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James Oscar Smith (December 8, 1928 [1] – February 8, 2005 [2]) was an American jazz musician who 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. [3]
1 de may. de 2024 · Jimmy Smith, American musician who integrated the electric organ into jazz, thereby inventing the soul-jazz idiom, which became popular in the 1950s and ’60s. His innovation was to use the organ in the manner of horn players to play nimble single-note melodic lines accompanied by gospel music harmonies.
Active. 1950s - 2000s. Born. December 8, 1925 in Norristown, PA. Died. February 8, 2005 in Scottsdale, AZ. Genre. Jazz, Pop/Rock. Styles. Hard Bop, Jazz-Funk, Soul Jazz, Mainstream Jazz, Fusion. Also Known As. James Oscar Smith. Album Highlights. Jimmy Smith Biography by Mark Deming.
2 de jun. de 2010 · Jimmy Smith, the great Philadelphia-born jazz keyboardist, didn't pioneer the Hammond's use in jazz (Fats Waller, Count Basie, Milt Buckner and Wild Bill Davis were among those who'd...
NEA Jazz Master Jimmy Smith performs Midnight Special in 1980 for international TV in front of an invited audience. This is one of the first TV shows recorde...
27 de may. de 2023 · Born James Oscar Smith in Norristown, Pennsylvania, USA. Smith was influenced by both gospel and blues. He first achieved prominence in the 1950s where his recordings became popular on jukeboxes before there were commonly used terms to describe his unique musical flavor.
8 de dic. de 2023 · It’s time for a reappraisal of The Incredible Jimmy Smith who did as much to popularize jazz as almost any of his contemporaries. Listen to the best of Jimmy Smith on Apple Music and Spotify.
