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:  Midnight Special  (2007)
Genre:  Jazz, Hard Bop, Jazz Funk, Soul Jazz, Mainstream Jazz, Fusion Jazz
Label:  Blue Note Records
Rating:  *****

Tracks:

 1.  Midnight Special  (9:58)
 2.  A Subtle One  (7:45)
 3.  Jumpin' The Blues  (5:28)
 4.  Why Was I Born  (6:36)
 5.  One O'Clock Jump  (7:00)

Personnel:

Jimmy Smith:  Organ  
Stanley Turrentine:  Tenor Saxophone
Kenny Burrell:  Guitar
Donald Bailey:  Drums

Midnight Special is an album by Jimmy Smith, originally released on November 1961 by Blue Note, remastered and reissued on September 25, 2007 by Blue Note Records, featuring Stanley Turrentine, Kenny Burrell, Donald Bailey.