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Jimmy Smith (musician)
James Oscar Smith (December 8, 1925 – February 8, 2005) was an American jazz musician whose albums often appeared on ''Billboard'' magazine charts. He helped popularize the Hammond B-3 organ, creating a link between jazz and 1960s soul music. In 2005, Smith was awarded the NEA Jazz Masters Award from the National Endowment for the Arts, the highest honor that America bestows upon jazz musicians. Early years There is confusion about Smith's birth year, with sources citing either 1925 or 1928. Born James Oscar Smith in Norristown, Pennsylvania, he joined his father doing a song-and-dance routine in clubs at the age of six. He began teaching himself to play the piano. When he was nine, Smith won a Philadelphia radio talent contest as a boogie-woogie pianist. After a period in the U.S. Navy, he began furthering his musical education in 1948, with a year at Royal Hamilton College of Music, then the Leo Ornstein School of Music in Philadelphia in 1949. He began exploring the Ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norristown, Pennsylvania
Norristown is a municipality with home rule status and the county seat of Montgomery County, Pennsylvania Montgomery County is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. It is the third-most populous county in Pennsylvania and the 73rd-most populous county in the United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the county was 856,55 ..., United States, in the Philadelphia metropolitan area. Located along the Schuylkill River, approximately from the Philadelphia city limits, Norristown had a population of 34,324 as of the 2010 U.S. Census. It is the fourth most populous municipality in the county and second most populous borough in Pennsylvania. It is the largest non-township municipality in Montgomery County and is located southeast of Allentown, Pennsylvania, Allentown and northwest of Philadelphia, the sixth largest city in the United States. History The area where Norristown sits was originally owned by the family of Isaac Norris (statesman), Isaac N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Virgin Books
Virgin Books is a British book publisher 90% owned by the publishing group Random House, and 10% owned by Virgin Group, the company originally set up by Richard Branson as a record company. History Virgin established its book publishing arm in the late 1970s; in the latter part of the 1980s Virgin purchased several existing companies, including WH Allen, well known among ''Doctor Who'' fans for their Target Books imprint; Virgin Books was incorporated into WH Allen in 1989, but in 1991 WH Allen was renamed Virgin Publishing Ltd. Virgin Publishing's early success came with the ''Doctor Who'' New Adventures novels, officially licensed full-length novels carrying on the story of the popular science-fiction television series following its cancellation in 1989. Virgin published this series from 1991 to 1997, as well as a range of ''Doctor Who'' reference books from 1992 to 1998 under the Doctor Who Books imprint. In recent times the company is best known for its commercial non- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bashin'
''Bashin': The Unpredictable Jimmy Smith'' is a 1962 studio album by the American jazz organist Jimmy Smith, accompanied by a big band arranged and conducted by Oliver Nelson. It was Smith's first album for Verve Records. The first four tracks feature an ensemble that included future ''Tonight Show'' band members Doc Severinsen and Ed Shaughnessy. Track listing # " Walk on the Wild Side" ( Elmer Bernstein, Mack David) – 5:55 # " Ol' Man River" ( Oscar Hammerstein II, Jerome Kern) – 3:56 # "In a Mellow Tone" ( Duke Ellington, Milt Gabler) – 4:25 # "Step Right Up" (Oliver Nelson) – 4:13 # "Beggar for the Blues" (Ray Rasch, Dotty Wayne) – 7:28 # "Bashin'" ( Jimmy Smith) – 6:16 # "I'm an Old Cowhand (From the Rio Grande)" ( Johnny Mercer) – 6:17 Personnel Musicians Tracks 1-4 * Jimmy Smith – organ * Oliver Nelson – arranger, conductor * Phil Woods, Jerry Dodgion – alto saxophone * Bob Ashton, Babe Clarke – tenor saxophone * George Barrow – baritone saxoph ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prayer Meetin'
''Prayer Meetin is an album by the American jazz organist Jimmy Smith, recorded in 1963 and released on the Blue Note label.Blue Note discography accessed November 26, 2010 The album was rereleased on CD with two bonus tracks from the same session. Reception The review by Steve Leggett stated:Track listing # "Prayer Meeting" ( Jimmy Smith) – 5:45 # "" ( |
Back At The Chicken Shack
''Back at the Chicken Shack'' is an album by Jimmy Smith. It was recorded in 1960 and released in 1963 on the Blue Note label. Smith recorded the album in the same session as his previous album '' Midnight Special''. Fittingly, he wears the same red shirt on both album covers. It was cited in the book ''1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die''. Track listing Personnel * Jimmy Smith – organ * Stanley Turrentine – tenor saxophone * Kenny Burrell – guitar (1,4) * Donald Bailey – drums Production * Alfred Lion – producer * Rudy Van Gelder – engineer * Reid Miles – design * Francis Wolff – photography * Ira Gitler Ira Gitler (December 18, 1928 – February 23, 2019) was an American jazz historian and journalist. The co-author of ''The Biographical Encyclopedia of Jazz'' with Leonard Feather—the most recent edition appeared in 1999—he wrote hundreds of ... – liner notes References Jimmy Smith (musician) albums 1960 albums Blue Note Recor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Midnight Special (Jimmy Smith Album)
''Midnight Special'' is an album by the American jazz organist Jimmy Smith, recorded in 1960 and released on the Blue Note label.Blue Note discography accessed November 26, 2010 The album was recorded at the same session that produced '''' (1960). Reception The review by called the album "highly recommended". ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Home Cookin' (album)
''Home Cookin'' is an album by the American jazz organist Jimmy Smith of performances recorded in 1958 and 1959 and released on the Blue Note label.Blue Note discography accessed November 25, 2010 The album was rereleased on CD with five bonus tracks. Reception The review by Lindsay Planer states: "The Hammond organ mastery of Jimmy Smith is arguably nowhere as profound as on this collection... Jimmy Smith's voluminous catalog is remarkably solid throughout and ''Home Cookin'' is a recommended starting place for burgeoning enthusiasts as well as a substantial entry for the initiated".Planer, L. |
House Party (Jimmy Smith Album)
''House Party'' is the fourteenth album by American jazz organist Jimmy Smith featuring performances recorded in 1957 and 1958 and released on the Blue Note label.Blue Note discography accessed November 25, 2010 The album was rereleased on CD with one bonus track. Background Blue Note used the Manhattan Towers Hotel Ballroom in New York City for recording sessions in 1957-1958, while their recording engineer was still using his parents' Hackensack, N.J. home studio to record artists. ''House Party'' was the first of two Smith albums recorded on two dates, the second was Smith's next album '' |
The Sermon!
''The Sermon!'' is an album by jazz organist Jimmy Smith. It was produced by the Blue Note record label, and was Smith's fifteenth album in three years. AllMusic's Lindsay Planer described the album as "a prime example of Smith and company's myriad of talents." Background ''The Sermon'' was the second of two albums recorded on two dates at The Manhattan Towers Hotel Ballroom, the first was Smith's previous album, ''House Party'' (1958). Rudy Van Gelder used the ballroom as a recording studio for recording sessions in 1957-1958, while he was still using his parents' Hackensack, New Jersey home studio to record artists for Blue Note. He mainly used it for larger groups of musicians that would not fit in his parents' living room, or when New York was a more convenient location to record the artists involved. Track listing # "The Sermon" (Jimmy Smith) – 20:12 # "J.O.S." (Smith) – 11:56 # "Flamingo" (Edmund Anderson, Ted Grouya) – 8:02 :''Recorded on August 25, 1957 (#2) and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Champ (Jimmy Smith Album)
''A New Sound A New Star: Jimmy Smith at the Organ Volume 2'' (also released as ''The Champ'') is an album by Jimmy Smith. The trio recording was made at Van Gelder Studio on March 27, 1956, and was released by Blue Note.Blue Note discography Retrieved October 5, 2010 The album was rereleased on CD combined with Smith's first LP, '' A New Sound... A New Star...'', and the following '' The Incredible Jimmy Smith at the Organ''. Reception The |
Alfred Lion
Alfred Lion (born Alfred Löw; April 21, 1908 – February 2, 1987), was an American record executive who co-founded the jazz record label Blue Note in 1939. Lion retired in 1967, having sold the company, after producing recordings by leading musicians throughout the 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s. Early years Lion was born in Schöneberg -later a borough of Berlin- on April 21, 1908.Garner, Carla"Alfred Lion."In ''Immigrant Entrepreneurship: German-American Business Biographies, 1720 to the Present'', vol. 5, edited by R. Daniel Wadhwani. German Historical Institute. Last modified April 28, 2014. His fascination with jazz began at the age of 16 when he saw a concert by Sam Wooding's Orchestra. In 1926, Lion emigrated to the United States, but while working on the New York docks he was attacked by an anti-immigrant worker; he returned to Germany to convalesce. From 1933, Lion lived in South America, working for German import-export companies, returning to New York in 1938. His presence at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wild Bill Davis
Wild Bill Davis (November 24, 1918 – August 17, 1995) was the stage name of American jazz pianist, organist, and arranger William Strethen Davis. He is best known for his pioneering jazz electric organ recordings and for his tenure with the Tympany Five, the backing group for Louis Jordan. Prior to the emergence of Jimmy Smith in 1956, Davis (whom Smith had reportedly first seen playing organ in the 1930s) was the pacesetter among organists. Biography Davis was born in Glasgow, Missouri and grew up in Parsons, Kansas. He first learned music from his father who was a professional singer. He received further musical training at the Tuskegee Institute (now Tuskegee University) in Alabama, and at Wiley College in Marshall, Texas. In his early career he took inspiration from Fats Waller and Art Tatum. Davis moved to Chicago, where he originally played guitar and wrote arrangements for Milt Larkin's big band from 1939 through 1942; a band which included Arnett Cobb, Illinoi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
