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Jackie Davis

Jun 8

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Today we’re listening to Jackie Davis, an American jazz organist from Jacksonville, Florida. Born in 1920 to a musical family, Davis taught himself to play on his grandmother’s piano and was in a band by age 8.¹ He gravitated toward the organ, specifically the Hammond, an electric organ that came out in 1935.² Davis proved himself on the piano before bringing the organ sound to jazz, releasing several solo records on Capitol and Warner Brothers. We’re playing two of those today: Easy Does It from 1963 (including the unmissable tracks “Sleepy Time Gal” and “Midnight Sun”) as well as Most Happy Hammond from 1958.

Easy Does It - Jackie Davis (30m, no vocals)
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Most Happy Hammond - Jackie Davis (40m, no vocals)
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Have a great Thursday.

Jackie Davis – Hi-Fi Hammond (1956, Vinyl) - Discogs

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Space Age Pop

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Wikipedia

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