Jimmy Smith
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Scottsdale, Arizona
| Origin =
| Instrument = Hammond B-3 electric organ
| Genre = Soul-jazz
Hard bop
Mainstream jazz
Jazz-funk
Jazz fusion | Occupation = musician | Years_active = 1956-2005 | Label = Blue Note, Verve | Associated_acts = | URL = | Current_members = | Past_members = | Notable_instruments = }}
Jimmy Smith, (December 8, 1925 (year of birth is disputable & is often stated as 1928) – February 8, 2005) was a jazz musician whose Hammond B-3 electric organ performances helped to popularize this instrument.
Born as James Oscar Smith in Norristown, Pennsylvania, U.S.. Smith was influenced by both gospel and blues. He first achieved prominence in the 1950s when his recordings became popular on jukeboxes. In the late 1950s and the sixties he helped to create the jazz style known as 'soul jazz'.
In 2005, Jimmy Smith was awarded the NEA Jazz Masters Award from the National Endowment for the Arts, the highest honors that the United States bestows upon jazz musicians.
Hard bop
Mainstream jazz
Jazz-funk
Jazz fusion | Occupation = musician | Years_active = 1956-2005 | Label = Blue Note, Verve | Associated_acts = | URL = | Current_members = | Past_members = | Notable_instruments = }}
Jimmy Smith, (December 8, 1925 (year of birth is disputable & is often stated as 1928) – February 8, 2005) was a jazz musician whose Hammond B-3 electric organ performances helped to popularize this instrument.
Born as James Oscar Smith in Norristown, Pennsylvania, U.S.. Smith was influenced by both gospel and blues. He first achieved prominence in the 1950s when his recordings became popular on jukeboxes. In the late 1950s and the sixties he helped to create the jazz style known as 'soul jazz'.
In 2005, Jimmy Smith was awarded the NEA Jazz Masters Award from the National Endowment for the Arts, the highest honors that the United States bestows upon jazz musicians.
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