Being a keyboard player from about the age of 10, Procol Harum became my favourite band in 1967 and still is. Such a fabulous initial album; so many wonderfully unusual chord changes and musical devices that were uncommon to most of what I was hearing back then. The bass player playing an ‘F’...
Agreed brian222!
Matthew Fisher actually wrote the famous organ part that is draped over Gary Brooker's chord progression. Current Procol Harum organist Josh Phillips plays it here in the Denmark show, but his articulation of the part doesn't quite match the brilliance of Matthew's...
Procol Harum & Deep Purple all have great tunes with loads of B3 - 'Whiter Shade of Pale' & 'Hush' come to mind. In a solo situation though, nobody beats Barbara Dennerlein IMHO. Plays all bass parts on the pedal board too.
Jimmy Smith is no slouch - great touch. And don't forget about Green...
Even though it was released in 1967, 'Who Drove the Red Sports Car' remains one of my favourite VM songs, and it sounds FANTASTIC - must have been remixed in the last decade. The guitar and piano trade-offs are clean, crisp and brilliant.