Two albums by the jazz organist Jimmy Smith are set to receive a reissue courtesy of Verve Records’ Acoustic Sounds Vinyl ...

Jimmy Smith, 76, a jazz genius who for more than 40 years coaxed unlikely sounds of soul and jazz sophistication from an unlikely instrument, the Hammond B3 organ, was found dead Feb. 8 at his home in ...

Once described as an "excitement merchant" for his soul-stirring sound, keyboard wizard Jimmy Smith brought the Hammond B-3 organ from novelty... Jimmy Smith: Organ Grinder Swing Once described as an ...

LOS ANGELES -- Organist Jimmy Smith, who helped change the sound of jazz by almost single-handedly introducing the electric riffs of the Hammond B-3 organ, has died at age 79 at his home in Scottsdale ...

Jimmy Smith, the man almost universally regarded as the first and greatest electric organ player in jazz, died Tuesday of natural causes at his home in Scottsdale, Ariz. Before Smith, the organ had a ...

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It's often been said that the late Jimmy Smith did the same thing for the Hammond organ that Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie and J.J. Johnson and Charlie Christian did for their instruments. That ...

Once upon a time, no one had the foggiest notion as to the absolute musical heat that could be generated upon placing the organ in a jazz setting. "Surely you can't be serious, the skeptics would say.

When word came of the passing of colorful B-3 organ jazz pioneer Jimmy Smith, it was felt throughout the jazz community. Jimmy Smith took the B-3 organ and elevated it to a new artistic level with his ...

When it comes to rap samples, it’s better to ask for permission first than to do it anyway and apologize later. It’s been a staple of the game since its roots to sample or reinterpret the works of ...

Musician Jimmy Smith, who made the organ into a standard instrument in jazz, has died. Smith began his career in the early 1950s and is credited with creating the distinctive sound of "soul jazz." ...