The Incredible Jimmy Smith

I've Got the Blues and I've Got Soul! The Incredible Jimmy Smith

From: Howard Burchette
Series: Jazz Time
Length: 50:05

Jimmy Smith was instrumental in shifting the Hammond organ into the spotlight in the jazz genre and his many Blue Note albums of the 50s and 60s, including The Champ (1956) and The Sermon! (1958) are considered to be classics. Read the full description.

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Jimmy Smith was also known as The Incredible Jimmy Smith was a Jazz musician who became popular by playing the Hammond B-3 electric organ. He recorded around 40 albums for Blue Note Records in just eight years beginning in 1956. He switched to Verve Records in 1962 and was accompanied by a big band on many of the sessions. He also recorded with other artists like Michael Jackson on his successful album “Bad”. This program is an introduction to the great Jimmy Smith and gives examples of how his style incorporates the Blues and Soul.

I've Got the Blues and I've Got Soul! The Incredible Jimmy Smith is a one hour program divided into three sets leaving room for PSAs, the news, announcements, station IDs etc.

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Jimmy Smith was also known as The Incredible Jimmy Smith was a Jazz musician who became popular by playing the Hammond B-3 electric organ. He recorded around 40 albums for Blue Note Records in just eight years beginning in 1956. He switched to Verve Records in 1962 and was accompanied by a big band on many of the sessions. He also recorded with other artists like Michael Jackson on his successful album “Bad”. This program is an introduction to the great Jimmy Smith and gives examples of how his style incorporates the Blues and Soul.

I've Got the Blues and I've Got Soul! The Incredible Jimmy Smith is a one hour program divided into three sets leaving room for PSAs, the news, announcements, station IDs etc.

Musical Works

Title	Artist	Album	Label	Year	Length
Back At The Chicken Shack	Jimmy Smith	Back At The Chicken Shack.	Blue Note	2007	08:03
Organ Grinder's Swing	Jimmy Smith	Organ Grinder Swing.	Verve Records	2000	02:16
The Sermon	Jimmy Smith	The Sermon (The Rudy Van Gelder Edition).	Blue Note	2000	20:15
Got My Mojo Workin'	Jimmy Smith	Got My Mojo Workin'/Hoochie Cooche Man.	Verve Records	1997	08:02
The Cat	Jimmy Smith	The Cat.	Verve Records	1998	03:24
The Champ	Jimmy Smith	Best Of Jimmy Smith (The Blue Note Years).	Blue Note	1998	08:38