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Jimmy Smith: Christmas Cookin'

Read "Christmas Cookin'" reviewed by Robert Gilbert


On the cover of Jimmy Smith's 1964 Christmas album, the organist is decked out in a Santa suit behind the wheel of a red sports car with a tree and presents in tow. The irreverent and fun photograph is a good primer to the contents inside, for this is no hackneyed rundown of a group of ...

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Jimmy Smith: The Fantastic Jimmy Smith

Read "The Fantastic Jimmy Smith" reviewed by Charlie B. Dahan


The Fantastic Jimmy Smith, documents the beginnings of a remarkable career in music. This album is from the period of 1953-1955 when Smith first began to dedicate himself to the organ. While the recording here do not match the level of his later sides, the album provides insight into a man about to become ...

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Fourmost Return

Label: Fantasy Jazz
Released: 2001

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Organ Grinder Swing

Label: Verve Music Group
Released: 2001
Track listing: The Organ Grinder's Swing, Oh No, Babe, Blues for J, Greensleeves, I'll Close My Eyes, Satin Doll.

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The Sermon!

Label: Blue Note Records
Released: 2001
Track listing: The Sermon; ".O.S.; "Flamingo.

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Strut

Label: HighNote
Released: 2001

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David Hazeltine: Milwaukee's Best Becomes One of New York's Finest

Read "David Hazeltine: Milwaukee's Best Becomes One of New York's Finest" reviewed by C. Andrew Hovan


“Writing is not an easy thing for me. I spend a lot of time getting it exactly how I want it."New York is a tough town. To be seen and heard among the scores of would-be jazz musicians you have to possess talent that is beyond the everyday and a voice that sets you ...

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Jimmy Smith: Fourmost Return

Read "Fourmost Return" reviewed by David A. Orthmann


An informal, occasionally rambling conversation between longtime colleagues,Fourmost Returnconsists of seven previously unreleased tracks from a 1990 live performance at Fat Tuesday’s in New York City. With an emphasis on blues material, the record is a no frills blowing session, a format ideally suited to the individual talents of organist and leader Jimmy Smith, tenor saxophonist ...

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Article: Multiple Reviews

Jimmy Smith: The Sermon and Organ Grinder Swing

Read "Jimmy Smith: The Sermon and Organ Grinder Swing" reviewed by David Adler


These two albums were recorded nearly ten years apart, the first for Blue Note and the second for Verve. The First, The Sermon, contains only three tracks, presented here with no editing and no alternate takes. While it is certainly a stellar example of Jimmy Smith's concept, it's even more novel as a document of the ...


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