Rarely has a jazz instrument been so completely redefined as the organ was at the hands of Jimmy Smith. In his wake, the Hammond B3 organ gained wide-spread popularity and attracted a suite of ...
LOS ANGELES -- Organist Jimmy Smith, who helped change the sound of jazz by almost single-handedly introducing the electric riffs of the Hammond B-3 organ, has died at age 79 at his home in Scottsdale ...
It was supposed to be a happy occasion. When Yoshi's jazz club in Oakland booked Jimmy Smith and Joey DeFrancesco for a five-night engagement (February 16-20), it was supposed to be the first stop on ...
Jazz organist Jimmy Smith died last week, just as he was preparing to start touring with longtime band mate and collaborator Kenny Burrell. Felix Contreras has an appreciation of the late musician.
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