now available for your streaming pleasure: he organ grinder's 2021 in memoriam special!

 remembering a few of the many great musicians who passed in the past year. among those honoured are stephen sondheim and leslie bricusse (giants of musical theatre); pat martino and dr. lonnie smith (philly jazz guitar and organ greats, respectively); james brown drummer melvin parker; reggae masters bunny wailer, ernest wilson, robbie shakespeare and lee scratch perry; the charlie watts; piano prince of jazz chick corea; liuwe tamminga, dutch scholar and performer of early music for organ and harpsichord; iron butterfly drummer ron bushy; zz top bassist and world's coolest guy dusty hill; paul revere & the raiders bassist keith allison; margo guryan, wistful and sophisticated pop/jazz songwriter; don everly, brother of phil; mike nesmith, restless multimedia pioneer and organ enthusiast; singer and bandleader extraordinaire lloyd price; denim-clad vanilla fudge bass beaut tim bogert; library music's greatest exponent alan hawkshaw; canadian organ gem michael fonfara.

original broadway cast ensemble – prelude (sweeney todd: the demon barber of fleet street (a musical thriller))

shirley scott - feeling good (latin shadows)

pat martino – cisco (el hombre)

lonnie smith - keep talkin' (finger lickin' good)

james brown - out of sight (out of sight)

bob marley and the wailers - riding high (soul revolution part ii)

gregory isaacs - uncle joe (cool ruler)

the rolling stones - now i've got a witness (the rolling stones)

cory weeds - chick's tune (o sole mio!)

liuwe tamminga – valzer (verdi the organist)

iron butterfly - iron butterfly theme (heavy)

american blues – dreams (do their thing)

paul revere and the raiders - the original handy man (alias pink puzz)

margo guryan - i love (25 demos)

the everly brothers - sing me back home (roots)

the monkees - listen to the band (present)

lloyd price - soulful waltz (this is my band)

vanilla fudge - the look of love (renaissance)

alan hawkshaw - mad moment (soul organ showcase)

rhinoceros - apricot brandy (rhinoceros)

in 2022, your grindingest guide joe hartfeil is aiming to be a little better about posting new and archived shows online for your listening pleasure at your leisure. this begins with the 2021 retrospective show, now available!

daniel romano's outfit - holy trumpeteer (cobra poems)
alice coltrane - jai ramachandra (kirtan: turiya sings)
floating points, pharoah sanders & the london symphony orchestra - movement 4 (promises)
dr. lonnie smith - world weeps (breathe)
delvon lamarr organ trio - careless whisper (i told you so)
molly lewis - island spell (the forgotten edge)
sarah davachi - gradual of image (antiphonals)
the deep dark woods - anathea (changing faces)
steve earle - far away in another town (j.t.)
micky dolenz - little red rider (dolenz sings nesmith)
peter case - captain stormalong (the midnight broadcast)
cory weeds - on the stairs (o sole mio!)

good grindings, and don't let the bastards grind you down.