Jimmy Smith [US]

Aliases: The Incredible Jimmy Smith
Jimmy Smith
Jimmy Smith New Sounds on the Organ
Jimmy Smith Trio
Real name: James Oscar Smith
Born: December 8, 1925
Died: February 8, 2005
Country: United States
IPI: 00028991448 12 works
00028992641 9 works
28992641 1 work
00056753753 3 works
00183053189 3 works
Affiliation: BMI
Comments: Perhaps the most famous jazz organist on the Hammond B3. He was born in Norristown, Pennylvania and in the early 1950s he played piano in nearby Philadelphia with the R&B group, The Sonotones.
Member of: The Sonotones
Related: Donald Bailey Drummer in the Jimmy Smith Trio (1956-1964)

Songs written by Jimmy Smith [US]

Title	Written by	Originally by	Original date	Covered by
Back at the Chicken Shack	Jimmy Smith [US]	The Incredible Jimmy Smith	April 25, 1960	Covered by (41 artists)
Bayou	Jimmy Smith [US]	Jimmy Smith [US]	1956	Covered by (2 artists)
Blue Bash	Jimmy Smith [US]	Kenny Burrell, Jimmy Smith	1963	Covered by (2 artists)
Blues for J	Jimmy Smith [US]	The Incredible Jimmy Smith featuring Kenny Burrell and Grady Tate	June 1965	Covered by (4 artists)
Eight Counts for Rita	Jimmy Smith [US]	Jimmy Smith [US]	1978	Covered by (4 artists)
I Promise	Jimmy Smith [US], Jimmy Castor	Jimmy Castor and The Juniors	May 17, 1956	Covered by (3 artists)
Mellow Mood	Jimmy Smith [US]	Jimmy Smith and Wes Montgomery	1969	Covered by (3 artists)
Midnight Special	Jimmy Smith [US]	The Incredible Jimmy Smith	April 25, 1960	Covered by (3 artists)
Oh No Babe	Jimmy Smith [US]	The Incredible Jimmy Smith featuring Kenny Burrell and Grady Tate	June 1965	Covered by Joey DeFrancesco
Prayer Meetin'	Jimmy Smith [US]	Jimmy Smith [US]	February 8, 1963	Covered by Willie Mitchell
Ready n Able	Jimmy Smith [US]	Jimmy Smith [US]	1956	Covered by (6 artists)
Root Down (And Get It)	Jimmy Smith [US]	Jimmy Smith [US]	February 8, 1972	Covered by (3 artists)
T-Bone Steak	Jimmy Smith [US]	Jimmy Smith [US]	1967	Covered by (6 artists)
The Boss	Jimmy Smith [US]	Jimmy Smith [US]	1969	Covered by (2 artists)
The Sermon	Jimmy Smith [US]	Jimmy Smith [US]	December 1959	Covered by (6 artists)
You'll See	Jimmy Smith [US]	Jimmy Smith, Eddie Harris	August 29, 1981	Covered by Mike LeDonne