James Oscar Smith (December 8, 1925 – February 8, 2005) was an American

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musician whose albums often appeared on ''Billboard'' magazine charts. He helped popularize the

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organ, creating a link between jazz and 1960s

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. In 2005, Smith was awarded the NEA Jazz Masters Award from the National Endowment for the Arts, the highest honor that America bestows upon jazz musicians.

Early years

There is confusion about Smith's birth year, with sources citing either 1925 or 1928. Born James Oscar Smith in Norristown, Pennsylvania, he joined his father doing a song-and-dance routine in clubs at the age of six. He began teaching himself to play the piano. When he was nine, Smith won a Philadelphia radio talent contest as a boogie-woogie pianist. After a period in the U.S. Navy, he began furthering his musical education in 1948, with a year at

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, then the Leo Ornstein School of Music in Philadelphia in 1949. He began exploring the Hammond organ in 1951. From 1951 to 1954, he played piano, then organ in Philly R&B bands like Don Gardner and the Sonotones. He switched to organ permanently in 1954 after hearing Wild Bill Davis.

Career

He purchased his first Hammond organ, rented a warehouse to practice in and emerged after little more than a year. Upon hearing him playing in a Philadelphia club,

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's Alfred Lion immediately signed him to the label and his second album, '' The Champ'', quickly established Smith as a new star on the jazz scene. He was a prolific recording artist and, as a leader, dubbed The Incredible Jimmy Smith, he recorded around forty sessions for

in just eight years beginning in 1956. Albums from this period include ''

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'', ''

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'', '' Home Cookin''', '' Midnight Special'', ''

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'' and '' Prayer Meetin'''. Smith signed to the Verve label in 1962. His first album, '' Bashin''', sold well and for the first time Smith worked with a big band, led by

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. Further big band collaborations followed with composer/arranger Lalo Schifrin for '' The Cat'' and guitarist Wes Montgomery, with whom he recorded two albums: '' The Dynamic Duo'' and ''

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''. Other albums from this period include '' Blue Bash!'' and '' Organ Grinder Swing'' with

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, '' The Boss'' with

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, ''

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'', ''

Got My Mojo Working "Got My Mojo Working" is a blues song written by Preston "Red" Foster and first recorded by R&B singer Ann Cole in 1956. Foster's lyrics describe several amulets or talismans, called ''mojo'', which are associated with hoodoo, an early African ...

'', and ''

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''. During the 1950s and 1960s, Smith almost always performed live, in a trio, consisting of organ, guitar and drums. The Jimmy Smith Trio performed " When Johnny Comes Marching Home" and "The Sermon" in the film '' Get Yourself a College Girl'' (1964). In the 1970s, Smith opened his own

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in the

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neighborhood of

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, at 12910 Victory Boulevard and played there regularly with Kenny Dixon on drums, Herman Riley and John F. Phillips on saxophone; also included in the band was harmonica/flute player Stanley Behrens. The 1972 album '' Root Down'', considered a seminal influence on later generations of funk and hip-hop musicians, was recorded live at the club, albeit with a different group of backing musicians. Jimmy Smith London Jazz Cafe Mar 2004

Later career

Holle Thee Maxwell, then known as Holly Maxwell, was Smith's vocalist for two years in the late 1970s. During a South African tour, they recorded the album ''Jimmy Smith Plays for the People'' in 1978. Smith had a career revival in the 1980s and 1990s, again recording for Blue Note and Verve, and for Elektra and

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. He also recorded with

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, Frank Sinatra,

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(he can be heard on the title track of the '' Bad'' album), Dee Dee Bridgewater, and

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. His last album, ''

Dot Com Blues ''Dot Com Blues'' is a 2001 album by the American jazz organist Jimmy Smith. The album was Smith's first recording for five years, and features guest appearances by B.B. King and Etta James.

'' (Blue Thumb/Verve, 2000), was recorded with B. B. King, Dr. John, and Etta James. Liri blues jimmy smith 2004

Smith and his wife moved to

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, in 2004. She died of cancer a few months later. Smith recorded ''Legacy'' with Joey DeFrancesco, and the two prepared to go on tour. However, before the tour began, Smith died on February 8, 2005 at his Scottsdale home, where he was found by his manager, Robert Clayton. He died in his sleep of natural causes.

Musical style

Jimmy Smith American Jazz Organist photo by Jon Hammond 2005

While the electric organ had been used in jazz by Fats Waller,

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, Wild Bill Davis and others, Smith's virtuoso improvisation technique on the Hammond helped to popularize the electric organ as a jazz and blues instrument. The B3 and companion Leslie speaker produce a distinctive sound, including percussive "clicks" with each key stroke. The drawbar setting most commonly associated with Smith is to pull out the first three drawbars on the "B" preset on the top manual of the organ, with added harmonic percussion on the 3rd harmonic. This tone has been emulated by many jazz organists since Smith. Smith's style on fast tempo pieces combined bluesy "licks" with

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-based single note runs. For ballads, he played walking bass lines on the bass pedals. 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, which helped to emulate the attack and sound of a

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. Smith influenced a constellation of jazz organists, including

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, Don Patterson,

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, Tony Monaco and

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, as well as rock keyboardists such as

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and Keith Emerson. Emerson would later recount a story where Smith grabbed Emerson's "meat and two veg" as a humorous greeting. Later, Smith influenced bands such as Medeski, Martin & Wood and the Beastie Boys, who sampled the bassline from "Root Down (and Get It)" from '' Root Down''—and saluted Smith in the lyrics—for their own hit "Root Down". Often called the father of acid jazz, Smith lived to see that movement come to reflect his organ style. In the 1990s, Smith went to Nashville, taking a break from his ongoing gigs at his Sacramento restaurant which he owned and, in Music City, Nashville, he produced, with the help of a webmaster, ''

'', his last Verve album. In 1999, Smith guested on two tracks of a live album, ''Incredible!'' (Smith's nickname during the 1960s) with his protégé, Joey DeFrancesco, a then 28-year-old organist. Smith and DeFrancesco's collaborative album ''Legacy'' was released in 2005 shortly after Smith's death.

Discography

As leader/co-leader

* '' A New Sound... A New Star... Jimmy Smith at the Organ, Volume 1'' (Blue Note, 1956) * '' A New Sound A New Star: Jimmy Smith at the Organ Volume 2'' (Blue Note, 1956) – a.k.a. ''The Champ'' * '' The Incredible Jimmy Smith at the Organ Volume 3'' (Blue Note, 1956) * '' At Club Baby Grand, Volume One'' (Blue Note, 1956) * '' At Club Baby Grand, Volume Two'' (Blue Note, 1956) * ''

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'' (Blue Note, 1957) * '' A Date with Jimmy Smith Volume Two'' (Blue Note, 1957) * ''Jimmy Smith at the Organ, Volume 1'' (Blue Note, 1957) * ''Jimmy Smith at the Organ, Volume 2'' (Blue Note, 1957) * '' The Sounds of Jimmy Smith'' (Blue Note, 1957) * ''

Plays Pretty Just for You ''Plays Pretty Just for You'' is an album by American jazz organist Jimmy Smith featuring performances recorded in 1957 and released on the Blue Note label.

'' (Blue Note, 1957) * '' Groovin' at Smalls' Paradise, Volume One'' (Blue Note, 1958) – recorded in 1957 * '' Groovin' at Smalls' Paradise, Volume Two'' (Blue Note, 1958) – recorded in 1957 * ''

'' (Blue Note, 1958) – recorded in 1957-58 * ''

'' (Blue Note, 1959) – recorded in 1957-58 * '' Crazy! Baby'' (Blue Note, 1960) * '' Home Cookin''' (Blue Note, 1961) – recorded in 1958-59 * '' Midnight Special'' (Blue Note, 1961) – recorded in 1960 * '' Plays Fats Waller'' (Blue Note, 1962) * '' Bashin': The Unpredictable Jimmy Smith'' (Verve, 1962) * ''

'' (Blue Note, 1963) – recorded in 1960 * '' Hobo Flats'' (Verve, 1963) * '' Rockin' the Boat'' (Blue Note, 1963) * '' Any Number Can Win'' (Verve, 1963) * '' Blue Bash!'' (Verve, 1963) with

* ''

'' (Verve, 1964) * '' The Cat'' (Verve, 1964) * '' Christmas '64'' (Verve, 1964) * '' Prayer Meetin''' (Blue Note, 1964) – recorded in 1963 * ''

Softly as a Summer Breeze ''Softly as a Summer Breeze'' is an album by American jazz organist Jimmy Smith featuring performances recorded in 1958 but not released on the Blue Note label until 1965.

'' (Blue Note, 1965) – recorded in 1958 * '' Monster'' (Verve, 1965) * '' Organ Grinder Swing'' (Verve, 1965) * ''

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'' (Verve, 1965) * ''La Metamorphose Des Cloportes'' (Verve, 1965) * ''Live at the Village Gate'' (Metro, 1965) * '' Bucket!'' (Blue Note, 1966) – recorded in 1963 * ''Swings Along with Stranger in Paradise'' (Pickwick, 1966) – early recordings * ''Live in Concert'' (Metro, 1966) * ''

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'' (Verve, 1966) * ''

'' (Verve, 1966) * '' Jimmy & Wes: The Dynamic Duo'' (Verve, 1966) with Wes Montgomery * '' I'm Movin' On'' (Blue Note, 1967) – recorded in 1963 * ''In Hamburg – Live!'' (Metro, 1967) * '' Respect'' (Verve, 1967) * '' Open House'' (Blue Note, 1968) – recorded in 1960 * ''Stay Loose'' (Verve, 1968) * '' Plain Talk'' (Blue Note, 1968) – recorded in 1960 * ''Livin' It Up!'' (Verve, 1968) * '' The Boss'' (Verve, 1968) – live * ''

'' (Verve, 1968) with Wes Montgomery – recorded in 1966 * ''The Fantastic Jimmy Smith'' (Upfront, 1969) – early recordings * '' Groove Drops'' (Verve, 1970) * '' The Other Side of Jimmy Smith'' (MGM, 1970) * ''I'm Gon' Git Myself Together'' (MGM, 1971) * ''In a Plain Brown Wrapper'' (Verve, 1971) * '' Root Down'' (Verve, 1972) – live * '' Bluesmith'' (Verve, 1972) * ''Newport In New York '72 (The Jimmy Smith Jam, Vol. 5)'' (Cobblestone, 1972) * ''Portuguese Soul'' (Verve, 1973) * ''Black Smith'' (Pride/Atlantic, 1974) * ''Live In Israel'' (Isradisc, 1974) – Israel only release * ''Paid in Full'' (Mojo, 1974) * ''Jimmy Smith '75'' (Mojo, 1975) * ''Sit on It!'' (Mercury, 1977) * ''It's Necessary'' (Mercury, 1977) – live * ''Unfinished Business'' (Mercury, 1978) * ''Jimmy Smith Plays For The People'' (Polydor, 1978) – South Africa only release * ''Confirmation'' (Blue Note, 1979) * ''

Cool Blues ''Cool Blues'' is a live album by American jazz organist Jimmy Smith featuring performances recorded at Small's Paradise in New York City in 1958 but not released on the Blue Note label until 1980.

'' (Blue Note, 1980) – live; recorded in 1958 * ''The Cat Strikes Again'' (Wersi, 1980; Inner City, 1981) * ''On the Sunny Side'' (Blue Note, 1981) * ''Second Coming'' (Mojo, 1981) * ''Off the Top'' (Elektra Musician, 1982) * ''Keep On Comin' '' (Elektra Musician, 1983) – live * ''Special Guests'' (Blue Note, 1984) * ''Go for Whatcha Know'' (Blue Note, 1985) * '' Jimmy Smith Trio + LD'' (Blue Note, 1985) with

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– Japan only release; recorded in 1957 * ''Prime Time'' (Milestone, 1989) * ''Fourmost'' (Milestone, 1991) with

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– live; recorded in 1990 * ''Sum Serious Blues'' (Milestone, 1993) * ''The Master'' (Blue Note, 1994) – live * ''The Master II'' (Blue Note, 1994) – live * '' Damn!'' (Verve, 1995) * '' Angel Eyes: Ballads & Slow Jams'' (Verve, 1996) * ''All the Way Live'' (Milestone, 1996) with Eddie Harris – recorded in 1981 * ''Cherokee'' (Blue Note, 1996) * ''Lonesome Road'' (Blue Note, 1996) * ''Standards'' (Blue Note, 1998) * ''

Six Views of the Blues ''Six Views of the Blues'' is an album by American jazz organist Jimmy Smith (musician), Jimmy Smith featuring performances recorded in 1958 but not released on the Blue Note Records, Blue Note label until 1999.Dot Com Blues ''Dot Com Blues'' is a 2001 album by the American jazz organist Jimmy Smith. The album was Smith's first recording for five years, and features guest appearances by B.B. King and Etta James.

'' (Blue Thumb/Verve, 2000) * ''Fourmost Return'' (Milestone, 2001) – live; recorded in 1990 * ''Black Cat'' (Castle Pie, 2001) * '' Straight Life'' (Blue Note, 2007) – recorded in 1961

As sideman

With

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* ''Get Ready'' (Atco, 1970) * ''Everybody's Talkin'' (Atco, 1972) With

* ''Incredible!'' (Concord Jazz, 2000) * ''Legacy'' (Concord Jazz, 2005) With

* '' Smackwater Jack'' (A&M, 1971) * ''

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'' (Concord Jazz, 2004) also with

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– recorded in 1969 With others * Beastie Boys, ''Ill Communication'' (Capitol, 1994) *

, ''George Benson: Compact Jazz'' (Verve, 1987) * Jean-Michel Bernard, ''Cash'' (Naive, 2008) * Dee Dee Bridgewater, '' Love and Peace: A Tribute to Horace Silver'' (Verve, 1995) – recorded in 1994 *

, '' Ellington Is Forever'' (Fantasy, 1975) *

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, ''Shadow Dancing'' (Versatile, 1978) *

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, ''The Italian Heist'' (Super Disco Edits, 2019) *

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, ''Love'' (Muse, 1982) *

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, ''It's Your Night'' (Qwest/WB, 1983) *

, '' Bad'' (Epic, 1987) * Toshihiko Kankawa, ''Quarter Run'' (Paddlewheel, 1984) *

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, ''Robbie Krieger & Friends'' (Blue Note, 1977) * Yoshiaki Miyanoue with special guest Jimmy Smith, ''Touch of Love'' (Vap, 1981) * Frank Sinatra, '' L.A. Is My Lady'' (Qwest/WB, 1984) * Candi Staton, ''Stand Up and Be a Witness'' (Beracah, 1989) *

, '' Straight Ahead'' (Blue Note, 1985) – recorded in 1984 * Lenny White, ''Venusian Summer'' (Nemperor, 1975) * V.A., ''Newport In New York '72 (The Jam Sessions, Vol. 4)'' (Cobblestone, 1972) * V.A., ''One Night With Blue Note, Volume 3'' (Blue Note, 1985)

References

External links

Jimmy Smith comprehensive discography

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