The Jazz Organ Scene
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Mel Davis
The Hammond's big band grooves, thanks to masters and club mentors such as George Benson,
Larry Young Jr., Brother Jack McDuff, Jimmy McGriff and Dr. Lonnie Smith, worked their way
into Davis' DNA. Eventually his hands were walking and talking good music. But 24 years ago,
Davis lost the ability to play with his hands. Caught in the motorized belt of a fast-moving
container-making machine where he worked to supplement his music income, a finger was ripped
from his left hand, which was also split diagonally.
Eight painful years and seven grueling operations was what it took for Davis to rehabilitate that hand and those fingers before he could play again. Even his brain underwent reconstruction. It had to adjust to Davis now playing bass with his left, chords and melodies with his right; the opposite way he learned and opposite the way most musicians play. Immediately following his complete recovery, Davis has played, worked and recorded with the legendary jazz guitarist George Benson. During the 1998 and 1999 Newark Jazz Festival organ jams, Davis headlined with Benson, Charles Earland, Jack McDuff, Jimmy McGriff, Joey DeFrancesco, Rhoda Scott and Seleno Clark with a guest appearance by Youngblood. He travelled the globe: England, Italy, Japan, Spain, the Netherlands and more with jazz guitarist Ronny Jordan. |
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After 8 N-Coded Music 4252 recorded April through September 2004 in New York City/USA |
Ronny Jordan, guitar, synthesizer Cleave E. Guyton jr., sax Bradley Mason, horn Elliot Mason, horn Dario Boente, keyboards, piano, vocals Mel Davis, organ Mark Sherman, vibes Abe Fogel, drums Gene Lake, drums Abdou M'Boup, percussion Frank Valdez, percussion Ronnie Hawkins, choir Ronnique Hawkins, vocals |
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Revealed N-Coded Music 4253 recorded January 2005 in Paramus, NJ/USA |
Mel Davis, Hammond B-3 organ, keyboard, synthesizer Ronny Jordan, guitar Mark Bowers, guitar Bruce Williams, sax Freddie Hendrix, trumpet, flugelhorn Abe Fogle, drums DJ AP, turntables |
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It's About Time! TomTom Records TTR-1247-5 recorded summer 2006 in Paramus/NJ, USA |
Mel Davis, Hammond B-3 organ, vocals Mark Bowers, guitar Ronny Jordan, guitar Freddie Hendrix, flugelhorn, trumpet Bruce Williams, sax Dave Moore, drums G. Earl Grice, drums Butch Johnson, congas |
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"MelFred", from the album "It's About Time!" 06:39 - 6,242kB |
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