![]() ![]() He was a pioneer of the Hammond B3 Organ. Thirty years later and for the balance of his life the man known as the Incredible Jimmy Smith would become one of the most important, influential and revered musicians in the second half of the Twentieth Century. James Oscar Smith was born on December 8, 1925. This particular last minute substitution took nothing away from a rather remarkable evening of music. He was replaced by Harvey Mason who did a marvelous job holding everything together with a solid swinging groove. He wasn’t on the bill as had been advertised. The fourth member of the famous quartet was drummer Donald Bailey. Burrell, Turrentine and Smith had been big stars in their own right even before all three began playing on each other’s sessions back in the late 50’s. This highly anticipated musical event was the first time in decades the guitar great Kenny Burrell and tenor sax giant Stanley Turrentine along with Smith performed together. On August 23, 2000, the Jimmy Smith Quartet performed at the Hollywood Bowl. ![]()
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