The Hammond organ was first manufactured in 1935. In 1954, the now famous Hammond B3 model was introduced with additional harmonic percussion feature. When the company went out of business in 1985, around two million of various models of the Hammond organ have been produced. The Hammond B3 was originally marketed to churches as a lower-cost alternative to the wind-driven pipe organ. It quickly became popular with professional jazz musicians in organ trios. Jimmy Smith's use of the Hammond B3 inspired a generation of organ players, and its use became more widespread in the 1960s and 1970s in rhythm and blues, rock, reggae, and progressive rock. This collection is centered on the exciting and dynamic sounds of the Hammond B3 organ!

1 Soul Food - Rice Brothers 2 Cold Sweat - Mel & the Blue Aces 3 Pass the Soul - Silas & the Soul Counts 4 Put It in There - Bob Bassett 5 This Is It - Rudi Johnson Trio 6 Shotgun - Sam Hankins & the Ho-Dads 7 The Crawl - Crumb & the Soul Touchers 8 Mister Kool - The Magnificents 9 Funky Boo Ga Loo - Mr. C.B.S. 10 You Better Believe It - Tom Hurley Combo 11 Kitchen Sink - Leo Valentine Trio 12 Night Train - Lewie & the 7 Days 13 Smoking Bananas - George & the Highlanders