A Whiter Shade of Pale; the organ part
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- No sheets available!! I dont' have the rights to publish them, and made them myself.
To get near the original sound I used a little Eq. at 330 Hz. and two paired mic's placed opposite too each other at at approx. 16 cm. away from the "Louvres". The mic's are Se 4400's. If I had known there would be so many views I made a better backing track:D - เพลง
goes back to 1967, and i still have it in 2024, a classic. i still have the original album vinyl .. never tire of listening to this song,, a combination of Bach and the Blues..
A whiter shade of pale was one of my mother's favorite songs... which she played back to back for hours during the course of a day when she was in that particular mood
I miss you mama....and I love you RIP....
I never get tired of hearing this. To my mind, it's the classic Hammond sound and the song is the greatest ever recorded and reminds me so much of the Summer of '67!
My English 20 teacher played this in every class . We were supposed to be studying McBeth . It took the whole semester to get through Act 1 but we learned so much more . He was a groovy sophisticated guy . Great memories .
C3 hammond
His rhythm is spot on too.
I was 13 .
Will never forget... Dancing with the best looking girl in school.
I was 17
Yes it was with you veronique
Of all the instruments invented by man...the organ has to be the closest sound of heaven.
For real!
Glass Armonica, possibly invented by Benjamin Franklin
The Fender Rhodes electric piano is a strong candidate as well!
I find it interesting you said that because the very first mention of music in the Bible is in Genesis 4:21 where it speaks of Jubal. " And his brother's name was Jubal: he was the father of all such as handle the harp and organ". BTW the word Jubal means "to flow".
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Honestly, I could listen to this everyday for the rest of my life.
As a Hammond nut who is obsessed with the nuances of sound you have proper nailed this, the best cover of this I have ever heard on the Hammond. Hats off to you sir!
Grande organo Hammond inconfondibile!!!
Cada vez que escucho esta canción en el Hamond se me pone la carne de gallina y me emociono. Me traslada a épocas muy felices
Shure it's.the best version
@@brunow.calabria786 merveilleux
Super sound!!
Wow, the music of my youth. We were so very fortunate to have such music which still gets played over 50 years later. I've got goosebumps listening to this. Thank you. 👍👍
The haunting roar of the mighty Hammond makes you tingle.
I was 15 when this reached it's height of popularity in 1969. Perfect slow dance music in the dark. Beautiful performance. Brings back tons of warm memories.
Ich war da auch 15.
Haha, I was 23, and this brings back fantastic memories
This is without a doubt the very best I've heard. Oh!Easily...Hands Down! I never tire of this song, & it still makes me cry 🥲
This is the classical masterpiece of modern music
The Hammond sound of Santana, Focus, Argent and so many more inspired me to learn the organ in 1974 as a 13 trumpet player . Still playing, listening and enjoying quality playing like this. The sound still makes my spine tingle to this day. Let’s hope future generations continue to play appreciate the very special sound
At the ends of the yodeling parts in Hocus Pocus, when the singer is raising his notes higher and higher, that shimmering sparkling organ behind him always gives my spine intense tingles. now I know it's not just me.
23 year old Hammond player here, man! I love the instrument.💜✌️🤘🏻
RIP Gary Brooker. Any you ,sir,have done this wonderful piece justice.
This is what I’ve heard as a child when I went to sleep. My father was playing the Hammond in the basement. Thanks you
Thanks for sharing that, DAVID.
Wow, that's a beautiful memory to have David!😀👍💖
David Ellenberger my dad was a musician too. I fell asleep many nights with my head on his lap as he played. I miss that so much!
Your a lucky man. I REMBER. Hearing this when i was 6. Or 7 years old. Born on october 28. 61. At 8 9 and 10. I was listening to doors. Stones. Who. Leslie west. Clapton etc. I just didnt know there names yet. But that didnt matter. Love. The fuckin organ. Synthesizer. And. Harpsichord. With judy Collins. Iv looked at life from both sides now. Patty mitchell. This song has been covered. By many many people. Peter paul and mary. Seal. Andy Williams. Neil 💎 daimond. And so many other singers. You want believe how long the list of people that sing this song. I encourage you to.listen to as many as you can. Wow. NIGHTFENCER. GATEKEEPER. NOBLE FENCE. BRAINTREE MA. HAPPY FARTHERS DAY.
That s to DAVID. From nightfencer. My dad just started playing the piano and organ 10nyears ago. Love ya brother best wishes
I really love the transition the Hammond organ makes when the Leslie is turned off and the speakers quit going around. Hammond organs and Leslie systems were meant for each other.
Lorenz Hammond didn't think so. He forbade his dealers from selling Leslie's speakers. Funny thing is now both Hammond and Leslie are owned by Kawai.
That's the truth. For awhile Hammond would change the pin-out wiring to make it difficult to hook up a Leslie to a hammond sometimes causing damage to the Leslie. Finally Hammond gave in and actually used Leslies on some models.
On a Whiter Shade of Pale, the Leslie is not turned off and does not stop going around, but switched from "chorale" for the verse to "tremolo" for the chorus. The transition you quote is when the upper horn rotor slows from "tremolo" to "chorale" and the lower bass shutter rotor slows down slower. The Lower rotor takes time to spool up to speed and slow down. For a moment both rotors are out of phase and time.
The definitive instrumental. Sends shivers and chills down the spine. Nailed it!
this is one of those songs that absolutely no other song in the world sounds anything like...
Not a song, instrumental music in fact
Brian Bernstein you cant beat it, its a timeless masterpiece and nobody could make it better!
Music has such power to transport us back in time, to a spring day when love was new and we were innocent.. thank you. Fantastic.
Exactly.love it❤
Ładnie napisane.
What a great beautiful expression...
Los brios
This video brings me joy every year, every time I see it, especially when I bump into it by accident. It's a gift.
Hamond version on B3 is great.jan
you really made me cry in tears of joy hearing this heavenly sound
I’m crying right now.....this reminds me of my dad and all the Vietnam veterans.....god bless them always....🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾
amen
The tears are real! Fantastic version of this song.
Yes and may all the KIA and MIA RIP! I was born on June 2, 1967 in the "Summer of Love" here in the states, and this song charted a couple of weeks later. I play it on keys as well. Of course in "The Nam" it was a summer of death. Over 300k U.S. troops were in country and 11,363 were KIA in '67, the 2nd deadliest year outside of '68.
Thank you and Godspeed to you and all your family.
VietVet 1970-71
God Bless you and your father.
VietVet 1969-1970
This is beautiful man. You literally are the only guy on TH-cam who has it correct. I’m learning it from ya. Thanks a million. 🙏🏻
The gentle movement of body language never ceases to amaze me as he plays beautifully this music arrangement.
Still enjoying this 13 years later! Perfect.
Probably the best written piece of music for the organ in the last 100 years. When a piece of music can capture the essence of a whole generation; that is quite an achievement in any medium. Great rendition too.
Ç' est magnifique.
Et pratiquement indemodable.
La version sur orgue est sublime .
E
What a beautiful way to put it, I could not agree with you more.
They took it from Bach. It's more than 100 years.
Jorge Herrera yes. .....but NOT.
This is A NEW SONG wretten by Procol Harum IN THE STYLE OF BACH. ....
Thank you Laurens Hammond! Thank you Donald Leslie! Thank you for creating these instruments . The music would never become what it is today without your inventions. That sound is insane. It really makes me losing my speech. Something is screaming, something is crying, something is full of joy in the sound of Hammond organ with leslie rotary speakers. One word - SURREAL.
There are lots of Whiter Shade Of Pale keyboard covers on TH-cam, many of them quite good, but this one NAILED IT TO THE WALL. Your video has become part of my permanent Favorites folder.
Laurens Hammond must have been aware of the potentially enormous improvement in tonal accuracy by using power grid 60Hz as the reference frequency for an organ, via the tonewheel induction motor spinning in lockstep with it, but did he fully foresee the sheer concentrated musical soul that would be unleashed with that insane genius arrangement of slotted disks and pickup coils in collusion with rotating Leslie horns?
Hammond of course hated the Leslie. Even the masters sometimes make tactical mistakes.
This I didn't know, having only skimmed a few paragraphs about the guy. That'll learn me to make cavalier assumptions.
I had the good fortune to find a busted-beyond-resurrection L102 at a thrift store for almost free, and sometimes wish I'd kept the tone generator to experiment with after I retired. Seems like the one component where the only thing that can fail are motor-start capacitors... if it even had any... and of course the rotor bearing lube that eventually turns into cheese. Opening that thing up and realizing that it operated on the same physics as an electric guitar was quite an epiphany, having grown up with so much sixties & seventies pop.
@@Jazz46203 - Easily offended people take enormous pleasure in finding things to be offended about. You're welcome.
Beautifully played! If I could watch his hand movements, I wouldn't recognize him! He has a style all his own! And Very very talented!
This is so equal and close to the original recording that one might think is the original, bravo
A very good version, with good Hammond sound, and excellent playing. Thank you Sir Hammond Gold
Just beautiful. I have never heard a better cover of this piece. I grew up with one of these in our basement, with a Leslie speaker. My mom was a professional organist and this was the sound of my childhood. Nothing compares to the sound of this instrument and speaker.
The organ just might be what makes that song so good. It gives me the feelies. It stays in my head long after the song is over. There's just something about it that makes me feel emotional.
I've said it before I'll say it again I love your gentle movement when you're playing this instrument, it's as if the music is coming from within you. Love it! You're so very blessed with your talent! Thank you for sharing.
Beyond a doubt, one of the best rock organ parts ever written, nicely done, nothing beats a Hammond.
It's Bach who never heard of Procul Harum (or Matthew Fisher mores the pity) but its exactly what a Hammond was invented for. I play this on 2-3 times a day.
@@frankgalvin4849 I believe this is not Bach, but I'm open to being corrected. Could you tell me which piece of Bach's this is?
@@morganmitchell4017 Bach was an inspiration for the instrumental part according to wiki
@@MrSitar18 Saying that Bach was the inspiration, and saying that "it's bach" are two entirely different things though, no?
No comments required. Just the best organ part of all time! Love it!
Hammond's organ has the most beautiful sound man has ever created. I bow!
Claudia hirschfeld
I concur
I love the wurlitzer organ too
Thirteen years later, I'm just noticing this - Rein de Jong is playing the bass pedals. He's truly a master.
Some of the chords give me that Nostalgic feeling that takes me back to the 60's & 70's. I had some Wonderful times then. I'm 74 now. 😂
Hi Robert don't cry ! 74 it's a good decenie Too !! Same emotion from Marco (FR Froggy) Just one decenie under . Best regards
Same feelings, but I am just 68. :-) Regards
@@aldusmanutius51 Middle between Robert and me !! music is an large emotion. Best regards, Marc
The Hammond B-3 (1955) for a long time inimitable + Leslie cabin, the speaker turning.
At 20, a title has pierced me and sums up my sensitivity, little diffused in France but border Belgium: 1976 John Miles "Music" .Thank you Internet knowing his musical journey (Wikipedia) If you perceived the same emotion, we are on the same filling (Alan Parson, Pink Floyd)
Thank you again for sharing.
Marc (Froggy, poor english spoken) ;-)))
@AnnJema Han
Best wishes to you AnnJema. From Wales. UK. 😃 Rob
I have seen many organ covers of this song, but you sir absolutely nailed it thank you
I don't know where I was at in 67 the first time I heard this Arrangement was just a few weeks ago. can't get enough of it, and the best version of this song is played by this man!
Ce morceau ne vieillira jamais… un hymne à la musique et à la mélodie… rien aujourd’hui ne l’égale et n’aura autant de percussion ni de poids dans 50 ans.
Voici ce que la Liberté a donné et j’ai eu la chance de l’entendre en 2014 au Casino de Paris … je suis tombé à genoux et les larmes ont coulé…
Merci
Respekt! Besser geht´s nicht! Musikalisch vom Feinsten! DANKE! So eine Detail-Treue findet man kaum noch irgendwo. Und das Wichtigste: Man kann beim Zuhören selbst zutiefst alles mitempfinden, weil eben nicht nur die Tasten gedrückt werden, sondern das Gefühl voll mit eingebracht wird in diese Musik.
This brings back my childhood memories as I played for mom my first songs ...
but what are we to make of these memories? those intense moments of sheer and innocent joy, so dear, so personal, would they merely vanish as our existence fades like a mist?!
- no, not at all, have faith, and hope!
I've listened to that song countless times. You got every last nuance spot-on. That was amazing to hear. That classical influence, and the jumps into Leslie and back out, help make that song so beautiful.
How does he operate the Leslie?
Right foot?
@@chrisrudge7611 Switch below the lower keyboard, attached to the front like the two seen at left. Usually visible just above his left arm. The big glissando down and back up the upper keys effectively hides the Leslie's start-up, but turning off the switch and continuing to play lets the slow-down be a part of the sound. It's beautifully-written.
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@@JonasClark Thank you
I'M A MUSICIAN BUT THIS GUY IS MY MASTER ., WHAT A GREAT PERFORMANCE HE IS SO GOOD MY GOD.. THANKS, THANKS SO MUCH.
I took my girlfriend to the Procol Harum and Poco concert at the Sam Houston Coliseum in the 70's and there was a small turnout so the band told all the wing seat and balcony ticket holders to come down to the floor..... and they went on to rock the place. Holy moly. True story.
Rein, your playing takes us listeners to exACTLY where we want to go. A place where we cannot ever go again, but was a unique, remarkable and moving time which those who did not experience will never know. It is remarkable, and you do it perfectly, thank you.
Listening to this in 2024..So heart touching music well played ...never fades away......
Correction he has a style all his own. I could watch his hands play all day! What talent with ease! So captivating
Nothing sounds like a Hammond and Leslie...so good, and great tune to make them sing!
Brilliant rendition of a classic originally played by Matthew Fisher of PROCOL HARUM. Sounds great on a Hammond, just like the original.
Uploaded 14 years ago. Every so often I come across old uploads like this, and this, this is incredible.
Takes me straight back to my days at boarding school, when this was the sountrack to the common room on so many Sunday afternoons (we could be quite chilled in the mid-70s!). One more thing to make me fall in love with the organ in all its guises - church, theatre, mechanical, Hammond et al.
Absolutely LOVE this! The original has always been a favorite song of mine and I always wished I could just listen to the organ...and here it is! Amazing job...sounds like the original...thank you for sharing it with us all!!
dancing music !!!
Hammond organ does have a -sole- soul. I can´t stop listening to this composition.
Agreed. Ahem, 'Soul'.....the other spelling doesn't do it justice. Great song.
Perfect Hammond sound. Amazing performance. Thanks so much.
Always loved the sound of the Hammond, there is not other like it. this is the sweetest version of this organ part I I ever heard. its something you can hear over and over gain without getting bored. The Vibraphone background makes it even more soothing and so soul touching. Masterfully done. Simply superb.
Masterfully done I like that.! 100% agree. Love this man's Talent.
Brings back so many memories of my Mom playing this for me when I was little. Thank you so very very much!
Hi Amy I Love ThIS Song too! Never will I ever forget it either.
You had a very cool mom!
Amy Selkow jaa
Let's not forget a whiter shade of pale
I am 73 years old. Beautiful memories !!!
Great job, Rein
This takes me back to when i was 8 years old.
This song and the notes arrangement of the Hammond organ are indellibly imprinted into my memory bank.
👏🦘
By far the best cover of this on the internet by a country mile . Your attention to detail is outstanding !
Hi Rein, we played your version of A Whiter Shade of Pale at the beginning of my Dad's funeral recently - this is all we remember him playing on his organ back in the day. Stunning version, thank you!
Willie Nelson
tom wut
Are you a ghost Tom? You need to tell me.
Someone play Whiter Shade of Pale on tom's grave so he can rest peacefully
It sounds way cooler than it should
Still FANTASTIC one year later! You've got the sound perfectly!
Takes me right back to my 1967 schooldays when we were all raving about this amazing song!
This song was beautifully done on the Hammond Organ. The organist did an outstanding job with that song.
Josh Phillips
As a non-player, I’ve always wondered if an organ player gets the same thrill playing those sweeps (or whatever it’s called) as I do hearing them. It’s goose bumps and chills and tears all at once. Amazing stuff.
As an organ and piano player myself, one practices until we have the piece under the belt. When we play, we can be so absorbed, its like a meditation. Sometimes my wife walks in whilst I am in the middle of a piece, so absorbed, and I jump out of my skin with surprise. To be able to play a musical instrument is such an escape. I recommend that everyone learn to play a musical instrument. Its such a personally rewarding thing to do.
Ein zeitloser "Gassenhauer" und Ohrenschmaus. Das wird nie alt und für immer durchs Ohr direkt ins Herz gehen!
I just can't believe how beautiful this music is. It just makes one cry.
At first i thought it the origional backing track but its not the drum rolls are different,. Sir you play it perfectly so origional you cant improve on perfection,this sounds awsome as an instromental,thank you.
Indeed. One of the most beautiful melodies I've ever heard
Everything based on Bach must be beautiful.
@@goranvuletic8873 You think they made that turn based on Bach?
That's a known fact.
I am so drone to the gentle sway a body movements especially face right hand. Is as if the music comes from within himself. He has the style of his own.! So talented! To listen and watch. Keep them coming.
I never get tired of hearing it over and over again. Wonderful performance.
I keep coming back to this video. Fills me with emotion every time. the sound of the Hammond organ does something to me that I really can't explain. It's so close to the original recording that it's mind blowing. Thank You so much for posting.
The Hammond organ coming out of a Leslie speaker is pure bliss.
Ditto.......................!
Ditto...!
Excellent rendition!
Sounds beautiful. A 60s hit that still listened to often.
This is amazing. I closed my eyes and I hear the original version of Procol Harum. You have a perfect musical hearing.!
Excellent. I have watched this 20+ times, and you nailed it.
Standing ovation 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
I do not think there is anyone on the planet that can play this as well as Rein de Jong.
The phrasing is perfect as well as the the timing in the underlying melody. To be better than the original is really something.
Old joke...but did you just dis J.S. Bach ???
@@thefreedomguyuk Yes, and we all know that PROCOL HARUM took after this, nicht wahr, Morten ? JS BACH - AIR ON THE G STRING
Jaques Lousier who unfortunately died this year.
So agree💗
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I have to listen to this every so often or my life would be incomplete. Amazing version Rein de Jong!
I liked A Whiter Shade of Pale when it was released and have come to like it even more over the years; this version has allowed me to appreciate the organ part and Matthew Fisher’s contribution to the track all the more. It’s a bit of an earworm at the moment, but I don’t mind!
I don't know how many times I've heard it by different artists but they don't have a lot that can compare to you. You play it most beautiful I say again the most beautiful! I command you! Absolutely fantastic. Can't seem to get enough of it
Can't stop listening over and over......
Me too!!! ♥
count me in!
anyone singing along to the organ?
Me 2019
me 2020, and again in 2030 i hope. and i also think this a better organpiece then the original, because Matthew Fisher wasn’t as good as this man.
Hammond, simply the best!
One of the greatest keyboard pieces in the history of rock.
Absolutely fabulous. Probably my No1 song ever recorded!!The words and the music are incredible!!
This was (is) a truly magnificent song; but even the organ on its OWN, as played so so beautifully here, would probably have made the Top 40!
Love love love. I've never heard best song played any more beautiful! Love love love to watch this man's hands and body movements as if he was the music itself. So enjoyable to hear and watch!
My dad showed me this very video and then not long after he passed away. He loved this song
My favorite organ sound. If heard on any song, improves that song immensely! Heavenly
The most heavenly sound on Earth..Thanks for sharing. I keep comming back to hear your great version of this fantastic tune..Love it..
Superb. You just made a roomful of Old Hippies, Trying to Adjust, thrill to the memory of this eternal melody. It tears us up, still.
Yes, indeed. The tune is more harmonically sophisticated than I'd realized, too.
Thank you for sharing this perfect rendition of this classic song!!! This was my signature song in high school in the 60’s. I only wish I played is as perfectly as you! I didn’t have my Hammond B-3 until the mid seventies ($2700), band over. Thank for sharing your great talent! !!!!!! 😊😊😊
Perfect, very professional Organist.No mistake on any single note. Superb.
The best
I'm kind of wondering the people who gave it a thumbs down if they've ever actually heard the song. I mean this is a great peace of work I really love it
Absolfeckinlutely
@@jesseelliott536 they must have bufalo' s ears.
Maybe extra-terrestrial people who are used to a better music ... Down here you can't find better.
Can't stop watching this amazing organist playing
This song brings back so many cool memories. Thank you for playing. Excellent.
I learned to play the organ just so as I could play this piece of music. Without the Procal Harem record I would likely have never taken up playing the organ.
I been looking for this song since I was 15 years old now I'm 55 and when finally founded i can't stop crying it bring me beautiful memories.😥😪😥💔😪
There is no sweeter organ sound than that of a Hammond organ doing a huge glissando up the keyboard as the Leslie speeds up!!!! Love the sound of my own Hammond A-102 and it's 251 Leslie. :)
I had a M3 with no Leslie that I sold when I bought my A-102. It was a great little organ, wish I still had it. I've never heard of the Farfisa RSC-350. Is that a Leslie type speaker? A little trivia here. Did you know that the original recording of "A Whiter Shade of Pale" was done with a M3 with a 122 Leslie? Not a B-3. :)
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Ramp up and down rates are just right in this Leslie. If the belt is too tight, the ramp up and down speeds can be to steep. The transition from fast to slow , slow to fast adds to the piece with a particular richness. I really like this rendition.
The sounds of a Hammond gives me goosebumps!! Love it! Thank you!
Very nice, brought back memories. Guess this was done about 5 years ago, according to the comments. I remember growing up with this group. One of many groups I did not see perform live, but always enjoyed their music.
Man, when that Leslie kicks in... goosebumps!
Something magical about a Hammond played through a Leslie.
Beautiful song! I just love it when he trips the Leslie and that organ changes pitch!! ❤❤❤🎉
Magnificent. THANK YOU for sticking to the original arrangement. The chords in this classic song were UNHEARD of on the radio back in the day. Kinda Baroque meets Booker T.
a slight pun buried in there .. RIP Gary Booker
I've listened to this 10s of times. Every inflection, every nuance, every slide is just spot-on perfect! I love this thing. I've been a song copier all my life (a long one) so I appreciate how much effort goes into this. Wonderful. Just wonderful.
chris hemstead
Ditto, Chris !
I thought it was just me with those feelings
His finger movements were exceptionally precise and the sound is absolutely true to the original
Hey guys, this is nothing extraordinary, I am almost giving that after two weeks of practising. But I agree that Rein is an excellent organist, just listen to this fuga (th-cam.com/video/T7MoGiuH9gk/w-d-xo.html), this is really something greater.