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Jimmy Smith, or “The Incredible Jimmy Smith”, (December 8, 1925 – February 8, 2005) was a jazz musician whose instrument was the Hammond B-3 electric organ.
Born James Oscar Smith 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.
Born James Oscar Smith 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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On the Sunny Side of the Street
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mishamaruseev wrote:
The Incredible
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8250 wrote:
he was called "incredible" for a reason.
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GuitarBassDrums wrote:
"Cool Blues" Live LP is a great disc. Great playing by all : )
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SaloMusic wrote:
The Cat best example incredible positive jazz music. Love. )
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MamaLuigi wrote:
Organic organ music.
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Scentlesss wrote:
120,644 listeners, so sad.
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Yonder wrote:
Absolutely incredible.
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ashoman wrote:
For all Hammond organ lovers - http://www.lastfm.pl/group/Hammond+organ+lovers
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bentleg wrote:
could someone message me the jimmy song that is the same as the ants go marching two by two.. lost the cd and devestated. epic album
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sebastiano_riva wrote:
I love Hammond Groove
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Boppel wrote:
awesome
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jmalmeida wrote:
Buenissimo lo mejor
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ruggerroy wrote:
What a great swinging organ player, usually with a big band, or skilled guitar backing!!
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viriatomata wrote:
estrondoso e erfeito adoro:)
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SirAlecHendrix wrote:
funk, blues ? jimmy's style is 'soul jazz'.
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Mokami wrote:
@ scentless; I very much agree!
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Scentlesss wrote:
Hammond B3 - is Awesome!
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denkol wrote:
'Who's Afraid Of Virginia Woolf?' not jimmy for sure!
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sGarrista- wrote:
Great stuff indeed.
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Ton87 wrote:
Grooviness
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