Four Hammond B3's playing The Cat 

Never say *this is a master at the Hammond B3 organ* because it is pleonastic. The result of the performance is evident for those who love funky jazz.

God bless you. Dr Lonnie was an incredible musician and I will never forget being able to meet him in London not so long ago. His passing was a sad day but his legacy will live forever.

It's a close second to the Wurlitzer 200.

@@rickydenotredame nonsense, ricky.

Mike, I love Hammond's..and have owned two..but you seem to have forgotten the Bosendorfer Grand.

Agreed, but the Continental right after that

You’re comparing apples to oranges

whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat???????????? 😮

I have never liked Paul...

Hey Dana W - What the hell, you doing here then ?

Paul is a very versatile player. He had to back up a wide variety of musical guests on the Letterman Show and do it with enthusiasm. He is comfortable playing many different styles of music and he has dedicated himself to his craft.

Every one of these guys can blow Shaffer right off the stage and he knows it!

Well said.

Word

Moving these instruments is very easy using Roll and Kari Dollies.

Moving these instruments is very easy using Roll and Kari Dollies.

Yes! I was yelling "shut up Paul please!" Their talent speaks for themselves!

EXACTLY! He needs to shut up when they're blowing....

Exactly. He's truly obnoxious when speaking, truly gifted when playing. "Shut up and play".

I would never have known about these guys if it wasn't for Paul's big mouth .The late Defrancesco being my favorite RIP.

Personally I loved his performance, including his energy and enthusiasm. I say learn to relax and enjoy what comes your way, and this was fairly special IMO

scronx agreed! And everyone saying that His talking over the performance ruins it: this was for a charity event happening and Paul was a large part in organizing it.. he was the one getting everyone excited and having a cheerful, wonderful vibe in the room!

Not a charity event Pretzel. Paul was being inducted into The Canada's Walk Of Fame in Toronto, Ontario in 2012. He also hosted the show on Canadian TV.

@@bendex88 Even so I think the people bitching about him here should be stationed in a Baffin Island fire tower for a year.

@Max William Lauf Canadian -- me??

Enthusiasm is one thing, but to just keep playing shouting all over people's solos is just irritating.

Worth 5 to 10K depending on condition and year.

I almost got given one for free. Lol too bad. I could've made "the beast"

You are the luckiest guy and your to hear your mom play on it.

Speak for yourself lol

Doug Riley may have been a talented keys man but he wasn't one of the best (he passed a way a while ago). I'm not from Canada so I don't know a lot about this Shafer guy but I seem to remember reading once that Riley was a close friend of his and so I guess he was being bias in selecting him (and I suppose they wanted a Canadian). Dennerlein is top class, no doubt about it.

Shafer is the band leader on the David Letterman show.

Barbara Dennerlein? Why would they want her? This isn't the best players in the world, this just Canada... And a screaming bald idiot. If barbara would have been there, pauls mouth would have been agape with no sound coming out. She would smoke these fools.

I would thrown John Medeski in there too.

Yes medeski, and check out badass Andreas Hellkvist. I promise you'll like him. I love him and Dennerlien. I think they are Swedish and German. AWESOME!

+Gary Jones well Hammond made probably over 100,000 B3s over 20 years. the one Paul is playing isn't actually a B3, but a BC cabinet with A100 guts in it (a "counterfeit B3.")

Gary Jones The A100 (one of which I owned) and B3 were identical, save for the Internal speakers in the A. Hammond originally intended for the A to be a home organ, and the B to be used in churches to replace a pipe organ. The B was never intended to be a rock or jazz instrument. It took a few geniuses like Jimmy Smith and Booker T. to bring out its potential, especially when configured with a Leslie speaker.

@@chieftp Actually the older ones sound better. And they all don't sound the same. (I have 3 of them)

There are certain techniques played on a Hammond that other keyboards and clones are incapable of.

100% of what you say is absolutely on the mark. I've played over 6,000 gigs in my extremely fortunate musical life. Paul's enthusiasm added immensely to the experience for the audience. To me, the greatest thing about Paul's enthusiasm is that it lets you have a peek into what it feels like to be a musician. When I'm playing my guitar, especially with a great lineup of musicians, I hear all the yelling and screaming in my head that Paul was letting out. I absolutely know without question that performing great music to a live audience can be the greatest human experience. There is joy so powerful and deep in the human soul that it seems only music can express it. I wish every human had that feeling at least once in their lifetime so you could understand. I believe that if every human had that feeling just once, the world would be a much better place. That is what Paul Shaffer stands for in all he does. Deep, profound love of life.

+MenwithHill I couldn't care less about Shaffer's enthusiasm. The MUSIC and the PERFORMANCE caused the excitement not Shaffer's loud mouth.

zzzut Well then you're not part of that majority. The fact is most people, on canadian television and elsewhere, couldn't tell the difference between a Hammond and an accordion. That's why you need showmanship, to get people excited about topics they're not versed on. He's not doing it for you but for the countless other people watching.

If that is true, you my friend, are a monster! Even with 4 amped (Leslie?) B3, you pushed up from the bottom. Beautiful. And thank you.

wentkat Lee Michaels too.

@@stevenmckenzie2741 Lee Michael's?? Are you kidding?

It's possible that Emerson already was suffering from carpal tunnel.

Your right about that.

@@jimcole6423 so you didn't hear Paul Shaeffer play?

How to spoil a mega piece of music played by great Hammondists... it's possible he doesn't understand it on his own.. shut up is fucking mouth.. I was embarrassed for him... 🤭😲😓😠

@@GiorgiojoSarogni it’s an awards show not a church concert.

paul schaeffer is one of the greatest musicians and tv personalities ever dude!!!, and a super nice guy

Yeah, and with one hand behind his back (literally)

@bob Williams. Joey smoked any organist who was unlucky to come in contact with him. R.I.P maestro.

I prefer Don Patterson.

@Boxing Fan. Jimmy Smith was the best until Joey De Francesco came along.

+David Martin so sorry you didn't get the RUSH out of it that so many others of us did!

To me it always felt as if it were three great organists bringing their own unique style to the peice. Perhaps you felt it was a competition due to the order in which they were organised from least complex riff to most complex

Lonnie Smith was the best