Hammond Report Jon Hammond Show 0627

From left to right, that's Chuggie Carter on congas and percussion.

He's playing the bongo drums right now.

Sounding real good.

We go way back.

And on guitar, that's Joe Berger.

We call him the Berger Meister.

Tenor saxophonist is Todd Anderson.

He's gonna take a nice solo for you now.

Ray Grappone on the drums and myself yours truly John Hammond at the 1959 Hammond B3 organ I've had for a long time my special Leslie speaker this groove sounds real good Todd was my teacher at Berklee College of Music before some of you were born, I'm sure.

1973.

Yeah.

I've been playing with Joe since 1986.

So the story of this tune.

In 1981, I flew to Paris, France.

My very first trip to Europe, I worked and saved up and bought a ticket on the Air France Concorde jet and flew over there at supersonic speed.

It was a three hours and 26 minute flight.

And the very next day, I went to a famous cafe near my hotel called Cafe Au Deux Legaux.

And it's

popular with the locals and with the tourists as well.

And I'm sitting at the little table outside.

And the girl sitting next to me was named Lydia.

And

she was real sad.

So in those days, I didn't have a portable organ.

I had a little tiny Casio keyboard back in my hotel.