PDF Version This Issue: Profile of Jean Martyn Tony Pegler’s Jazz CD Review Alan Venn’s Musical Journeys A Full Understanding of Chords by Gary Burt (Part One) “I’ve Got You Under My Skin” Organ Arrangement by Tony Back Tim Flint’s Festival Feature Alan Ashton’s “Organised Keyboards” Ivor Manual’s “Time Was” (Part Seven) Also In This Issue: New Letters Page… New Hammond Organ Videos… Beauty in the B Book (2nd Edition) August to October 2002 Issue Fifteen PDF 1 Welcome to issue 15 Contents List for Issue 15 of our “Organ-First” magazine which Welcome / General Information ................................................ 2 includes some new Organised Keyboards by Alan Ashton .................................... 4 features which we hope you will enjoy. We have the first of New Hammond Organ Videos .................................................. 9 some regular reviews of jazz organ CD’s from Tony Pegler, Letters Page ............................................................................. 10 plus the first in a series of teaching articles called “A Full Organ Videos ........................................................................... 12 Understanding of Chords” by Gary Burt. We also have a Time Was by Ivor Manual (Part 7) .......................................... 14 profile of Jean Martyn and an article by Alan Venn. Alan Venn’s Musical Journeys ............................................... 17 Tony Pegler’s Jazz Page ......................................................... 18 We have a seven page organ arrangement of “I’ve Got A Full Understanding of Chords by Gary Burt (Part 1)........ 20 You Under My Skin” by Tony Back. Tony has kindly agreed MUSIC FEATURE: I’ve Got You Under My Skin .................... 22 to do the next TWELVE arrangements for our magazine “Key Expressions for Organ” Book Sale .............................. 29 over the next three years. Details of the titles can be found The Student Organist Books/CD’s by Trevor Brown ........... 30 in a reply to one of the letters on our new letters page. ADG Productions Books/CD’s by Andrew Gordon .............. 31 Thank you to everyone who sent in their letters. We have Profile of Jean Martyn ............................................................. 32 printed two pages worth, so please keep them coming for Tim Flint’s Festival Feature .................................................... 34 ORGAN1st Catalogue .............................................................. 35 our nextFifteen issue. We have changed our cover slightly this issue to make it less cluttered. The pictures are of Jean Martyn (of course) MSS Studios Top Forty and also our ‘new’ Hammond “Concert E” organ which we Here are our best selling CD’s & Videos from April to June 2002 bought earlier this year. The organ was built in 1937/8 and (Compiled from magazine and website sales) was installed in Canterbury Cathedral from 1939 to 1954. 1 Ady Zehnpfennig ............. Nightflight If you want to read more and see some photographs, please 2 Max Takano..................... Tributes visit www.ijking.com. We will hopefully have an article on 3 Ryan Edwards ................ Re Draft this organ in our next issue. 4 John Bowdler .................. Come to the Ball 5 Klaus Wunderlich ............ Jubiläums-Ausgabe (Box Set) Unfortunately, due to our increased pages and general 6 Phil Kelsall ...................... In the Mood overall costs, we have had to increase our subscription 7 Klaus Wunderlich ............ 24 Melodies You’ll Never Forget charges by £1.00 per year. Anyone who has already paid 8 Klaus Wunderlich ............ Concerto Grosso their subscription will not have to pay any increases until 9 Klaus Wunderlich ............ Sound 2000 they come to renew. 10 Klaus Wunderlich ............ Fireworks 2 See you next issue. 11 Paul Roberts ................... Viva Las Vegas 12 Klaus Wunderlich ............ Special ...Ian King 13 Klaus Wunderlich ............ Fireworks 1 14 John Giacchi ................... Beyond the Blue Horizon 15 Klaus Wunderlich ............ Big Band Swing 16 Klaus Wunderlich ............ 48 Film & Opera Melodies… Recordings of Carol Williams on the 17 Various Artists ................. Sound of the Hammond Organ Melcot Music label will now be available 18 Klaus Wunderlich ............ Celebration through MSS Studios, Cae Deintur, 19 Nigel Ogden .................... Late Night Hammond Dolgellau, Gwynedd. LL40 2YS. Please 20 David Lobban .................. Step By Step 1 telephone (01341) 422 115. 21 Klaus Wunderlich ............ Südamerikana Full details about Carol’s concerts are 22 Hector Olivera ................. Through the Eyes of Love given on her website at www.melcot.com 23 Andrew Varley ................. Wersiana 24 Arnold Loxam .................. Mr. Music 25 Klaus Wunderlich ............ Tribute to Frank Sinatra HM SONGFINDERS 26 Various Artists ................. Hammond Heroes 27 Klaus Wunderlich ............ Keys for Christmas Looking for a favourite tune to play? We can 28 Chris Powell .................... It’s Just the Time for Dancing search and find it for you. 29 Brett Wales ..................... One Moment in Time 30 Klaus Wunderlich ............ Swing and Happy • Easy-to-play arrangements personally scored for 31 Various Artists ................. Key Sensations 2 organ, piano, or keyboard. 32 Jean Martin ..................... Gift Wrapped • Busker (melody, Iyrics & chord symbols) - just 33 Klaus Wunderlich ............ Music & Romance name the song. 34 Claudia Hirschfeld ........... Concert in Vienna (Video) 35 Heinrich Riethmüller ....... Zwei in einer großben Stadt • Chord symbols analysis/annotated to sheet 36 Tony Pegler ..................... It’s a Swing Thing music copies. 37 Robert Wolfe ................... Wolfe and Wurlitzer 3 (Video) • Transcriptions of recordings made from cassette. 38 Tomita ............................. Snowflakes are Dancing 39 Reginald Dixon ............... Dixon Requests 2 Tel: (020) 8304 2302 or Fax: (020) 8304 5219 40 Wild Bill Davis ................. Swing System D - Live 1978 2 We specialise in compact discs and have 99% catalogue is available there (including track REFUNDS & RETURNS: of these titles in stock at any one time. Some listings) and is frequently updated. It is a large titles can be deleted quickly, so if you can list site containing over 1,300 pages. 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