In the 1950s and early '60s, virtually every city in the country had a top jazz or R&B organist. If you owned a club, the organ's ability to impersonate the tonality of virtually any instrument meant you could hire one player and wind up with the sound of a full orchestra. And, if the player was deft with his or her feet, you'd also have a bassist. The …
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