It’s been a period of transition for musician Jimmy Smith. The songwriter and bass player for the sort-of defunct legendary alt./indie/roots band The Gourds, which broke up in 2013 – “the day Lou Reed ...
This is FRESH AIR. I'm TV critic David Bianculli. Reference books give the birth date of the great jazz organist Jimmy Smith as December 8, 1925, 100 years ago. More recent sources cite 1928 as ...
All About Jazz is celebrating Jimmy Smith's birthday today! Born James Oscar Smith in Norristown, Pennsylvania, USA. Smith was influenced by both gospel and blues. He first achieved prominence in the ...