Soul Searchin' by Claus Ogerman And His Orchestra, released on RCA Victor in 1965.

Review by Tony Wilds

Of Claus Ogerman's four mod albums for Victor, Soul Searchin' is a favorite for many because the theme, and certainly the tunes, are hip. As Ogerman's liner notes explain, he ranks soul third in significance after pop and jazz. In any case, Ogerman does a competent job covering all these songs; the title track (an Ogerman original) can be called funky, even. A large factor is Dick Hyman's Lowrey organ; his facility with both jazz and soul is in full evidence here. "The End of the Line" was a hit for Vinnie Bell, but the greater significance is that it was written by Pat Williams and Phil Ramone. The Ogerman albums on Victor share a great deal with the mod albums on Verve by Williams, Kai Winding, and others...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xZnlz-vvT5I&list=PLtDn6xS6wQKuSh_DlKNjAor3FRhGRu-5H&index=1

#CalusOgerman #Mod #SpaceAgePop #DickHyman #Soul #60sPop #Music

In Indigo by Candido, released in 1958 on ABC Paramount.

Candido cut sooo many great Latin records over the years, spanning a wide range of styles, we have a hard time deciding which we love the best. We like to think this may be his best album from the early part of his career, specifically because it features the master conga player amidst a tight jazz lineup, who leave him plenty of room to solo and just plain get down doing his thing. Dick Hyman's on organ, Joe Puma's on guitar, and Ernie Royal's on trumpet, with George Duvivier and Charlie Persip in the rhythm section. 8 tracks in all, including "Afro Blue", "Caravan", "Softly But Blue", "Blue Lou", "Blue Prelude", "Bongo Baby", "Blue Dirge" and "Candido Cocktail". - Dusty Groove

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E6MDeTasuv8&list=RDE6MDeTasuv8&start_radio=1

#Candido #LatinJazz #Jazz #Music #DickHyman #JoePuma

Cleopatra Feelin' Jazzy is a jazz album recorded in 1963 by Paul Gonsalves.

Review by Stephen Cook

...Cleopatra -- Feelin' Jazzy finds the famed Ellington soloist in the prime company of hard boppers like pianist Hank Jones, organist Dick Hyman, guitarist Kenny Burrell, bassist George Duvivier, and drummer Roy Haynes. The band shines throughout, with Hyman's organ adding exotic film theater ambience on the two North cuts that kick off the album.. Switching over to more straightforward fare, Gonsalves and company stretch out on Burrell's "Bluz for Liz" (read Elizabeth Taylor, one of the leads in the movie) and Ellington's "Action in Alexandria."..Gonsalves impresses with both complexly swinging solos and breathy ballad statements. A very fine effort by one of the unsung giants of jazz.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lyk4djvVxxU&list=OLAK5uy_lgeRc58SlOkMk7TSKFG7Be6_YqG6U2fvM

#PaulGonsalves #HankJones #DickHyman #KennyBurrell #GeorgeDuvivier #RoyHaynes #MannyAlbam #ImpulseRecords #Jazz #Music #Cleopatra #Ellington

Electrodynamics by Dick Hyman And His Orchestra, released on Command in 1963.

Richard Hyman (born March 8, 1927) is an American jazz pianist and composer. Over a 70-year career, he has worked as a pianist, organist, arranger, music director, electronic musician, and composer. He was named a National Endowment for the Arts Jazz Masters fellow in 2017.[1]

As a pianist, Hyman has been praised for his versatility. DownBeat magazine characterized him as "a pianist of longstanding grace and bountiful talent, with an ability to adapt to nearly any historical style, from stride to bop to modernist sound-painting." - Wikipedia

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7rQw0nVytGo

#DickHyman #LowreyOrgan #Jazz #Exotica #EasyListening #Music