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Jimmy Smith

Jimmy Smith has been played over 30 times on NTS, first on 28 April 2013. Jimmy Smith's music has been featured on 31 episodes.

Jimmy Smith (1925–2005) was a jazz musician whose instrument was the Hammond B-3 electric organ.

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…

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Mr Bongo2018
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Mellow Mood
Jimmy Smith, Wes Montgomery
Verve Records1969
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Can't Hide Love
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Mercury1977
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Jingle Bells
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Verve Records1964
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The Incredible Jimmy SmithVerve Records1964
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Elegy For A Duck
Oliver Nelson, Jimmy Smith
Jazz Heritage1999
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3rd Movement: Farewell To Lisbon Town
Jimmy Smith
Verve Records1973
3rd Movement: Farewell To Lisbon Town
Jimmy SmithVerve Records1973
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Mellow Mood
Jimmy Smith, Wes Montgomery
Verve Records, MGM Records1969
Mellow Mood
Jimmy Smith, Wes MontgomeryVerve Records, MGM Records1969
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God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
The Incredible Jimmy Smith
Verve Records1964
God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
The Incredible Jimmy SmithVerve Records1964
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Old Folks
The Incredible Jimmy Smith
Blue Note1968
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The Incredible Jimmy SmithBlue Note1968
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