What a gorgeous instrument played beautifully and talented use of registration and phrasing

When you look at the world today, in 2020, then see this, it makes you relent to times past. This music is such a testimony to great melodies of the musically gifted, who crafted things that would be perennial, and never fade away: more than that, to create sounds that would lift up, declare freedom for captive souls, and provide an anchor for everything that is good in life, to the glory of God. Thank you so much for posting.

Can't stop the goosebumps.

What a beautiful instrument, no creation, and super marvelous arrangement, orchestration to this song. A great organist has every instrument at his hands and this was done with musicality too.

A magnificent rendition of the free world, where musical compositions, such as this, are an encouragement to the beholder. Great gifts through the medium of the almighty are poured down to everybody who can listen and believe.

The most amazing organ I've yet seen. Fantastic music too - really shows off what the organ can do. Nice to see the organ coming up from the ground - not many videos show this nowadays.

I used to roller skate with my mother as a youngster and continued with my three kids through their early years at various rinks in the Chicago area. Retired and living in Florida now whenever I travel to the Phoenix I always stop in for a pizza and listen to that beautiful Wurlitzer, an amazing instrument played by some very talented organists.

See if you can find Lew playing Widor Toccata and Fugue on this organ. It's amazing.

Delightful

I was waiting on Gene Kelly to come out dancing. Superb playing of a great song.

Super excellent with very good interesting video

This looks like it is the Paramount Music Palace in Indianapolis, IN. It sure does bring back some memories! It is a shame it is not there anymore. (RIP :( )

So am I , I’m just a pianist, that plays in rest homes,I just love organ music. I love all music it is the “ the soul “ of me.

Excellent work Lew!

the sound on them always sound's so rich and powerful and nice and very deep bass

That’s lovely!!! Oh does it bring back memories? What a beautiful organ!!

Awesome!

Awesome!! I'm so JEALOUS!!! I WANNA play one of these!!!! :-)

Loved it, well done. Michael Parkinson

You can see the tremolo moving . Nice :)

Still one of my favorite places in the Wild, Wild West.

I'll be 58 on the 31st of this month August 2020. That's what I had always dreamed of doing!! I stopped taking lessons and playing mostly at 16? I still can play the Toccata and Fugue in D minor by JS Bach. I wasted my whole life man!! Ended working as an electrician which I hated!

The thing I love the most about Liberace when he was playing his that he would draw the audience in by looking at them constantly, smiling at them as he's playing, and telling the audience great stories during his performances! I wish Lew would do that!

What a totally gorgeous WurliTzer.

Lee Williams

Yes. I really Love You so much alot.

This is at a pizza and pipes restaurant in Arizona

I've said it before and I'll say it again: "Theater Organists are GODS (or at least, extra-terrestrials)".

At one time at a Party on the Pipes held here in mid west, we had pizza and the organ wold play right along. We need this type of music to return to pizza parlors. Organ Stop Pizza runs like a pizza parlor should. But I wonder how often does the organ play. And I am not sure if the playing for a pizza parlor is a volunteer job or a paying job.

This organ was installed at a pizza place in Indianapolis, Ind but is now gone. Seems the land was worth more money than the original pizza place. What a shame!

Organ Stop Pizza, Mesa, Arizona Organ

It's quite hard to play the melody in the left hand.

Which Wurlitzer is it?

Do all of the ranks on these theater organs have that vibrato/tremolo? I’m partial to classical music, particularly Bach, Beethoven, Tchaikovsky, Mendelssohn and several others. I wonder what Bach’s Toccata and Fugue would sound like on one of these...

Wow . This was in silent movies in enormous theatre i think.

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Perhaps one of the mightiest theater organs, but not pipe organs generally. A pity the performance standards for theater organists isn’t a little higher. Such a performance without sloppy flourishes and fakery could be quite magical.

Wondering how popular on a daily basis is this pizza place compared to the past? Where I live concerts on a huge, well maintained Wurlitzer only draw 100 for a performance by a world class performer in an auditorium that seats 3500 and used to draw 900 I think. Almost all are in their 60s and above. What will happen to these instruments when these people are all gone? Supporting a few up and coming teenage performers each year will not change anything if there is no audience. I don’t see anything being done to change this, i.e. get new audience interested. Not saying that will be easy anytime soon and it seems the entrenched leaders have no incentive. It’s almost too bad they have so much cash in the bank they don’t need to sell tickets. Frankly, I am not sure most of the mostly rich, white, men involved in this really care that much about the future of the mighty Wurlitzers to forgo their self interests as they need to for the good of the future of this instrument. I have seen a lot of selfish behavior by the mukey muks going all the way up to a former president of ATOS and some of the top performers but what do I know? Some don’t deserve to have non-profit status the way they are being managed. I am not an insider, just one of the types of new audience members they will have to attract or wither. I don’t think the insiders have the perspective or incentive needed to change the dwindling audience. Will not take too much pleasure in being right on this in 5-10 years. Carry on.

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