Jimmy Smith: Organ Grinder Swing (Verve Acoustic Sounds) LP JAZZ-200 orchestrator and conductor

orchestrator and conductor

• Drums: Roy Haynes

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Elvin Jones) augmented by guests including Eric Dolphy and Reggie Workman

it’s the perfect soundtrack to a still-unfolding talent ready to be seen in her fullness

Jimmy Smith: Organ Grinder Swing (Verve Acoustic Sounds) LP JAZZ-200 orchestrator and conductorReleased in mid 1965, Jimmy Smith took a break from the typical big band sessions hed been doing for Verve with this pared down trio date, enlisting Kenny Burrell (guitar) and Grady Tate (drums) to take on a selection of blues and jazz standards. From the title track to his own Blues For J, Smith and this all star group display complete mastery of, arguably, the most swinging of all jazz band configurationsthe organ trio. Verves Acoustic Sounds Series