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Jimmy Smith ruled the Hammond organ in the '50s and '60s. He revolutionized the instrument, showing it could be creatively used in a jazz context and popularized in the process. His Blue Note sessions from 1956 to 1963 were extremely influential and many, like 1960's Back at the Chicken Shack and 1958 's The Sermon, are classics. Smith turned the organ into almost an ensemble ...more

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  • "See See Rider" - The Very Best
  • "See See Rider (Stereo)" - Retrospective
  • "See See Rider" - Home Cookin' (Bonus Tracks)
  • "Ol' Man River" - The Best of Jimmy Smith (Verve 1968)
  • "See See Rider" - Live: 20 Novembre 1968

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  • The Sermon
  • Flamingo
  • Laura
  • Midnight Sun
  • Deep Purple
  • Well, You Needn't

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  • Jimmy Smith Biography at Jazzbrat.com
  • Jimmy Smith on the Hardbop Homepage

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