Great read. I love the Hammond sound. Joey DeFrancesco[0] is an amazing organ player, whom I instantly fell in love with while listening to him featured on Pat Martino's "Live at Yoshi's"[2] record. I think it's my favorite live album ever, or at least up there. Martino's playing is on another level.

I think Martino is still touring. His 70s jazz-fusiony records were amazing. My favorite are probably his post-break records in the late 90s. Those licks are impossible to play. And forget about improvising that way...

[0] - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uhFIupVoVKc [1] - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oyJJltEhvkc