Jimmy Smith
Friday 22 April 2005 16:00-17:00 (Radio 3)
The Jazz World lost the undisputed King of Hammond Organ, Jimmy Smith, a few weeks ago. Julian Joseph revisits a conversation he had with Jimmy Smith in December 2000.
Smith talks about being impressed with his hero Wild Bill Davis and mastering the art of playing the Bass pedals on the Hammond. This programme also features his last commercial recoding where he duets with Hammond companion Joey De Francesco.
Playlist
1.
Title: ORGAN GRINDER'S SWING
Artist: JIMMY SMITH
Composer: Hudson/Mills/Parish
Publisher: La Fleur
Album: Organ Grinder Swing
Label: Verve
Number: 8256752
2.
Title: THE CHAMP
Artist: JIMMY SMITH
Composer: Dizzy Gillespie
Publisher: Maurice
Album: A New Sound, A New Star
Label: Blue Note
Number: 57191
3.
Title: ON THE SUNNY SIDE OF THE STREET
Artist: JIMMY SMITH
Composer: Jimmy MacHugh/Dorothy Fields
Publisher: Lawrence Wright
Album: Back at the Chicken Shack
Label: Blue Note
Number: CDP7464022
4.
Title: IN A MELLOW TONE
Artist: JIMMY SMITH
Composer: Duke Ellington
Publisher: EMI
Album: Bashin'
Label: Verve
Number: 8233082
5.
Title: GOT MY MOJO WORKING
Artist: JIMMY SMITH
Composer: Muddy Waters
Publisher: Jewel
Album: Compact Jazz
Label: Verve
Number: 831374
6.
Title: JAMES AND WES
Artist: JIMMY SMITH featuring WES MONTGOMERY
Composer: Jimmy Smith
Publisher: Dick James Music
Album: Jimmy and Wes-The Dynamic Duo
Label: Verve
Number: VLP9160
7.
Title: YOU'LL SEE
Artist: JIMMY SMITH & EDDIE HARRIS
Composer: Jimmy Smith
Publisher: Jimmy's Music
Album: All The Way Live
Label: Milestone
Number: MCD92512
8.
Title: JONES'N FOR ELVIN
Artist: JIMMY SMITH & JOEY DEFRANCESCO
Composer: Jimmy Smith
Album: Legacy
Label: Concord
Number: 01343122292
