Rarely has a jazz instrument been so completely redefined as the organ was at the hands of Jimmy Smith. In his wake, the Hammond B3 organ gained wide-spread popularity and attracted a suite of ...

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 ...

With the passing of organ legend Jimmy Smith on February 8th, the jazz world lost a boundless innovator and a good old friend. His final recording, the appropriately titled Legacy, proves that, even ...

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 ...

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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 ...

Recorded after he signed with Blue Note Records, 'Unity' marks jazz organist Larry Young's distinctive shift toward modal ...

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 ...

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." ...

Jazz organist Jimmy Smith died last week, just as he was preparing to start touring with longtime band mate and collaborator Kenny Burrell. Felix Contreras has an appreciation of the late musician.