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Born James Oscar Smith on 8th December 1925 in Norristown, Pennsylvania, USA. Smith was influenced by both gospel and blues. He first achieved prominence in the 1950s where his recordings became popular on jukeboxes before there were commonly used terms to describe his unique musical flavor. In the sixties and seventies he helped create the jazz style known as soul jazz.
Smith employed a unique technique to emulate a string bass player on the organ. Although he played walking bass lines on the pedals on ballads, for uptempo tunes, he would play the bass line on the lower manual and use the pedals for emphasis on the attack of certain notes. His solos were characterised by percussive chords mixed with very fast melodic improvisation with the right hand.
Smith was a prolific recording artist. He first recorded with the Blue Note label in 1956. His early albums with Blue Note sold very well, improving its financial viability and aiding the label’s efforts to promote other artists. They include Home Cookin’ , The Sermon!, Midnight Special, Prayer Meetin’ , and Back At The Chicken Shack.
Smith signed to Verve Records label in 1963. Smith’s albums with Verve include: The Cat, The Boss, Root Down, Peter & The Wolf, Any Number Can Win, The Incredible…, Bashin’, Got My Mojo Workin’, Christmas Cookin’, and Organ Grinder Swing.
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seishijos hola maguti te encanta jimmy smith igual yo
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FoxDoeBull
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RolloSuplex No there is no law prohibiting tobacco use in photos. People smoke. You don't have to like it, you just have to accept that people are going to smoke until they learn better.
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kaly_ Birthday Jimmy !!! <3
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mtimmins92
C Jam Blues, fantastic track showcasing His signature Hammond B-3
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BraveSirRobben Jimmy Smith!!!
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kennedylucas he was called "incredible" for a reason. [3]
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Menno75 Home Cookin'!
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barryvs The Sermon yeah!
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fastfoodhiphop buna muzica good cool
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ChriSThaaRippeR The cat :)
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RolloSuplex
"Christmas Cookin'" (or the 2005 reissue "Christmas '64") is the only Christmas music I need.
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Atomic_Steif Niesamowite, geniusz. A i to jest mało powiedziane...
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roboturner27 http://www.last.fm/music/Jimmy+Smith/+images/47882663 vote up!
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Murriacumulada Master :)
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paulbrouns Check out Walk On The Wild Side which was also the title music for a 1962 movie. I have just found its opening sequence (with this music) on Youtube. The sequence is so breattakingly impressive that the movie could only be disappointing after such an opening. Only too bad the video quality could have been much better... Anyway here it is: Great music and it swings like heaven (or hell)!!! Check also the great opening sequence for the movie of the same name: it is stunning! (too bad the video quality could be much better). Anyway: here it is: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bf7zZJCON6E
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xbountyhunterx that's correct. there is only one incredible in the organ business! ♥
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mishamaruseev The Incredible
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8250 he was called "incredible" for a reason.
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GuitarBassDrums "Cool Blues" Live LP is a great disc. Great playing by all : )
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thomas10 wrote about Jimmy Smith – The Sermon in The Delightful 50 of the 50's! (Best Albums 1950-1959). December 2010
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thomas10 wrote about Jimmy Smith – The Sermon in a deleted journal. April 2010
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thejackyl wrote about Jimmy Smith – Jimmy Smith's Finest Hour in My CD Collection. October 2009
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thomas10 wrote about Jimmy Smith – The Sermon in a deleted journal. August 2009
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thomas10 wrote about Jimmy Smith – Back At The Chicken Shack in a deleted journal. August 2009
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