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Jimmy Smith

Last album

March 11, 2008

First published

April 19, 2010

Downloads

5002 albums downloaded

Biography

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.

Albums

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  Incredible Jimmy Smith at Club Baby Grand, Vol. 1 Published in 2008

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  Incredible Jimmy Smith at Club Baby Grand, Vol. 2 Published in 2008

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  Jimmy Smith at the Organ, Vol. 3 Published in 2005

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  Date with Jimmy Smith, Vol. 2 Published in 2004

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  Ultimate Jimmy Smith Published in 1999

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