Jimmy Smith

Hammond organ · 1928–2005 · Norristown

He brought the organ into modern jazz: The Sermon!, Blue Note.

Styles

• Soul jazz, boogaloo
• Hard bop

Landmark tracks

• The Sermon (1958)
• Back at the Chicken Shack (1960)

Cited in 2 radio episodes

• Dedicated episode · Mar 7, 2021: L’orgue félin de Jimmy Smith (59 Rue des Archives, TSF Jazz, in French)
• Apr 16, 2026: Jimmy Smith at the Bombay Bicycle Club - 1972 (Jazzlive, TSF Jazz, in French)

Sources

• EN : Jimmy Smith (musician)

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