Rhoda Scott (born July 3, 1938) is an American

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organist. Scott was first attracted to the organ in her father’s church at age seven. "It's really the most beautiful instrument in the world", she stated in a 2002 interview. "The first thing I did was take my shoes off and work the pedals." From then on she always played her church organ in her

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, and to this date she has continued the practice.luxury-heritage.com
contains multiple press reviews confirming this In 1967, Scott moved to

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, where she has since spent most of her career.

Discography

* ''Hey! Hey! Hey!'' (Tru-Sound/

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TSLP-15013, 1962) * ''Live! at the Key Club'' (Tru-Sound/Prestige TSLP-15014, 1963) * ''A L'Orgue Hammond: Take A Ladder'' (RSB cott's label331, 1969; reissue: Barclay 920.168 in 1970) * ''A L'Orgue Hammond, Vol. 2'' (

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920.126, 1970) * ''A L'Orgue Hammond, Vol. 3: Come Bach To Me'' (Barclay 920.240, 1971) * ''Live at the Olympia'' (Barclay 920.379/80 LP 1971; CD reissue: Gitanes Jazz 549879 in 2001) * ''A L'Orgue Hammond: Ballades No. 1'' (Barclay 920.430, 1973; reissue: Barclay 80.574 in 1975) * ''A L'Orgue Hammond, Vol. 4: Mach 2'' (Barclay 920.350, 1974) * ''Live at the Club Saint-Germain'' (Barclay 80.535/36 LP 1974; CD reissue: Universal 0600753021682 in 2007) * ''A L'Orgue Hammond: Ballades No. 2'' (Barclay 80.575, 1975) * ''A L'Orgue Hammond: Ballades No. 3'' (Barclay 80.576, 1975) * ''Rhoda Scott Budapesten'' (Pepita ungarySLPX-17487, 1975) * '' Rhoda Scott in New York'' (Barclay 90.068, 1976; reissue: Barclay 200.424 in 1982; CD reissue: Barclay 813590 in 1983) * ''Rhoda Scott +

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'' (Barclay 90.138, 1977; CD reissue: Gitanes Jazz 549287 in 2000) * ''Les Orgues de Noël'' (Barclay 90.147, 1977) * ''Molybdenum'' (Barclay 91.027, 1979) * ''Rhoda Scott Live'' (Barclay 91.063, 1980) * ''Stay (A L'Orgue Hammond)'' (Barclay 200.273, 1981) * ''Moanin' (A L'Orgue Hammond)'' (Barclay 200.425, 1982) - reissue of Barclay 920.168 * ''Negro Spirituals (Chantés Et Interprétés A L'Orgue Hammond Par Rhoda Scott)'' (Barclay 817102, 1983) * ''Classiques & Jazz (A L'Orgue Hammond)'' (Barclay 823804, 1984) * ''Frame For the Blues'' (

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513294, 1992) * ''Feelin' the Groove'' (Verve 521304, 1993) * ''Alone'' (Verve 537635, 1997) * ''The Hammond Organ of Christmas'' ec. 1977/1993( Sunnyside SSC-3017, 2003) * ''Encore, Encore, Encore...'' (Sunnyside SSC-3027, 2003) * ''Very Saxy: Live Au Meridien'' (Ahead AH-820.2 CD 2005) * ''Live in Concert! Christian Röver Group Live with Rhoda Scott at the Organ!'' (Organic Music ORGM-9704, 2006) * ''From C to Shining C'' (Doodlin' DR-001, 2006) * ''Organ Masters: Rhoda Scott Invites Emmanuel Bex, Thierry Eliez, Stefan Patry, Benoît Sourisse'' (Must Record MR-6213 660341 353066 2007 010 * ''Rhoda Scott Lady Quartet: Live at the Sunset, Paris'' (Must Record MR-6204 660341 237496 2008) * ''Soul Sisters Come Together in Paris'' (w/La Velle) (Must Record MR-6205 660341 350638 2009) * ''The Look of Love: A Tribute to

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'' (w/Patrick Saussois) (Djaz aussois' labelDJ-577, 2009) * ''Beyond the Sea'' (Doodlin' DR-013, 2010) * ''Rock My Boat'' (w/David Linx) (Naive NJ-621311, 2011) * ''On the Road Again: Live at Jazz Club Etoile'' (Ahead AH 830.2, 2016) * ''Rhoda Scott Lady Quartet: We Free Queens'' (Sunset SUN-023, 2017) * ''Movin' Blues'' (Sunset SUN-027, 2020) * ''Rhoda Scott Lady All Stars'' (Sunset SUN-038, 2022)

Compilations

* ''Succès de L'Orgue'' (Barclay 950.065, 1974) * ''16 Grands Succès'' (Barclay 200.388, 1975) * ''Le Disque D'or: Rhoda Scott'' (Barclay 90.326, 1979) * ''Take Five / In the Mood / Summertime...'' (Barclay 96.083 LP 1980) - note: LP1= previously unreleased material; LP2= compilation of material from 1975-1977. * ''Summertime'' (

847862, 1991) - CD compilation * ''Rhoda Scott Live'' (Verve 847863, 1991) - CD compilation; different from Barclay 91.063 * ''Rhoda Scott and Guests'' (Verve 847864, 1991) - CD compilation * ''Negro Spirituals'' (Verve 511477, 1991) - CD compilation; different from Barclay 817102 * ''Stardust'' (Verve 511478, 1991) - CD compilation * ''Take Five'' (Verve 511479, 1991) - CD compilation * ''Les Orgues de Noël'' (Verve 527035, 1994) - CD compilation; different from Barclay 90.147 * ''Paris-New York'' (Universal 0602527976587 CD 2012) - CD compilation/reissue of Barclay 920.168, 920.350, 90.068

References

External links

Rhoda Scott official website
*Rhoda Scott discography at

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Scott, Rhoda 1938 births Living people American jazz organists Women organists Hard bop organists Soul-jazz organists Manhattan School of Music alumni Musicians from New Jersey American expatriates in France 21st-century organists 21st-century American women musicians 21st-century American keyboardists 20th-century American keyboardists 20th-century American women musicians