Jon Lord - R.I.P.

[Shawn]

Damn, this one really hits me on a personal level. Jon was the player that initially turned me onto the Hammond Organ and is one of my all-time favorite musicians. This one is really upsetting.

http://jonlord.org/2012/07/16/jon-lord-has-sadly-passed-away/

[A Lark Ascending]

Did not expect that!

Had a brief flirtation with heavy rock at the start of my listening years and the DP of the 'In Rock/Fireball' era was a favourite - it was always the organ of Lord that attracted me most.

Rather liked his (admittedly rather sedate and derivative) flute orchestral piece of a couple of years back.

RIP

[B. Clugston]

Sad news. He'd been battling cancer for quite some time. Loved his classical flourishes.

[A Lark Ascending]

As a kid I loved this, even though it met almost universal ridicule. Malcolm Arnold, never one to tolerate classical music snobbery, was highly praiseworthy of Lord and gave his musicians a good telling off for being so snooty about him. Yes, it's pastiche Tchaikovsky/Rachmaninov rather than pastiche Stockhausen but enjoyable once you suspend your disbelief.

Edited July 16, 2012 by A Lark Ascending

[7/4]

Sad news, I'd been wondering how he was doing...now I know.

[B. Goren.]

RIP Mr. Lord.

This one will find today the way to my CD player:

[BFrank]

Without him, DP would not have been NEARLY as interesting.

[Joe]

Terribly underrated musician... was easily the most convincingly "bluesy" / "jazzy" of the Emerson - Wakeman prog virtuoso types. He'll be missed.

[Shawn]

Jon performing "Gigue" with Martin Mendez & Martin Axenrot from Opeth.

[Soulstation1]

For some reason I never was a Deep Purple fan