Jimmy Smith
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Biography
[Edit]Jimmy Smith wasn't the first organ player in jazz, but no one had a greater influence with the instrument than he did; Smith coaxed a rich, grooving tone from the Hammond B-3, and his sound and style made him a top instrumentalist in the 1950s and '60s, while a number of rock and R&B keyboardists would learn valuable lessons from Smith's example.
James Oscar Smith was born in Norristown, Pennsylvania on December 8, 1928 (some sources cite his birth year as 1925). Smith's father was a musician and entertainer, and young Jimmy joined his song-and-dance act when he was six years old. By the time he was 12, Smith was an accomplished stride piano player who won local talent contests, but when his father began having problems with his knee and gave up performing to work as a plasterer, Jimmy quit school after eighth grade and began working odd jobs to help support the family. At 15, Smith joined the Navy, and when he returned home, he attended music school on the GI Bill, studying at the Hamilton School of Music and the Ornstein School, both based in Philadelphia.
In 1951, Smith began playing with several R&B acts in Philadelphia while working with his father during the day, but after hearing pioneering organ player Wild Bill Davis, Smith was inspired to switch instruments. Smith bought a Hammond B-3 organ and set up a practice space in a warehouse where he and his father were working; Smith refined the rudiments of his style over the next year (informed more closely by horn players than other keyboard artists, and employing innovative use of the bass pedals and drawbars), and he began playing Philadelphia clubs in 1955. In early 1956, Smith made his New York debut at the legendary Harlem nightspot Small's Paradise, and Smith was soon spotted by Alfred Lion, who ran the well-respected jazz label Blue Note Records. Lion signed Smith to a record deal, and between popular early albums such as The Incredible Jimmy Smith at Club Baby Grand and The Champ and legendary appearances at New York's Birdland and the Newport Jazz Festival, Smith became the hottest new name in jazz.
A prolific recording artist, Smith recorded more than 30 albums for Blue Note between 1956 and 1963, collaborating with the likes of Kenny Burrell, Stanley Turrentine, and Jackie McLean, and in 1963, Smith signed a new record deal with Verve. Smith's first album for Verve, Bashin': The Unpredictable Jimmy Smith, was a critical and commercial success, and the track "Walk on the Wild Side" became a minor hit. Smith maintained his busy performing and recording schedule throughout the 1960s, and in 1966 he cut a pair of celebrated album with guitarist Wes Montgomery. In 1972, Smith's contract with Verve expired, and tired of his demanding tour schedule, he and his wife opened a supper club in California's San Fernando Valley. Smith performed regularly at the club, but it went out of business after only a few years. While Smith continued to record regularly for a variety of labels, his days as a star appeared to be over.
However, in the late '80s, Smith began recording for the Milestone label, cutting several well-reviewed albums that reminded jazz fans Smith was still a master at his instrument, as did a number of live performances with fellow organ virtuoso Joey DeFrancesco. In 1987, producer Quincy Jones invited Smith to play on the sessions for Michael Jackson's album Bad. And Smith found a new generation of fans when hip-hop DJs began sampling Smith's funky organ grooves; the Beastie Boys famously used Smith's "Root Down (And Get It)" for their song "Root Down," and other Smith performances became the basis for tracks by Nas, Gang Starr, Kool G Rap, and DJ Shadow.
In 1995, Smith returned to Verve Records for the album Damn!, and on 2001's Dot Com Blues, Smith teamed up with a variety of blues and R&B stars, including Etta James, B.B. King, Keb' Mo', and Dr. John. In 2004, Smith was honored as a Jazz Master by the National Endowment for the Arts; that same year, Smith relocated from Los Angeles to Scottsdale, Arizona. Several months after settling in Scottsdale, Smith's wife succumbed to cancer, and while he continued to perform and record, Jimmy Smith was found dead in his home less than a year later, on February 8, 2005. His final album, Legacy, was released several months after his passing.
Title: The Incredible Jimmy Smith At Club " Baby Grand " Wilmington, Delaware, Volume 2
Artist: Jimmy Smith
Genre: Jazz
Collections
Title: Retro Jazz Xmas
Genre:
Title: Verve Remixed Christmas
Genre: Jazz
Title: The Greatest Songwriters: Irving Berlin
Genre: Alternative
Title: Essential Christian Jazz
Genre: Jazz
Title: Identity Theft: Essential Jazz Covers
Genre: Jazz
Title: Essential Lounge Jazz
Genre: Jazz
Title: Relaxing Jazz
Genre: Jazz
Title: Wee Hours Jazz
Genre: Jazz
Title: Jazz: Christmas Classics
Genre: Jazz
Title: Jazz Blues Essentials
Genre: Blues
Title: A Tribute To Dizzy Gillespie
Title: American Jazz Instrumentals
Genre: Jazz
Title: Jazzy Christmas
Genre: New Age
Title: Jazz from the Bar
Genre: Jazz
Title: Hammond Heroes
Genre: Jazz
Title: Great Jazz Organists
Genre: Jazz
Title: Giants of Jazz Guitar
Genre: Jazz
Title: Night Rhythms - Soft Jazz Instrumentals
Genre: Jazz
Title: High Fidelity Jazz: Connoisseur
Genre: Jazz
Title: The Best of Blue Note
Genre: Jazz
Title: Classic Jazz Tunes
Genre: Jazz
Title: Must Have Jazz Instrumentals
Genre: Jazz
Title: Jazz Instrumental Classics
Genre: Jazz
Title: 100% Soul Jazz
Genre: Jazz
Title: Soul Jazz Essentials
Genre: Jazz
Title: Roots Of Jazz Scat Vocals (Digitally Remastered)
Genre: Jazz
Title: Greatest Jazz Driving Songs
Genre: Jazz
Title: New Orleans, Louisiana Jazz & Blues
Genre: Jazz
Title: The Most Relaxing Jazz
Genre: Jazz
Title: Jazz Songs That Changed the World
Genre: Jazz
Title: A Tribute To Jerome Kern
Title: Jazz for Dance Floors
Genre: Jazz
Title: Soul Jazz Highlights
Genre: Jazz
Title: Jazz Summer Vibes
Genre: Jazz
Title: The Most Essential American Jazz
Genre: Jazz
Title: So Blue, So Funky: Heroes of the Hammond
Genre: Jazz
Title: Classic Break Beat Samples - The Original Songs!
Genre: Jazz
Title: Hard Bop Keys
Genre: Jazz
Title: Classic Jazz Tunes
Genre: Jazz
Title: Jazz From the Dukedom
Genre: Jazz
Title: Jazz Story 2
Genre: Jazz
Title: A Decade of Jazz, Vol. 2
Genre: Jazz
Title: The Quincy Jones Songbook
Genre: Jazz
Title: Superstars of Jazz 1960-1970
Genre: Jazz
Title: 100% Bossa Jazz
Genre: Jazz
Title: Rockin' Jazz
Genre: Jazz
Title: The Eddie Harris Songbook
Genre: Jazz
Title: The Lalo Schifrin Songbook
Genre: Jazz
Title: The Greatest Latin Jazz
Genre: Jazz
Title: Rhythm and Jazz
Genre: Jazz
Title: Essential Las Vegas Jazz
Genre: Jazz
Title: Sunday Jazz
Genre: Jazz
Title: Top 20 Jazz Blues
Genre: Jazz
Title: Soul Blues USA
Genre: Blues
Title: Greatest Big Hits of 1962, Vol. 16
Genre: Pop
Title: The Best Blue Note Album In the World...Ever
Genre: Pop
Title: Best of Afro Brazilian Jazz
Genre: Jazz
Title: 20th Century Jazz Hits
Genre: Jazz
Title: Super Soul Jazz
Genre: Jazz
Title: The Miles Davis Songbook
Genre: Jazz
Title: The Verve Grooves, Vol. 1
Genre: Jazz
Title: The Duke Ellington Songbook
Genre: Jazz
Title: Greatest Jazz Organ Grinders
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: Best of Jazz Organ
Genre: Jazz
Title: Top 20 Jazz Instrumentals
Genre: Jazz
Title: Best of Hard Bop
Genre: Jazz
Title: Biggest Baddest Jazz Cats
Genre: Jazz
Title: Greatest Broadway Instrumental Hits
Genre: New Age
Title: The Greatest Jazz Standards
Genre: Jazz
Featuring albums
Title: Compact Jazz: Wes Montgomery Plays the Blues
Artist: Wes Montgomery
Genre: Jazz, Crossover Jazz
Title: Talkin' Verve - Roots of Acid Jazz: Wes Montgomery
Artist: Wes Montgomery
Genre: Jazz, Crossover Jazz
Title: Night Sounds - The Genesis of Soul / Jazz Organ Combos, 1956 - 1962
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Pop
Title: Mission: Impossible And Other Thrilling Themes
Artist: Lalo Schifrin
Genre: Jazz, Theatre/Soundtrack, Bop
Title: Sounds From The Verve Hi-Fi 2002
Artist: Thievery Corporation
Genre: Downtempo, Electronica, Jazz
Title: Happy Valentine's Day - I Love You (CD1)
Artist: Happy Valentine's Day