLERO, which contains only music written by Hammond, is both a statement and a tribute. As his CD notes begin, “This record marks a new beginning for me, and I would like to dedicate it to all those who, like myself, are striking out on their own and going it alone. Don’t be afraid to follow your dreams. I did and now this record is for you!” Following his dream at times has not been easy.

Take his living situation. Hammond is fairly new to Manhattan Plaza—a resident for just two years—and like everything else involving this multitalented man, there’s an interesting story attached. “I’m living under a lucky star after years of putting up with all kinds of adverse conditions. Manhattan Plaza has been a great, great help for me.” Living in the Clinton area, Hammond survived six ceiling collapses in his apartment and was finally driven out by sick building syndrome, i.e. poisonous mold in the walls. He realized it only after watching an epsode of 60 MINUTES. Did he sue? “No,” he says. “Put it this way—the title song for my TV show is called ‘Late Rent.’ I used to pay my landlord partial payments, etc. so I never sued.”

As a further testament to his Manhattan survival, Hammond is a nineteen-year-veteran of cable access with his own television show, aptly titled THE JON HAMMOND SHOW. Manhattan Plaza residents Todd Anderson (tenor sax) and Bill Warfield (trumpet) have been featured as part of the band. the show airs on Monday at 9:30 p.m. on channels 56 and 108 and various times on other channels. For more information, viewers can check Hammond’s website, http://community.webtv.net/laterent/JONHAMMOND

Jon Hammond Band

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But before the glamour of Manhattan, CD’s, opening for Bonnie Raitt, and some other high-class gigs, Hammond paid his dues. Attending the Berklee college of Music in Boston in 1973, he earned money on the wild side. “I used to play in these Mafia striptease clubs seven nights a week. Boy, that was the end of an era. I was working for the Venus brothers, notorious gangsters, and I was the house organist at the infamous 2 O’Clock Lounge, the Mousetrap Lounge, The Hungry I—all these clubs that were in what was known as the Combat Zone in Boston.”

And how did he get to New York? “Well, I knew a stripper named Didi Bangbang, a really nice girl. She knew I had a van. When you have a van, you get some interesting calls. She had a show at this burlesque club in New York so she said, ‘Drive me and I’ll introduce you to New York.’ This was in 1975. She had wild props, like a plexiglass round platform with disco lights inside of it. We loaded everything in this army green van and drove to New York.”

From New York, Hammond went on the road with a show band called Easy Living “It was one of the top show bands—this was before disco—and you’d get on the different circuits. We were in the $10,000-a-week bracket.”

Just one problem. “I get the call for a really great gig, but it’s always at the end. When you see me show up, it’s a doomsday situation. The band toured for six months. We were in Toronto working at the Four Seasons Inn on the Park, one of the nicest hotels I’ve ever been in in my life. I was living like a king. I thought I’d died and gone to heaven. Well, they had installed a DJ booth—the first place we ever played with one installed. He played on our breaks. They would cross-fade, meaning we would re-enter playing the music he had been playing. But I could see the handwriting on the wall. The disco thing had not really come in and taken over yet—the very first tune that was a big disco hit was “The Hustle.” “We had to do it with the band. That tune was like the death knell. Disco came in and the bands went out.”

A musician’s life involves a lot of travel, and that Hammond has done—back and forth throughout North America, from New York, Boston, Los Angeles, Cape Cod, and Toronto. “Around 1977, I ended up in Boston again. There I heard through the grapevine that Lou Colombo, the trumpet player, was looking for an organist for a private harbor club in Harwichport, Massachussets. Another great job. One of the members was Tip O’Neil, who became Speaker of the House, and I played all of his private parties. He was always very nice. That lasted for two years and then they reduced the nights.”

In September 1981, Hammond fulfilled his dream of a lifetime—traveling to Paris on the Concorde. “I lived it out exactly as I saw it in my dream.” Hammond recalls. “I had a haircut. I bought a dark blue suit. I bought a case that I still travel with today. Every man was wearing the same suit I was. As soon as the plane took off, I realized I was leaving the continent for the first time and I got very emotional.”

Hammond stayed in Paris “as long as I could. I wrote music there. It was more than I hoped it would be. I swore I’d come back to live. I ended up in Europe for six years, actually in Frankfurt, going back and forth to the States, from 1991 to 1997.” For being a consultant on the design, Suzuki gave him an XB-2 Hammond organ, which was a big help to him.

A career change occurred when he and his band were hired to play at the Jazzkeller in Frankfurt. “I went on a TV show to promote it,” he recalls, “Later on, I took a cab to the club and there was a huge commotion outside. I thought it was due to a group playing an earlier set. I said to the cab driver, ‘Gee, I hope they finish soon.’ the driver said, “They’re waiting for you.;” Though Hammond did very well in Europe, including a concert on Radio France, a trade war soon found american jazz musicians being cut out of European work. “I came home on Pakistan Airlines” the former Concorde passenger remembers. Hammond is used to the roller coaster ride of the musician—one day on tour with Percy Sledge, the next day coming home from France with $50.

Hammond recently returned from successful concerts in Germany at the International Trade show “Musikmesse” for the seventeenth consecutive year with his co-producer Joe Berger, of Ham-Berger-Friz Records, the producer of the CD. You got it. Hamburger/fries. Hammond’s CD is currently getting radio play in Germany and National Public Radio stations in the U.S. Several manhattan Plaza residents are involved in the CD. On April 28, he had a launch party at Le Bar Bat.

Though only occasionally veering outside of the music world, Hammond did something unusual in 2001. “My mother called me and said, ‘Jon, they’re hiring at United Airlines.’ I thought, what can it hurt to please my mother, I”ll apply. I did get an offer but I was unable to take it because it involved transporting luggage, and I couldn’t do it because of my bad back. However, they then found out that I speak German. I was offered a better job in International. Now guess when I was supposed to start training? October 2001. Well, you know what happened to the airlines after 9/11, and you know what I said about getting a gig at the death knell. So this told me one thing, I’m supposed to be a musician.” He’s right.

*Update: Hammond in Moscow! *story: with pictures: http://community.webtv.net/GoldenPenMan/BLUESINTHEMOSCOW

Miracle on 42nd Street Trailer

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MIRACLE ON 42ND STREET is a feature length documentary about the unique apartment complex called Manhattan Plaza located in Manhattan’s historic theatre district, a neighborhood also known as Hell’s Kitchen. Located on the block between 42nd and 43rd Streets, it is often called the “Miracle on 42nd Street” due to the near-miraculous effect the complex has had on the once-blighted neighborhood and on the lives of its residents. Seventy percent of the occupants work in the performing arts and thirty percent are Hell’s Kitchen residents who are elderly, disabled or have been relocated from substandard housing. The film tells the story of how this innovative affordable housing experiment came to be, the artists it has nurtured, the close community its residents and management have created and the positive impact it has had on the economy of Manhattan’s West Side. The filmmakers, several of whom are current and former residents, are passionate about sharing the story of Manhattan Plaza with the world. It is a unique model of what can be achieved by bringing together over 3,500 people from differing cultural, ethnic and economic backgrounds. The film is intended for festival release and to air on television. We hope that by making this film, the example of Manhattan Plaza will inspire new ways of thinking about affordable housing in cities around the globe. We believe that Manhattan Plaza’s success was brought about by the creative community it housed, people whose dreams and goals might not have been realized had it not been for the opportunity of living in Manhattan Plaza. People like Broadway composer Alan Menken, Terrence Howard, Alicia Keys, Tennessee Williams, Marin Alsop (groundbreaking female orchestra conductor), Dexter Gordon, Larry David, Charles Mingus, Mickey Rourke, Andrea McArdle (Broadway’s first Annie) and Sandy, her dog. Samuel L. Jackson worked there as a security guard in his first and only non-acting job.

Bringing Back Sony Tape Recorder Audio Transfer Project Jon Hammond rock band Hades 1971 recordings Archive at CHRS

Radio Clinic at California Historical Radio Society, Elmo disassembles Jon Hammond’s TC-366 tape deck on the bench from Kozo Ohsone Sony Tape Recorder

Division to play back 40 year old archive recording Berkeley El Cerrito based band HADES recorded live at Provo Park in Berkeley and at rehearsal garage

on Carlson Blvd. Richmond recorded on a TC-366 sound on sound reel to reel tape deck, here is the machine on the bench with Elmo:

Elmo discussing remedy for glazed pinch roller with radio engineer Art Lieberman:

AMPEX 354 Tape Deck in KRE dubbing studio:

CHRS President Steve Kushman at the GATES Audio Board transferring from Analog to Digital:

Sony TC-366 project machine:

*LISTEN TO AUDIO: HammondCast 19

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HammondCast 19 starts out in Frankfurt Germany recording in AFN Europe Headquarters on one big tube microphone featuring Hungarian tenor saxophone star TONY LAKATOS, now a member of the HR Radio Big Band. And a slow rainy day Blues featuring guitarist JOE BERGER and RAY GRAPPONE drums, Jon on the XB-2 organ/bass. Also a 35 year-old recording of my old rock band HADES and a shout out to the bass player STEVE WRIGHT who is recuperating from a stroke and heart attack but is now starting to speak again, get better Steve! From there to 1995 recording in LE BAR BAT NYC playing Jon’s tune “Pocket Funk”. A song I recorded with Eddie Money that is close to Eddie’s heart: “I’ve Been Lovin’ You Too Long” for all the Eddie Money freaks out there. I just saw Eddie in NY and he’s doin’ fine, still touring in a city near you! And finally ending up back in AFN Europe Headquarters playing Jon Hammond’s theme song: “LATE RENT”, dedicated to YOU of KYOU the your Rent will never be Late! http://www.HammondCast.com

HADES R to L: Steve Wright bass vocals, Jimmy Thorsen guitar vocals, Dave Danza drums, Jon Hammond organ electric piano

Earlier version of Hades Blues Works L to R: Jim Thorsen, Jon Hammond Greg Boykin drums R.I.P. Eddie Sanchez, Steve Wright picture outside Carlson Blvd. Richmond rehearsal space, Jerry Figone was manager at that time, road crew – Kent & Gary Leone:

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Sk1 James and Wes Blues Jon Hammond Band
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Joe Berger guitar, Giovanni Gulino drums, Peter Klohmann tenor sax, Jon Hammond Sk1 Hammond Stage Keyboard http://www.jonhammondband.com
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Meet The Incredible Sk1 Hammond with Michael Falkenstein and Jon Hammond

Filmed in Hammond-Showroom Karlstrasse 38
D-89129 Langenau Germany on April 19th 2011
“Meet The Incredible Sk1 Hammond with Michael Falkenstein and Jon Hammond”
First look at this exciting new keyboard product weighing in at 7 kilos, just over 15 lbs., it sounds like a real Hammond B3 organ with Leslie, or a full size grand piano, any type of famous vintage electric piano or synthesizer. This keyboard does it all and with original Hammond drawbars and it’s feather light. Sk1 has a built in USB flash drive input, the keys are ‘bullet proof’ waterfall style keys that can hold up to extreme pressure of rockin’ rock musicians, swinging jazz musicians and can even sound like a huge pipe organ. This film will blow your mind.
Available June 2011, contact Michael Falkenstein Hammond Suzuki Deutschland Europe http://www.hammond.de/kontakt.html
Camera: Jennifer
Special thanks, Hr. Klaus Maier founder of Hammond Germany, Suzuki Musical Instruments Chief Engineers Hiromitsu Ono, Ken Atsumi, Malc Deakin Hammond UK, Jennifer Schiele, Waichiro ‘Tachi’ Tachikawa, Bernie Capicchiano Bernies Music Land, Dennis Capiga Hammond Suzuki USA, Jan Kok & Siem Lassche of Hammond Suzuki Europe BV – dedicated to the Samurai Spirit of Japan during the recovery, we send our most sincere thanks and wishes for a speedy recovery to our good friends in Japan.
Sincerely, Jon Hammond
enjoy this film of the incredible Sk1 Hammond Stage Keyboard in action with 2 veteran players http://www.HammondCast.com
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