Jimmy Smith

Artist:  Jimmy Smith
Birth Name:  James Oscar Smith
Born:  December 8, 1925.  Norristown, Pennsylvania, USA
Died:  February 8, 2005 (Aged 79).  Scottsdale, Arizona, USA
Genre:  Jazz, Hard Bop, Jazz Funk, Soul Jazz, Mainstream Jazz, Fusion Jazz
Occupation:  Musician
Instruments:  Hammond B-3, Electric Organ

Jimmy Smith was an American Jazz Musician.  He wasn't the first organ player in Jazz but no one had a greater influence with the instrument that he did.  He recorded more than 30 albums for Blue Note Records between 1956 and 1963, collaborating with the likes of Kenny Burrell, Stanley Turrentine and Jackie McLean.  In 1963, he signed a new record deal with Verve.  In 2005, he was awarded the NEA Jazz Masters Award from the National Endowment for the Arts, the highest honor that America bestows upon Jazz Musicians.

Title:  Standards  (1998)
Genre:  Jazz, Hard Bop, Jazz Funk, Soul Jazz, Mainstream Jazz, Fusion Jazz
Label:  Blue Note Records
Rating:   *****

Tracks:  

 1.  Little Girl Blackbird  (5:23)
 2.  Bye Bye Blackbird  (6:11)
 3.  I'm Just A Lucky So And So  (5:23)
 4.  Ruby  (3:42)
 5.  September Song  (5:15)
 6.  I Didn't Know What Time It Was  (6:25)
 7.  Memories Of You  (5:51)
 8.  But Beautiful  (3:58)
 9.  Mood Indigo  (5:37)
10. While We're Young  (4:54)
11. It Might as Well Be Spring  (9:07)
12. The Last Dance  (4:55)

Personnel:

Jimmy Smith:  Organ
Kenny Burrell:  Guitar
Donald Bailey:  Drums

Standards recorded in 1957, 1958,1959 by Jimmy Smith, was remastered and  released on February 10, 1998 by Blue Note Records, featuring Kenny Burrell and Donald Bailey.