Get Your Vitamin B3

Jazzers the world over agree: The sound of a Hammond B3 is good for the body and soul. The mighty keyboard has been featured in some distinctly soulful sides, going back to Jimmy Smith's work for Blue Note and Larry Young's for Prestige in the late '50s and early '60s. Players like Charles Earland and John Patton brought the Hammond into the funkier world of the '70s and beyond.