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The Most Exciting Organ Ever - Billy Preston
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  1. If I Had a Hammer
  2. Low Down
  3. Slippin' and Slidin'
  4. Drown In My Own Tears
  5. I Am Coming Through
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  1. If I Had a Hammer
  2. Low Down
  3. Slippin' and Slidin'
  4. Drown In My Own Tears
  5. I Am Coming Through
  6. The Octopus
  7. Don't Let the Sun Catch You Cryin'
  8. Soul Meetin'
  9. Let Me Know
  10. Billy's Bag
  11. The Masquerade is Over
  12. Steady Gettin' It
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As the late John Holmes would tell you, it's damn near impossible to live up to a title as lofty as The Most Exciting Organ Ever, but Billy Preston does his best -- the raw physical power of Preston's performances are matched only by the imagination and virtuosity of his phrasing. The music bridges the sacred and the profane, fusing the deep, bold sound of the church with the razzle-dazzle of R&B. While Preston's innovative use of bass pedals lends the music its pendulous bottom, his melodies defy gravity, soaring and dive ...

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