Monday, February 23, 2026

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
Instrum
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:   Bashin' - The Unpredictable (2026)
Genre:  Jazz, Hard Bop, Jazz Funk, Soul Jazz, Mainstream Jazz, Fusion Jazz
Label:  Verve
Rating:   *****

Format:  LP

Tracks:

Side One:

 1.  Walk On The Wild Side (5:55)
 2.  Ol' Man River (3:56)
 3.  In A Mellow Tone (4:25)
 4.  Step Right Up (4:10)

Side Two:

 1.  Beggar For The Blues (7:28)
 2.  Bashin' (6:16)
 3.  I'm An Old Cowhand (From The Rio Grande) (6:17)

Personnel:

Tracks:  1-4

Jimmy Smith:  Organ
Oliver Nelson:  Conductor
Phil Woods:  Alto Saxophone
Jerry Dodgion:  Alto Saxophone
Bob Ashton:  Tenor Saxophone
Babe Clarke:  Tenor Saxophone
George Barrow:  Baritone Saxophone
Jow Newman:  Trumpet
Ernie Royal:  Trumpet
Doc Severinsen:  Trumpet
Joe Wilder:  Trumpet
Jimmy Cleveland:  Trombone
Urbie Green:   Trombone
Britt Woodman:  Trombone
Tom Mitchell:  Bass Trombone
Barry Galbrath:  Guitar
George Duvivier:  Bass
Ed Shaughnessy:  Drums

Tracks:  1-3

Jimmy Smith:  Organ
Quentin Warren:  Guitar
Donald Bailey:  Drums

Bashin' - The Unpredictable is an album by Jimmy Smith, originally released on May 1962 by Verve, remastered and reissued on January 23, 2026 by Verve Records.  Pressed on 180 Gram Audiophile Vinyl.







          
 

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