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
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.
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: Softly As A Summer Breeze (Blue Note Classic Edition) (2026)
Genre: Jazz, Hard Bop, Jazz Funk, Soul Jazz, Mainstream Jazz, Fusion Jazz
Label: Blue Note
Rating: *****
Format: LP
Tracks:
Side One:
1. These Foolish Things (5:27)
2. Hackensack (5:58)
3. It Could Happen To You (6:16)
Side Two:
1. Sometimes I'm Happy (8:21)
2. Someone To Watch Over Me (6:30)
3. One For Philly Joe (4:46)
Personnel:
Jimmy Smith: Organ
Kenny Burrell: Guitar on Tracks: 1/1-3, 2/1
Eddie McFadden: Guitar on Tracks: 2/2, 3
Philly Joe Jones: Drums on Tracks: 1/1-3, 2/1
Donald Bailey: Drums on Tracks: 2/2, 3
Softly As A Summer Breeze is an album by Jimmy Smith, originally released in 1965 by Blue Note, remastered and reissued on August 21, 2026 by Blue Note Records. Blue Note Classic Edition, pressed on 180 Gram Audiophile Vinyl.
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