Note: the CD I listened to was the mono 2008 Rudy Van Gelder Edition . If a little bit is good , more is better. Smith - organ Thorne...

Note: the CD I listened to was the mono 2008 Rudy Van Gelder Edition . Smith's first live album, recorded on August 4, 1956 at Club B...

I first heard of this album through a jazz sampler CD  and later wrote that the "Jimmy Smith/Wes Montgomery album is on my radar......

Note: the CD I listened to was the 1989 re-release with 2 bonus tracks. While I'm a big fan of The Incredible Jimmy Smith, I have to...

Note: the CD I listened to was the 2003 Rudy Van Gelder Edition with 5 bonus tracks. The advertisement below lists this album as "an...

Fantastic, bluesy, soulful cuts from The Incredible Jimmy Smith and a top-flight band. The album was recorded at the same 1960 session tha...

ELEKTRA/MUSICIAN MONTH (FEBRUARY 2023) In the '50s and '60s, Jimmy Smith was a prolific recording artist, sometimes releasing a...

You know its good when someone gives you the honorific "The Incredible" on the album cover. With the help of the invention of th...

This 1987 attempt at a CD re-release of this album was a hot mess. From the CD liner notes: So there are 5 tracks on this CD, only tw...

A nice compilation from the pioneer jazz electric organist. The seven numbers included here span the years 1958-86, but most come from aro...

Since it's Sunday, I figured another sermon couldn't hurt. The Hammond B-3 organ is one of my favorite instruments and it's in...