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19 years and 17k posts...
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One of my all-time jazz favorites just passed...
SCOTTSDALE, Arizona (AP) -- Jimmy Smith, an award-winning jazz organist who was considered a pioneer with the instrument, has died of natural causes at his home. He was 79.
Smith's death Tuesday in Scottsdale was announced by officials at Concord Records. "Jimmy Smith transformed the organ into a jazz instrument. Jazz has lost a pioneering talent, not to mention a one-of-a-kind personality," National Endowment for the Arts Chairman Dana Gioia said Wednesday. Born in Norristown, Pennsylvania, in 1925, Smith ruled the Hammond B-3 organ in the 1950s and 1960s, fusing R&B, blues, and gospel influences with bebop references. Smith's sessions with record label Blue Note from 1956 to 1963 included collaborations with Kenny Burrell, Lee Morgan, Lou Donaldson, Tina Brooks, Jackie McLean, Ike Quebec and Stanley Turrentine. He started playing the Hammond organ in 1951. "Jimmy was one of the greatest and most innovative musicians of our time," said fellow Hammond B-3 artist Joey DeFrancesco. The two recently recorded an album together called Legacy, which is scheduled to be released next week. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Copyright 2005 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
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02-10-2005, 06:32 PM
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Any other Jimmy Smith fans out there?
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02-11-2005, 03:50 AM
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Feelin' Solexy
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Yeah, saw him play at Scullers here in Boston during the summer of 2001, the B-3 playing was unbelievable. RIP Jimmy!
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02-11-2005, 04:57 AM
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Join Date: Nov 2002
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The King of B3. Man they are dropping like leaves! Who will replace all these greats that are dying?
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02-11-2005, 05:34 AM
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Joey Defrancesco is another B3 great, but Jimmy Smith was the master of that instrument, he'll be missed!
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02-11-2005, 08:28 AM
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