Jimmy Smith

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All the colleges I played, most of the colleges, they were white.

And then when I found my sound, it took me two and a half weeks to find my sound and when I did I pulled out all the stops, all the stops I could find.

I always had the facial hair so I looked older than I was.

I did my first recording. It was called The Champ.

I heard Mr. Wild Bill Davis. I heard him play in 1930 and he told me that it would take me fifteen years just to learn the pedals, the pedals of the organ and I got mad... (more Jimmy Smith quotes)

Books about Jimmy Smith

	Shirley Horn, Jimmy Smith, Kenny Burrell and Slide Hampton named among America's Jazz Masters.(Music): An article from: Jet Read more... | Comments (0) | Post new comment
	Business Wire : Hammond B-3 Legend Jimmy Smith Passes, December 8, 1925 to February 8, 2005. Read more... | Comments (0) | Post new comment
	Call Me Jimmy: The Life and Death of Jockey Smith by Damian Boyle Read more... | Comments (0) | Post new comment

Jimmy Smith albums

	Back At The Chicken Shack Find out more about 5 songs from this album Buy this album | Comments (0) | Post new comment
	Compact Jazz Find out more about 11 songs from this album Buy this album | Comments (0) | Post new comment
	Finest Hour (1962-1995) Find out more about 11 songs from this album Buy this album | Comments (0) | Post new comment

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