Gene Ludwig

Gene Ludwig (September 4, 1937 – July 14, 2010) was an American jazz and rhythm and blues organist, who recorded as a leader as well as a sideman for Sonny Stitt, Arthur Prysock, Scott Hamilton, Bob DeVos, and Leslie West, and others. Ludwig received international acclaim as a Hammond organ player and was a prominent figure in the Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania jazz scene.

Ludwig married Pattye Zamborsky on September 30, 2001, and they resided in Monroeville, Pennsylvania, a suburb of Pittsburgh. Ludwig died in Monroeville on July 14, 2010. The posthumous album, Love Notes of Cole Porter, was released in 2011 by Jim Alfredson's Big O Records, where Ludwig covered standards by Cole Porter, including "What Is This Thing Called Love?", "I Love You", "Begin the Beguine", and "You'd Be So Nice to Come Home To".

Discography As leader Organ Out Loud (Mainstream, 1964) The Educated Sounds of Gene Ludwig (Travis, 1965) This Is Gene Ludwig (GeLu, 1965) The Hot Organ (Time, 1967) Now's the Time (Muse, 1980) Blues and More (GeLu, 1982) Back on the Track (Loose Leaf, 1998) Soul Serenade (Loose Leaf, 2000) The Groove ORGANization (Blues Leaf, 2002) Hands On (Blues Leaf, 2004) Live in Las Vegas (Blues Leaf, 2006) Duff's Blues with Bill Warfield Big Band (18th & Vine, 2008) Love Notes of Cole Porter (Big O, 2011) Young Guns with Pat Martino (HighNote, 2014)

As sideman Cecil Brooks III, Double Exposure (Savant, 2006) Bob DeVos, DeVos' Groove Guitar! (Blues Leaf, 2003) Scott Hamilton, Across the Tracks (Concord Jazz, 2008) Plas Johnson and Red Holloway, Keep That Groove Going! (Milestone, 2001) Jimmy Ponder, What's New (HighNote, 2002 ) Billy Price, Danger Zone (Corona Music, 2000) Sonny Stitt, Night Letter (Prestige, 1969)