Jimmy Smith Trio - The Champ -Jazz Scene USA

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Description: Created by television pioneer and life-long jazz devotee Steve Allen, Jazz Scene USA was nationally syndicated television program in the beginning of the sixties that showcased some of the best practitioners of that very American musical form. All appearances are featured in a relaxed, casual atmosphere created by hipster host, singer Oscar Brown Jr. Uncompromising in its use of imaginative camera angles, the visual style is on a par with the music. These shows are time capsules to cherish fron america's golden days of televised jazz. With the proliferation of Hammond B-3 organ today, it's hard to imagine a time when the instrument wasn't a common texture. Used in jazz before him as a sideline for kicks by the likes of Fats Waller and Count Basie, Smith (1925-2005) alone redefined the potential of the instrument. For ballads, he played walking bass lines on the bass foot pedals. For uptempo tunes, he would play the bass line on the lower manual and use the pedals for emphasis on the attack of certain notes, which helped to emulate the attack and sound of a string bass.Add to that his complete mastery of the bebop vocabulary, and a new era was born. In this set circa 1962, Jimmy Smith plays "Walk On The Wild Side", Kurt Weil's "Mack The Knife" and Dizzy Gillespie's "The Champ" accompanied by Quentin Warren on guitar and Donald Bailey on drums.
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marvinsgaffe ::: Favorites awesome! thanks 07-09-20 22:35:31 __________________________________________________
KenJWC ::: Favorites I studied jazz with a guitar player in Philly. He had been with Jimmy Smith. He was in an accident where two fingers had the tips cut off ... the end of a wonderful career! He told me there were chickens around when Jimmy was growing up and he got some of his "ideas" from them. You can listen to him... I think he married a woman who was classically trained - piano. I am sure that helped his music too. K 07-09-15 18:33:34 __________________________________________________
dreadtodred ::: Favorites jimmy worked the crap out of those bass pedals 07-09-10 20:31:28 __________________________________________________
kwikpimp ::: Favorites When Jimmy Smith died in 05, organs all over the world wept... And so did I... Thats the real dealright there, no imitation.. jimmy smith was King key Tickler, and thats all there is to say bout 'dat. 07-09-02 14:11:58 __________________________________________________
GurusGon ::: Favorites Es maravilloso, no lo conocia a jimmy. 07-08-21 20:39:17 __________________________________________________
haveatomato ::: Favorites donald bailey is fantastic and so is jimmy smith, this is great stuff. for sure i will check out the myspace. 07-08-13 02:36:11 __________________________________________________
kyndlegraye ::: Favorites For all those of you, who love my Dad, Donald DUCK Bailey, he has a Myspace page now...so please go and join his page and show your support! Look for his page, myspace dot com slash donaldbaileysr 07-08-12 12:10:55 __________________________________________________
CJ81 ::: Favorites Donald is one of my fav drummers. He was at his most fiery with JOS IMO on the March 22, 1960 session that produced "Open House" and "Plain Talk" 07-08-11 22:55:15 __________________________________________________
willisb3 ::: Favorites I've played with your Dad out here in the Bay Area. He is still killin' it! 07-08-11 12:35:45 __________________________________________________
unclejemima83 ::: Favorites awesome stuff, thanks for posting 07-08-06 14:30:16 __________________________________________________