3:33⅓ Happy Birthday Jimmy Smith

Jimmy Smith is everyone’s first favorite organ player. You might move on to a different player, but Jimmy Smith is usually the first organ player you hear about. I’ve fallen hard for Larry Young, for Jimmy McGriff and for othrs, but Jimmy Smith was the first one I understood to be a master. And that’s exactly what he is. To me, he’s America’s organist. And he was born on this day in 1925. So we are gonna celebrate Jimmy Smith all afternoon on Jazz88, including with a spin of “Root Down and Get it” at 3:33⅓ today.

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