ED
ALSTROM ,
Itinerant Musician
edalstrom.com
Welcome to the website! Thanks for stopping by.
NEWS
Ed is occasionally dispensing a DOSE OF B3, featuring his Hammond B-3 Organ
and drum machines, with occasional guest drummers.
facebook.com/ealstrom
The DOSES are archived on YouTube, at:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLnFYWdoy5JmKXux9XTxGr5R-cNerhkeaW
See the EVENTS tab for more details -
Ed
Alstrom is the Music Program Coordinator at
CENTRAL PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, Montclair, NJ, as of September 11, 2016.
At this beautiful and historic church in the heart of
Montclair, Ed will be playing their magnificent E.M. Skinner/Austin pipe
organ and Steinway piano, directing their choirs, and facilitating greater
congregational involvement in the music program. Come and check out a
Sunday service at 10am!
Hear
the music by clicking here!
CENTRAL PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
46 Park St. (corner of Claremont), Montclair, NJ 07042
www.centralpresbyterian.net
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Ed
is (naturally!) a HAMMOND ORGAN Endorsing Artist!
Check out his profile at http://hammondorganco.com/artists/organ-and-leslie-artists/ed-alstrom/
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GIGS will hopefully be starting up soon, and will be posted here when they do!
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CDs:
THE HARMONIOUS FIVE CD:
"Wanna Hear You Say Yeah!
"VINTAGE R&B" - see the
EVENTS TAB for more details.
AVAILABLE at CDBABY.COM,
AMAZON.COM,
or iTUNES
- NOW!!
THE HARMONIOUS FIVE CD:
Wanna Hear You Say Yeah!
AVAILABLE ON CDBABY, AMAZON,
and iTUNES (click on the one you want, and it willll take you to the link)
you can also visit www.harmoniousfive.com for more info on the band
Ed Alstrom (guitar), Dave Keyes (piano), Mark Berger (bass), Frank
Pagano (drums) -
all singing, all the time!
The Harmonious 5 are pleased to present their debut album. Their
passion for "vintage R&B" is displayed in these grooves,
and an irresistible energy and danceable beat is maintained throughout.
These fellows from New Jersey sing and play their instruments (simultaneously)
with a "joie de vivre" which we hope will bring you great joy
in listening and partying.
Produced by The Harmonious Five
Recorded, mixed, and mastered by Mark Berger
1 The Real Thing (Lowman Pauling)
2 Down in the Alley (Jesse Stone)
3 Truck & Trailer (Aaron Collins, Jr.)
4 Go Ahead and Burn (Robert 'Bob' Moore)
5 Idol With The Golden Head (Leiber, Stoller)
6 Greasy Chicken (Andre Williams)
7 Miss Sticks (Raymond Lewis, Naomi Neville)
8 Move Mr. Man (Rebecca Nichols, Berry Gordy, Jr.)
9 Johnny Little (Chris Kenner)
10 Thing-A-Ma-Jig (Christopher Harris Jr.)
11 I Got To Learn To Mambo (Syd Wyche, Joyce Bennett)
12 Put A Chain On It (Andre Williams)
13 Miss Sticks Again (Raymond Lewis, Naomi Neville)
14 Don't Be Ashamed (Lowman Pauling)
15 Young Blood (J. Leiber, M. Stoller, J. Pomus)
16 Thirty Second Lover (Lowman Pauling)
17 Sent Up (Lance Finnie, Mack Rice)
LEAD VOCALS: FP (track 5), MB (track 10), DK (track
15), EA (all others)
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ED'S ORGAN CD IS AVAILABLE TOO!!!
ED'S ORGAN CD IS AVAILABLE TOO!!!
Available
for purchase at:
http://cdbaby.com/cd/EdAlstrom1
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- Ed provided organ music for the hit movie "42" (the Jackie
Robinson story). He was called on to replicate the organ sounds of Gladys
Gooding, who played organ at Ebbets Field in the 1940s. Listen for Ed
during the scenes when Jackie first joins the Dodgers, and look for his
name in the end music credits!
- Ed served for a brief time as Organist/Music Director at CALDWELL UNITED
METHODIST CHURCH in Caldwell, NJ. Visit them at caldwellchurch.org/
- Ed's work with his fine choir at his former church, CHURCH OF THE REDEEMER
in Morristown, NJ, can still be viewed at www.youtube.com/redeemermorristown
- Ed is in his ninth year as Accompanist (pno/org/gtr) and Choir Director
at TEMPLE NER TAMID in Bloomfield, NJ. He will accompany services on most
Friday nights and Saturday mornings. See http://www.nertamid.org
for more details.
- Ed is now the Choir Accompanist at Ridge High
School in Bernards Township.
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YANKEE
BASEBALL! Ed is in his 16th
season as Weekend Organist at Yankee Stadium.
Click here
to hear the legendary Bob Sheppard introduce Ed's traditional 7th inning rendition.
This version is on the old Hammond at Yankee Stadium from 2004
There are many clips of Ed playing live
in various contexts on YOUTUBE!
Go to www.youtube.com, and search "ed alstrom", and you'll find
'em!
revised
9/12/19