Berklee／Hammond Organ Complete Tunes,
Tones and Techniques
for Drawbar Keyboards
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ALBUM INFO
Sweet And Funky
18V 1052
member:
AKIKO TSURUGA (HAMMOND B3 ORGAN)
Eric Johnson（Guitar）
Vince Ector（Drums）
Wilson "Chembo" Corniel (Percussion）1.3.5.6.7
Recording :
Showplace Studios NJ August 10 2006
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Hailing
from Osaka, Hammond B3 organist Akiko Tsuruga played with
jazz superstars such as Roy Hargrove and Grady Tate while
still in Japan.
Tate convinced Tsuruga to emigrate from Osaka to New York
City in 2001 and took her
under his wing. Very quickly, she established herself as an
in-demand player in the hot NYC jazz scene.
Tsuruga’s debut CD Harlem Dreams, which featured Grady Tate,
was released in 2004 and quickly became a best-seller in Japan.
Tsuruga’s free yet cohesive organ grooves have been further
seasoned under a long tutelage from organ legend Dr. Lonnie
Smith.
Sweet and Funky is Tsuruga’s US CD debut, and was produced
by Grammy-winning producer Jack Kreisburg.
Allegro Media service to top one hundred jazz print magazines.
NPR and college radio blanketed nationally.
Full radio service to JazzWeek reporting stations. |
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