Jazz Organ Fellowship Tribute 2011 Chester Thompson Squib Cakes 

I was playin' bass (keyboards my primary) on the road in a funk cover band in Albuquerque, NM in '79ish, when Chester Thompson, Emilio Castillo, Doc Kupka & Dave Garibaldi walked in after their gig at the University. Before we knew it, horn cases were opening, Chester took the keyboard, and we jammed (switching in & out) on this beauty & a couple other grooves for the better part of an hour. His percussion-like attack & gospel-ish chording influenced my own playing heavily since.Talk about a player's wet dream, and a memory I'll never forget. This night was my nirvana.

Chester Thompson is great Hammond organist , kind of underrated. His work with Santana live is outstanding

and...its still awsome!!!

Barry Finerty! Yasss! Chester, you already know you are our hero. Love you, man!

Chester Thonpson ! - Three leslies ! - I just wet my pants

Wicked Ya guys kickin

don't know if ive ever gotten the chills that many times in one video

The Great Talent of C.T. on display

13 goof balls pressed the "dislike" button. Shame, shame. This is beyond fantastic!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

One of the best organ tunes of all time! Burning!

That is some of the most incredible bass playing on the organ, damn!

i attended this one .... much respect for Hammond players who can do a nice job on bass as well as lead

Sweet B3 With Chester.

Massive sound from just 4 guys! Thx.

If you look up "groove" in the dictionary...... this is the definition!

This just COOKS!

just cant quit listening to this :D Such a great piece!!!!

Chester Thompson - A Supreme Deep Pocket Groove Master if they ever was one.

I remember Chester with Tower of Power back in the day when this song was first released. Later I saw him with Santana in Houston....what a show. Roger Smith replaced CT in ToP but CT will always be my favorite on the Hammond B3. He peels the ivory off the keys.

Holy crap! Practically in tears watching this. Thompson masterclass, and what a band!

Only one language, Music! Bravo!

That's.... great!!! Unbelievable good!!! Chester made my day! :D

Who can dislike this greatness, one must be really jealous or unfamiliar with this great style of music.

fantastic !

just great!!!!great!!

Life just got about 20% cooler, again!

Great seeing Barry Finnerty kickin' ass. His 'Visible Sound' performances are also top-notch. And his time with the Breckers.

CT, Man you are the Man !!! Peace !!!!

I just simple can't believe what i heard

My hero Chester - Thanks for positing. Great video

Hoooah baby, he's still got it! DIG

my all-time-favorite santana organist !

Woooah hahaha love where the sax ended those last 3 notes. Beautiful. CT is my main man.. grew up learning his style

YEEEEAAH!!!!!! Now That's The True Essence Of The Tower Of Power That Made Me Want To Play That Music One Day When I Grow Up!!!!!!! It's really great to hear Howard & Barry in this setting too!!!

Loved it! Killer players all.

this is MUSIC!

Awesome.

Damn!

"Squib Cakes" yea that would make anyone sweat! Chester, thanks for that great performance and that great jam tune!!! "Squib Cakes" is a "standard" now!!!

Mr. C.T. , das ist einfach absolute Spitzenklasse !

Squib Cakes r GOOD EATIN'!

Legend….

one of the best :D

Amazing!

So smooth.

C T is the man! Feet are really flyin' on this one! He does't fit the groove, he makes the groove.......

Reminds me of Winston Walls......

chester was is and will my fave. ever

Swwweeeeeet... the East Bay lives!

Pros at Work!

hello from Brazil master!

Cool!👍👍👍

This version of Chester's 'Squib Cakes' has been mixed and mastered and will appear on his new release 'Mixology' from Doodlin' Records scheduled to hit the streets December 11th.

still good!!!! :)

LOVE THAT SHIT !!!

have always wondered how Sonny Stitt would have played in this setting

thank you someone for bringing an RCA 77 to the stand and setting it in front of the sax man - and if the saxman totes that thing to his shows, then he acts as hip as he plays

Qúa Tuyệt Vời !!! I Love Jazz.

@funkfize Chester Thompson - your hero - is so fantastic on Wolfie's Vault, and on the direct lathed stuff, if you can get good tone off that recording - let alone Chester on a board tape first-generation was overwhelming (c 81, several of his own tunes in set) The Tower made giant stage tone with this cat in the club - inescapable, in every corner - confrimed by cassette

Topíssimo!

Simply bad azz.

CT on the B3. Don't get much better than that

Nice

5:00 he began to get mad on ogran. i can't stop this :@

holy shit what have i stumbled upon wouuuuuuahhhhh

That tenor player has a real Grover Washington, Jr. thing going when he first began his solo

Great

the master

Tower of Power Man ;-)

great stuf

this is incredible. you should figure out a way to sell us a download of this whole gig Louis CK style.

Wonderful!!!

This is the organist Chester Thompson... not the drummer Chester Thompson...you dig?

As a bassist I´m principally against organists playing bass with their feet, soundwise and workwise. That said, this was one of the most swinging things I´ve ever heard! Nice work!

"0 dislikes" GOOD!

not 1 but 3 speaker cabinets!

righteous |ˈrī ch əs|adjective 1. Chester Thompson playing Squib Cakes!

Awesome also who is the guitar player?

Is it just me or am I seeing 3 Leslies

Incredible. An aside; How many on here, other than me, know what a "Squib Cake" is? LOL

-,respect :)

the organ says CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC...

Chester back on a SONOR kit? hmm... tells me what he thinks of DW for real.

Boogie Beck with a fantastic kit drum tone, incl snare miked with the unit that Lenny Williams used to sing into! What the hell is that mic, a Sennheiser, and why do cats in the Bay Area use that bitch? My god it sounds great - Mr Beck like Sanders Bartlett did well in the famous DG drum chair

Awesome clip CT your are top visit Dubai37 forr more vids

all u yungsters out there? watch listen n learn

Bad video sound :-(