Early Jazz Organ

Fred Longshaw (reed organ in 1925 with Bessie Smith on famous recording of "St. Louis Blues")


Pipe Organ

Fats Waller


Swing Organ

Count Basie
Milt Herth
Glenn Hardman


Pre Jimmy Smith Pacesetters

Wild Bill Davis
Bill Doggett
Milt Bucker


Innovator

Jimmy Smith


1960s

Charles EarlandClare Fisher
Groove HolmesEddie Louiss
Jack McDuffJimmy McGriff
Don PattersonBig John Patton
Shirley ScottJohnny Hammond Smith
Lonnie SmithSun Ra


Modal Jazz

Larry Young


1980s

Joey DeFrancescoBarbara Dennerlein
Larry GoldingsAmina Claudine Myers
Jeff PalmerDon Pullen