Organists · 1926–1997

Lou Bennett

American musician (1926-1997)

Hammond organ

Born: 18 May 1926
Philadelphia
Died: 10 February 1997
Paris
Country: United States

Biography

Lou Bennett was a jazz musician who played Hammond organ. Lou Bennett was born on 18 May 1926 in Philadelphia and died on 10 February 1997 in Paris.

Lou Bennett (May 18, 1926, Philadelphia – February 10, 1997, Paris) was an American jazz organist. Bennett first played bebop on piano, but started playing organ in 1956 after hearing Jimmy Smith. Bennett toured the U.S. with an organ trio between 1957 and 1959, and then moved to Paris in 1960. There he recorded and performed at the Blue Note with Jimmy Gourley and Kenny Clarke (as well as Rene Thomas); he returned to America only once, for the 1964 Newport Jazz Festival. He also recorded in the 1960s with Philip Catherine, Shirley Bunnie Foy and Franco Manzecchi. In the 1980s he played in his own quintet with Gerard Badini, among others. During this period he also toured extensively throughout Spain, including, Almeria, Barcelona, La Coruna, Segovia, Salamanca and Madrid.

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