Jimmy Smith RIP?

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can anyone confirm this?

― ken taylrr (ken taylrr), Wednesday, 9 February 2005 19:10 (twenty-one years ago)

son of a bitch, I hope not

― Riot Gear! (Gear!), Wednesday, 9 February 2005 19:11 (twenty-one years ago)

BAH

What a fucked up week if this is true. Jesus H.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Wednesday, 9 February 2005 19:11 (twenty-one years ago)

Unfortunately, yes. RIP.

Jimmy Smith (bio | CDs - DVDs - books), credited with a style that revolutionized the Hammond B3 organ in the '50s and '60s, died at his Phoenix home on Tuesday (2/8), apparently of natural causes, his Verve Music Group publicist confirmed. He was 76.

Jimmy Smith was truly without peer," said a statement issued by Verve president and CEO Ron Goldstein. "His creativity and original style put him in a class above all other organists. Fortunately, Jimmy leaves behind a wealth of recordings that can be discovered and cherished forever."
Smith recorded his most notable works for Blue Note Records from the mid '50s through the early '60--an especially productive period that saw the artist issue about three-dozen albums. During this period, his unique, high-energy, blues-and-gospel-influenced technique established and popularized the B3 as a jazz instrument.

Though his recorded output slowed in his later years, he continued to tour regularly.

Smith's final studio album, 2001's "Dot Com Blues," was a blues-heavy set that featured a long list of big-name guests, including B.B. King, Etta James, Taj Mahal, Keb' Mo' and Dr. John.

On Feb. 13, Concord Records is scheduled to release "Legacy," an album Smith recently recorded with fellow acclaimed B3 player Joey DeFrancesco.

― jaymc (jaymc), Wednesday, 9 February 2005 19:12 (twenty-one years ago)

Fuckity fuck.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Wednesday, 9 February 2005 19:13 (twenty-one years ago)

he pwned the hammond and also had some of the best album covers of all time.

― Riot Gear! (Gear!), Wednesday, 9 February 2005 19:14 (twenty-one years ago)

Damn. I actually thought he was older than that. Maybe I'll finally replace my copy of Root Down tonight.

― Jordan (Jordan), Wednesday, 9 February 2005 19:17 (twenty-one years ago)

http://www.addreviews.com/images/albums/2001-05-17-15-41-21.jpg

later dude.

― vahid (vahid), Wednesday, 9 February 2005 19:20 (twenty-one years ago)

http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B0002IQ9RS.01._SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg

― Riot Gear! (Gear!), Wednesday, 9 February 2005 19:22 (twenty-one years ago)

That's adorable.

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― Jordan (Jordan), Wednesday, 9 February 2005 19:23 (twenty-one years ago)

They both are! Now I'm hungry!

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Wednesday, 9 February 2005 19:24 (twenty-one years ago)

He's been in rough shape for a while. I saw him in Chicago a couple of years ago, after he'd cleaned himself up a bit, when he played at the NoisePop there. He was pretty good, but the complaining and swearing at how bad that particular B3 was became a bit tedious. But god, do I love some of his records!

Sad he's gone.
Happy he was.

― peepee (peepee), Wednesday, 9 February 2005 19:25 (twenty-one years ago)

He had 5 shows lined up next week at Yoshi's. RIP.

― San Carlos, Wednesday, 9 February 2005 19:48 (twenty-one years ago)

He made some great records!!!

― mcd (mcd), Wednesday, 9 February 2005 19:49 (twenty-one years ago)

suck. "peter and the wolf" is a HUGE favorite of mine.
m.

― msp (msp), Wednesday, 9 February 2005 19:50 (twenty-one years ago)

Totally rocked the organ! Rest in peace.

― Huk-L, Wednesday, 9 February 2005 20:02 (twenty-one years ago)

RIP. My mother and I really loved his styles. Sampling 'Who's Afraid Of Virginia Wolff?" on one of my old hip hop tracks was one of my proudest achievements - a truly brilliant talent. And he rocked the video version of 'Bad'.

― Deerninja B4rim4, Plus-Tech Whizz Kid (Barima), Wednesday, 9 February 2005 20:24 (twenty-one years ago)

"Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf" has one of the weirdest album covers known to humankind.

― Tracer Hand (tracerhand), Wednesday, 9 February 2005 21:46 (twenty-one years ago)

http://image.allmusic.com/00/amg/cov200/drg500/g519/g51930d4ziy.jpg

― Tracer Hand (tracerhand), Wednesday, 9 February 2005 21:57 (twenty-one years ago)

http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B000005H4M.01._SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg

dude had the most amazing covers but then there was this bomb:

http://www.cosmopolis.ch/jimmysmith2.jpg

way to ruin a great streak jimmy.

RIP. He will be missed.

― djdee2005 (djdee2005), Wednesday, 9 February 2005 22:03 (twenty-one years ago)

http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B000005HC8.01._SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg

― djdee2005 (djdee2005), Wednesday, 9 February 2005 22:03 (twenty-one years ago)

He was into rims before yr favorite rapper.

http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B000005H08.01._SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg

― djdee2005 (djdee2005), Wednesday, 9 February 2005 22:04 (twenty-one years ago)

I haven't actually heard this one, but DAMN.

http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B000005HC3.01._SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg

― djdee2005 (djdee2005), Wednesday, 9 February 2005 22:05 (twenty-one years ago)

http://www.dustygroove.com/images/products/s/smith_jimmy_coolblues_101b.jpg

― Riot Gear! (Gear!), Wednesday, 9 February 2005 22:52 (twenty-one years ago)

http://www.dustygroove.com/images/products/s/smith_jimmy_paidinful_101b.jpg

― Riot Gear! (Gear!), Wednesday, 9 February 2005 22:54 (twenty-one years ago)

http://www.dustygroove.com/images/products/s/smith_jimmy_boss~~~~~_101b.jpg

― Riot Gear! (Gear!), Wednesday, 9 February 2005 22:58 (twenty-one years ago)

http://www.ad-pln.co.jp/vivid/REVIEW/jimmy.jpg

― Riot Gear! (Gear!), Wednesday, 9 February 2005 23:02 (twenty-one years ago)

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― Riot Gear! (Gear!), Wednesday, 9 February 2005 23:05 (twenty-one years ago)

Whew, this is a relief. I thought they meant Jimmy Smith the wide receiver.

― gojags, Wednesday, 9 February 2005 23:08 (twenty-one years ago)

From Blue Note's press release:

"Years afterwards, Blue Note co-founder Francis Wolff recalled the night he and his partner, Alfred Lion, first encountered Smith:

"'I first heard Jimmy at Small's Paradise in January of 1956. It was his first gig in New York. He was a stunning sight. A man in convulsions, face contorted, crouched over in apparent agony, his fingers flying, his foot dancing over the pedals. The air was filled with waves of sound I had never heard before. The noise was shattering. A few people sat around, puzzled, but impressed.

"'He came off the stand, smiling, the sweat dripping all over him. "So what do you think?" "Yeah!" I said. That's all I could say. Alfred Lion had already made up his mind. When he heard a good thing-that was enough.' . . .

"R.I.P. James Oscar Smith"

― Rickey Wright (Rrrickey), Wednesday, 9 February 2005 23:24 (twenty-one years ago)

Haha, I bought Stay Loose in a thrift store this week, not least for that ludicrous stuntman cover. The least I can do is finally listen to it now. :(

― Nag! Nag! Nag! (Nag! Nag! Nag!), Wednesday, 9 February 2005 23:34 (twenty-one years ago)

his recent live from japan trio releases with kenny burell are good too!

― charleston charge (chaki), Wednesday, 9 February 2005 23:41 (twenty-one years ago)

WKCR is doing a three-day Jimmy Smith marathon. www.wkcr.org to listen.

― Hurting (Hurting), Thursday, 10 February 2005 03:04 (twenty-one years ago)

this is my favorite record of his
http://www9.plala.or.jp/ba-m-ba/The%20Sermon.jpg

― The Obligatory Sourpuss (Begs2Differ), Thursday, 10 February 2005 03:15 (twenty-one years ago)

Aw crap. RIP.

Been listening to him a lot recently, actually. My brother received the box set for Christmas, and I was able to rip it to my iPod before he left. Smith was great.

― Stormy Davis (diamond), Thursday, 10 February 2005 04:23 (twenty-one years ago)

i posted a pic of my favorite album ("jimmy&wes: dynamic duo"!!) but i'd like to mention that i almost posted a pic of "prayer meetin" but i didn't want it to carry some sort of belabored interpretation.

just wanted to mention it because "the sermon" and "prayer meetin" are so, so, so good.

― vahid (vahid), Thursday, 10 February 2005 04:41 (twenty-one years ago)

i'm also really sad about this because i have a bunch of "jazz buddies", they were really crushed when elvin jones died, and i'm sure they're in a deep funk right now over this ...

btw, don't we have a jimmy smith album covers thread somewhere?? jimmy was easily the king - i try to think of somebody that competes and all i can think is "blue note, early-60s".

― vahid (vahid), Thursday, 10 February 2005 04:44 (twenty-one years ago)

Best Christmas record ever. I saw him a few years ago, he threatened to kick the ass of anyone taping the show or taking his picture.

― David Beckhouse (David Beckhouse), Thursday, 10 February 2005 07:00 (twenty-one years ago)

I remember when I was in high school back in '94-ish and a friend of mine handed me his copy of Home Cookin' and told me Jimmy Smith was the best, and to "just play it, you'll understand!"

I own nine Jimmy Smith LPs/CDs: Cool Blues, Home Cookin', Any Number Can Win, Hobo Flats, The Dynamic Duo, House Party, Prayer Meetin', Paid In Full, I'm Movin' On. The three musicians that got me into jazz were Dexter Gordon, Art Blakey, and Jimmy Smith. Jimmy was the first.

― Riot Gear! (Gear!), Thursday, 10 February 2005 07:29 (twenty-one years ago)

Sad news:

http://www.highfidelity.net/hifi/catalog/images/v6-8587.jpg

― Jez (Jez), Thursday, 10 February 2005 08:05 (twenty-one years ago)

I bought "The Boss" over lunch.

― Jordan (Jordan), Thursday, 10 February 2005 18:58 (twenty-one years ago)

will they donate his organ to science?

― green grant, Thursday, 10 February 2005 23:05 (twenty-one years ago)

His organ WAS science.

Just went back to his version of "The Night Visitor" and man, it is astounding.

― Stupornaut (natepatrin), Friday, 11 February 2005 04:36 (twenty-one years ago)

Let's not forget "Root Down"

― Hurting (Hurting), Friday, 11 February 2005 06:31 (twenty-one years ago)

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