JIMMY SMITH Vinilo y CD

Review: Jimmy Smith's Root Down, recorded live in 1972, captures the Hammond B-3 legend at his funkiest, with a band fired up by the era's rock and funk influences. This album brims with energy, particularly on the title track, later sampled by the Beastie Boys for their own classic. Now part of Verve's Acoustic Sounds Series, Root Down returns on 180-gram vinyl, remastered from the original analogue tapes, complete with deluxe gatefold packaging. A timeless slice of soulful jazz, made for vinyl lovers and collectors alike.

Review: Jimmy Smith's The Cat, released in 1964, showcases his incredible command of the Hammond B-3, paired with lush big band arrangements by Lalo Schifrin. This album, which reached No. 12 on the Billboard 200, brings together blues-infused tracks that capture Smith's unique flair and groundbreaking style. Now part of Verve's Acoustic Sounds Series, The Cat is available on 180-gram vinyl, remastered from original analog tapes and presented in a deluxe gatefold. A classic reissue that celebrates the genius of one of jazz's most innovative organists.

Review: Blue Note continues to serve up reissues of its most classic albums and this from Jimmy Smith user is one of them. Known for being a legendary player of the Hammond B3 organ, he recorded a couple of soul jazz classics in Midnight Special and Back at the Chicken Shack, both on the same day in April 1960 at the famous Van Gelder Studio. Smith lead the way with his self taught organ skills alongside Stanley Turrentine on tenor saxophone, Kenny Burrell on guitar, and Donald Bailey on drums. This album features the hard hitter 'Jumpin' the Blues' amongst many other gems.

Review: A 7" reissue of the 1968 funk/soul-jazz single by Jimmy Smith, one of the most influential jazz keyboardists and organists of all time. Coming about at a comically Afrofuturistic career highpoint, 'Stay Loose' is an immediately arresting jazz funk cut, documenting Smith's insistence that the listener stay loose, open-minded, soft of heart. Of course, without such an attitude, the spirit of funk simply cannot be inherited.