Jimmy Smith
James Oscar Smith, Jr.
5 albums · 1960s–1970s · LP · appears on 4 albums
American jazz keyboardist, born 8 December 1928 in Norristown, Philadelphia, USA, died 8 February 2005 in Scottsdale, Arizona, USA (aged 76). He was married to Lola Smith. Best known as a jazz musician who performed on the Hammond B-3 electric organ, which helped to popularize the instrument greatly. In 2005, Smith was awarded the NEA Jazz Masters Award from the National Endowment for the Arts, the highest honour that a US jazz musician can attain.
Member of
- Jimmy Smith Trio
- Don Gardner Trio
- Jimmy Smith And The Big Band
- Don Gardner And His Sonotones
- René Thomas-Jimmy Smith Trio
- Jimmy Smith - Lou Donaldson Quartet