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The Hammond B3

What is it about the sound of a Hammond B3 organ that is so compelling? I was listening to Mary Chapin Carpenter’s Between Here and Gone CD on the way in to work today. The organ work on that disc is just fantastic. The playing is very subtle, with those sweet sustained notes slowly spinning out from the Leslie speaker and swiring into a tight vibrato at the end of each phrase. Just like a long, slow kiss. Wonderful!