Jimmy Smith: Groovin' At Small's Paradise LP (Blue Note Classic Vinyl Edition) ETJS-59.2 Blues on Purpose

Blues on Purpose

The backing band is no less impressive featuring a remarkable quintet of modern jazz talent including guitarist Bill Frisell

He's a warm player with a harmonically sophisticated approach to soloing

it presents six sparkling originals that shine with creativity and sophistication

he was blessed with a warm

Jimmy Smith: Groovin' At Small's Paradise LP (Blue Note Classic Vinyl Edition) ETJS-59.2 Blues on PurposeBlue Note, 1958 Blue Note co founder Francis Wolff once recalled: 'I first heard Jimmy Smith at Smalls' Paradise in January of 1956. It was his first gig in New York. He was a stunning sight. A man in convulsions, face contorted, crouched over in apparent agony, his fingers flying, his feet dancing over the pedals. The air was filled with waves of sound I had never heard before.' After discovering Smith, Alfred Lion recorded the Hammond B3 organ