http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.6194&rws=%2Fjimmy-smith%2Ftop-tracks.rssFunk, R&B, and rock 'n' roll all owe an enormous debt to organist Jimmy Smith. It was Smith who popularized the Hammond B-3 organ sound that made its way into every corner of American music by the '60s. He was also a deeply swinging Bop player, with blazing chops that recalled the great pianist Bud Powell. He could spin out blistering runs of sixteenth notes while simultaneously playing juicy chords with his left hand and basslines with his feet. After gigging around New York through the '50s, he got his big break with Blue Note Records in 1957. In 1963, Smith signed with Verve, recorded a number of crossover hits, and toured extensively. After a decade-long retirement beginning in the '70s, Smith started touring again. He's gone back to his roots, playing blazing Hard Bop and down-home Jazz-Funk. His latest recordings have featured many young, up-and-coming masters. - Noah EnelowOrgan Jazzen720Fri, 11 Dec 2009 08:39:08 -0800 http://static.realone.com/rotw/images/logo_rhapsody_113x22.gif http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.6194&rws=%2Fjimmy-smith%2Ftop-tracks.rss Funk, R&B, and rock 'n' roll all owe an enormous debt to organist Jimmy Smith. It was Smith who popularized the Hammond B-3 organ sound that made its way into every corner of American music by the '60s. He was also a deeply swinging Bop player, with blazing chops that recalled the great pianist Bud Powell. He could spin out blistering runs of sixteenth notes while simultaneously playing juicy chords with his left hand and basslines with his feet. After gigging around New York through the '50s, he got his big break with Blue Note Records in 1957. In 1963, Smith signed with Verve, recorded a number of crossover hits, and toured extensively. After a decade-long retirement beginning in the '70s, Smith started touring again. He's gone back to his roots, playing blazing Hard Bop and down-home Jazz-Funk. His latest recordings have featured many young, up-and-coming masters. - Noah Enelow http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2105924&rws=%2Fjimmy-smith%2Ftop-tracks.rss Jazz Sat, 1 Jan 2000 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Jimmy Smith on Rhapsody Online 2105924 tra.2105924 Jimmy Smith art.6194 0.99 Jimmy Smith's Finest Hour alb.301314 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/7/5/7/2/1082757_170x170.jpg 2000-06-13 00:00:00.0 2000-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Walk On The Wild Side tra.2105924 357000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2105924&rws=%2Fjimmy-smith%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2105924&variant=data&rws=%2Fjimmy-smith%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2711158&rws=%2Fjimmy-smith%2Ftop-tracks.rss Organ Jazz Wed, 1 Jan 1964 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Jimmy Smith on Rhapsody Online 2711158 tra.2711158 Jimmy Smith art.6194 0.99 Christmas Cookin' alb.126041 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/7/6/2/2/1082267_170x170.jpg 1992-10-20 00:00:00.0 1964-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Baby, It's Cold Outside tra.2711158 356000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2711158&rws=%2Fjimmy-smith%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2711158&variant=data&rws=%2Fjimmy-smith%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2711152&rws=%2Fjimmy-smith%2Ftop-tracks.rss Organ Jazz Wed, 1 Jan 1964 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Jimmy Smith on Rhapsody Online 2711152 tra.2711152 Jimmy Smith art.6194 0.99 Christmas Cookin' alb.126041 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/7/6/2/2/1082267_170x170.jpg 1992-10-20 00:00:00.0 1964-01-01 00:00:00.0 true We Three Kings (Of Orient Are) tra.2711152 223000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2711152&rws=%2Fjimmy-smith%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2711152&variant=data&rws=%2Fjimmy-smith%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2053835&rws=%2Fjimmy-smith%2Ftop-tracks.rss Organ Jazz Thu, 26 Jan 1995 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Jimmy Smith on Rhapsody Online 2053835 tra.2053835 Jimmy Smith art.6194 0.99 Angel Eyes: Ballads & Slow Jams alb.116639 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/0/7/4/2/1082470_170x170.jpg 1996-11-05 00:00:00.0 1995-01-26 00:00:00.0 true L'il Darlin' tra.2053835 375000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2053835&rws=%2Fjimmy-smith%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2053835&variant=data&rws=%2Fjimmy-smith%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2053997&rws=%2Fjimmy-smith%2Ftop-tracks.rss Organ Jazz Thu, 26 Jan 1995 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Jimmy Smith on Rhapsody Online 2053997 tra.2053997 Jimmy Smith art.6194 0.99 Angel Eyes: Ballads & Slow Jams alb.116639 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/0/7/4/2/1082470_170x170.jpg 1996-11-05 00:00:00.0 1995-01-26 00:00:00.0 true What A Wonderful World tra.2053997 258000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2053997&rws=%2Fjimmy-smith%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2053997&variant=data&rws=%2Fjimmy-smith%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1963267&rws=%2Fjimmy-smith%2Ftop-tracks.rss Organ Jazz Wed, 1 Jan 1958 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Jimmy Smith on Rhapsody Online 1963267 tra.1963267 Jimmy Smith art.6194 0.0 The Sermon alb.150565 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/2/9/1/4/284192_170x170.jpg 2000-09-12 00:00:00.0 1958-01-01 00:00:00.0 true The Sermon tra.1963267 1212000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1963267&rws=%2Fjimmy-smith%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1963267&variant=data&rws=%2Fjimmy-smith%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2711150&rws=%2Fjimmy-smith%2Ftop-tracks.rss Organ Jazz Wed, 1 Jan 1964 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Jimmy Smith on Rhapsody Online 2711150 tra.2711150 Jimmy Smith art.6194 0.99 Christmas Cookin' alb.126041 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/7/6/2/2/1082267_170x170.jpg 1992-10-20 00:00:00.0 1964-01-01 00:00:00.0 true God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen tra.2711150 256000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2711150&rws=%2Fjimmy-smith%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2711150&variant=data&rws=%2Fjimmy-smith%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2104469&rws=%2Fjimmy-smith%2Ftop-tracks.rss Organ Jazz Mon, 25 Apr 1960 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Jimmy Smith on Rhapsody Online 2104469 tra.2104469 Jimmy Smith art.6194 0.0 Back At The Chicken Shack alb.209192 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/0/8/6/9/389680_170x170.jpg 1988-09-26 00:00:00.0 1960-04-25 00:00:00.0 true Back At The Chicken Shack tra.2104469 485000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2104469&rws=%2Fjimmy-smith%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2104469&variant=data&rws=%2Fjimmy-smith%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2052551&rws=%2Fjimmy-smith%2Ftop-tracks.rss Organ Jazz Mon, 4 Jan 1960 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Jimmy Smith on Rhapsody Online 2052551 tra.2052551 Jimmy Smith art.6194 0.99 Crazy! Baby alb.202801 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/7/0/6/0/390607_170x170.jpg 1989-04-24 00:00:00.0 1960-01-04 00:00:00.0 true Mack The Knife tra.2052551 298000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2052551&rws=%2Fjimmy-smith%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2052551&variant=data&rws=%2Fjimmy-smith%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.426864&rws=%2Fjimmy-smith%2Ftop-tracks.rss Organ Jazz Mon, 25 Apr 1960 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Jimmy Smith on Rhapsody Online 426864 tra.426864 Jimmy Smith art.6194 0.0 Midnight Special alb.198932 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/7/4/0/7/397047_170x170.jpg 1989-02-27 00:00:00.0 1960-04-25 00:00:00.0 true Midnight Special tra.426864 597000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.426864&rws=%2Fjimmy-smith%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.426864&variant=data&rws=%2Fjimmy-smith%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.16411843&rws=%2Fjimmy-smith%2Ftop-tracks.rss Organ Jazz Sun, 2 Nov 2008 21:10:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Jimmy Smith on Rhapsody Online 16411843 tra.16411843 Jimmy Smith art.6194 0.0 Back At The Chicken Shack (Rudy Van Gelder Edition) alb.16392290 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/0/3/7/6/1106730_170x170.jpg 2007-09-25 00:00:00.0 null true Back At The Chicken Shack (2007 Digital Remaster) tra.16411843 483000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.16411843&rws=%2Fjimmy-smith%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.16411843&variant=data&rws=%2Fjimmy-smith%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.10777830&rws=%2Fjimmy-smith%2Ftop-tracks.rss Organ Jazz Tue, 8 Nov 2005 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Jimmy Smith on Rhapsody Online 10777830 tra.10777830 Jimmy Smith art.6194 0.99 Livin' It Up! alb.10773706 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/5/0/9/2/1082905_170x170.jpg 2005-11-08 00:00:00.0 2005-11-08 00:00:00.0 true Mission Impossible tra.10777830 218000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.10777830&rws=%2Fjimmy-smith%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.10777830&variant=data&rws=%2Fjimmy-smith%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1331755&rws=%2Fjimmy-smith%2Ftop-tracks.rss Organ Jazz Fri, 1 Jan 1960 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Jimmy Smith on Rhapsody Online 1331755 tra.1331755 Jimmy Smith art.6194 0.0 Open House/Plain Talk alb.102772 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/2/1/2/8/398212_170x170.jpg 1992-07-18 00:00:00.0 1960-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Open House tra.1331755 971000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1331755&rws=%2Fjimmy-smith%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1331755&variant=data&rws=%2Fjimmy-smith%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2053834&rws=%2Fjimmy-smith%2Ftop-tracks.rss Organ Jazz Thu, 26 Jan 1995 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Jimmy Smith on Rhapsody Online 2053834 tra.2053834 Jimmy Smith art.6194 0.99 Angel Eyes: Ballads & Slow Jams alb.116639 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/0/7/4/2/1082470_170x170.jpg 1996-11-05 00:00:00.0 1995-01-26 00:00:00.0 true Days Of Wine And Roses tra.2053834 411000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2053834&rws=%2Fjimmy-smith%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2053834&variant=data&rws=%2Fjimmy-smith%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2053827&rws=%2Fjimmy-smith%2Ftop-tracks.rss Organ Jazz Thu, 26 Jan 1995 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Jimmy Smith on Rhapsody Online 2053827 tra.2053827 Jimmy Smith art.6194 0.99 Angel Eyes: Ballads & Slow Jams alb.116639 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/0/7/4/2/1082470_170x170.jpg 1996-11-05 00:00:00.0 1995-01-26 00:00:00.0 true Stolen Moments tra.2053827 420000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2053827&rws=%2Fjimmy-smith%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2053827&variant=data&rws=%2Fjimmy-smith%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2104470&rws=%2Fjimmy-smith%2Ftop-tracks.rss Organ Jazz Mon, 25 Apr 1960 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Jimmy Smith on Rhapsody Online 2104470 tra.2104470 Jimmy Smith art.6194 0.99 Back At The Chicken Shack alb.209192 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/0/8/6/9/389680_170x170.jpg 1988-09-26 00:00:00.0 1960-04-25 00:00:00.0 true On The Sunny Side Of The Street tra.2104470 346000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2104470&rws=%2Fjimmy-smith%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2104470&variant=data&rws=%2Fjimmy-smith%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1331758&rws=%2Fjimmy-smith%2Ftop-tracks.rss Organ Jazz Fri, 1 Jan 1960 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Jimmy Smith on Rhapsody Online 1331758 tra.1331758 Jimmy Smith art.6194 0.0 Open House/Plain Talk alb.102772 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/2/1/2/8/398212_170x170.jpg 1992-07-18 00:00:00.0 1960-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Big Fat Mama tra.1331758 668000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1331758&rws=%2Fjimmy-smith%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1331758&variant=data&rws=%2Fjimmy-smith%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1331889&rws=%2Fjimmy-smith%2Ftop-tracks.rss Organ Jazz Tue, 5 Nov 1996 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Jimmy Smith on Rhapsody Online 1331889 tra.1331889 Jimmy Smith art.6194 0.99 Home Cookin' alb.265863 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/2/2/4/8/398422_170x170.jpg 2004-07-13 00:00:00.0 1996-11-05 00:00:00.0 true Sugar Hill tra.1331889 319000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1331889&rws=%2Fjimmy-smith%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1331889&variant=data&rws=%2Fjimmy-smith%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.18741733&rws=%2Fjimmy-smith%2Ftop-tracks.rss Organ Jazz Sun, 2 Nov 2008 22:00:12 -0800 Top Tracks by Jimmy Smith on Rhapsody Online 18741733 tra.18741733 Jimmy Smith art.6194 0.0 Live At Club Baby Grand V. 2 (RVG Edition) alb.18738126 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/3/9/1/4/1194193_170x170.jpg 2008-03-11 00:00:00.0 null true It's All Right With Me (2007 Digital Remaster) (Rudy Van Gelder Edition) tra.18741733 714000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.18741733&rws=%2Fjimmy-smith%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.18741733&variant=data&rws=%2Fjimmy-smith%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2049265&rws=%2Fjimmy-smith%2Ftop-tracks.rss Organ Jazz Fri, 3 Jan 1986 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Jimmy Smith on Rhapsody Online 2049265 tra.2049265 Jimmy Smith art.6194 0.99 Best Of Jimmy Smith - The Blue Note Years alb.203843 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/3/3/0/9/409033_170x170.jpg 1988-11-14 00:00:00.0 1986-01-03 00:00:00.0 true Fungii Mama tra.2049265 291000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2049265&rws=%2Fjimmy-smith%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2049265&variant=data&rws=%2Fjimmy-smith%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2053830&rws=%2Fjimmy-smith%2Ftop-tracks.rss Organ Jazz Thu, 26 Jan 1995 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Jimmy Smith on Rhapsody Online 2053830 tra.2053830 Jimmy Smith art.6194 0.0 Angel Eyes: Ballads & Slow Jams alb.116639 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/0/7/4/2/1082470_170x170.jpg 1996-11-05 00:00:00.0 1995-01-26 00:00:00.0 true Angel Eyes tra.2053830 490000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2053830&rws=%2Fjimmy-smith%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2053830&variant=data&rws=%2Fjimmy-smith%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.18741727&rws=%2Fjimmy-smith%2Ftop-tracks.rss Organ Jazz Sat, 25 Apr 2009 12:40:22 -0700 Top Tracks by Jimmy Smith on Rhapsody Online 18741727 tra.18741727 Jimmy Smith art.6194 0.99 Live At Club Baby Grand V. 1 (RVG Edition) alb.18738125 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/2/9/1/4/1194192_170x170.jpg 2008-03-11 00:00:00.0 null true Introduction By Mitch Thomas (2007 Digital Remaster) (Rudy Van Gelder Edition) tra.18741727 57000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.18741727&rws=%2Fjimmy-smith%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.18741727&variant=data&rws=%2Fjimmy-smith%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2712084&rws=%2Fjimmy-smith%2Ftop-tracks.rss Organ Jazz Sat, 1 Jan 1972 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Jimmy Smith on Rhapsody Online 2712084 tra.2712084 Jimmy Smith art.6194 0.99 Root Down alb.262539 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/1/8/9/2/1082981_170x170.jpg 2000-07-18 00:00:00.0 1972-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Let's Stay Together tra.2712084 386000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2712084&rws=%2Fjimmy-smith%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2712084&variant=data&rws=%2Fjimmy-smith%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.5168350&rws=%2Fjimmy-smith%2Ftop-tracks.rss Organ Jazz Tue, 1 Jan 1963 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Jimmy Smith on Rhapsody Online 5168350 tra.5168350 Jimmy Smith art.6194 0.99 Rockin' The Boat alb.289378 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/3/0/8/3/623803_170x170.jpg 2004-03-23 00:00:00.0 1963-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Just A Closer Walk With Thee tra.5168350 225000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.5168350&rws=%2Fjimmy-smith%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.5168350&variant=data&rws=%2Fjimmy-smith%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.28819732&rws=%2Fjimmy-smith%2Ftop-tracks.rss Organ Jazz Wed, 24 Jun 2009 19:52:06 -0700 Top Tracks by Jimmy Smith on Rhapsody Online 28819732 tra.28819732 Jimmy Smith art.6194 0.0 The Master II alb.28819259 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/0/4/9/2/1712940_170x170.jpg 2009-06-23 00:00:00.0 null true Stormy Monday (Live In Osaka) tra.28819732 504000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.28819732&rws=%2Fjimmy-smith%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.28819732&variant=data&rws=%2Fjimmy-smith%2Ftop-tracks.rss