Composer
Jimmy Smith
American jazz organist
d. 2005
2 works in the index
- Died
- 2005
- Birthplace
- Norristown
- Citizenship / historical state
- United States
- Period (estimated from birth year)
- Contemporary
Biography
James Oscar Smith (December 8, 1928 – February 8, 2005) was an American jazz musician who helped popularize the Hammond B-3 organ, creating a link between jazz and 1960s soul music.
In 2005, Smith was awarded the NEA Jazz Masters Award from the National Endowment for the Arts, the highest honor that America bestows upon jazz musicians.
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Life and musical career
- Occupations
- organist; pianist; jazz musician; recording artist; composer
- Education
- Hamilton School
- Recorded memberships
- Jimmy Smith Trio
- Instruments played
- organ; Hammond organ; voice; guitar
- Genres
- funk; hard bop; soul; jazz-funk; jazz fusion; indie rock
- Awards
- NEA Jazz Masters
- Birth name
- James Oscar Smith
- Pseudonym
- The Incredible Jimmy Smith
- VIAF ID
- 70675920
- ISNI
- 0000000034293818
- GND ID
- 134524543
- Library of Congress ID
- n87137943
- MusicBrainz ID
- 4f8a0d9b-5777-40da-b29a-e9753d5ae693
Recorded in Wikidata. Affiliations may refer to earlier stages of the composer's career.
In this catalogue
- Common listed instruments
- Piano
- Works with composition dates
- 0 of 2
These details describe the indexed sheet music, including arrangements.
Catalogue
Works
Years are composition dates where known. Instruments describe editions in our catalogue and may include arrangements. A dash means the detail is not recorded.
| Work | Year composed | Catalogue / opus | Key in title | Listed instruments | Genre | Editions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | — | — | — | Piano | — | 1 |
| C-Jam Blues | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Biographical record: Wikidata, matched on name and checked against dates held in the catalogue. The period label is an estimate from birth year. Authority record: VIAF 70675920. Portrait: Bruno of Hollywood, NYC. Distributed by Joe Glaser 's Associated Booking Corporation., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.