Jimmy Smith - Midnight Special

Hammond B-3 organ!

[@wayneboyer1]

I played with Jimmy when I first arrived in LA. 1976, I was 19 and very nervous. I learned a bunch! Great memories.

[@dkorleone]

Wow that's legendary!!

[@jameslujack1717]

Thank.... don't know how it happened but I had a b3 and found out how to make registration sound similar but I loved tHE SOUND!

[@jameslujack1717]

I was careful to say I never did come close...but as a child I did make members of my family cry at Christmas because I played Ave Maria so nicely....got some green stuff in my hand all waddrd up and it wasn't weed...my family didn't get into that.

[@laurencecooper7476]

awesome mate:)

[@gendaminoru3195]

TOTALLY AWESOME

[@neilhaverstick1446]

Doesn't get better than this...a masterclass in rhythm, groove, and soloing...

[@raymitchell7013]

Jimmy Smith, through his wonderful playing, made the Hammond a truly major voice in jazz..Those of us learning to play took what we could from his albums of the 60's..His ideas,feel & technique were fantastic.

[@mattmunroe7697]

I've carried one of those B3 bombers in and out of venues but I'm late to the Jimmy Smith train. If that wasn't the most beautiful blues intro and outro man is a showcase artist

[@raymitchell7013]

@@mattmunroe7697 Hi Matt..Great that you gigged a real B3..takes committment to do that:-) I don't like the clones but thats what I've ended up with..Regards Ray

[@rochellejohnson3909]

My Dad and I would listen to Jimmy Smith all the time. I learned so much about Jazz from my Dad. I will honor my Dad with Jimmy Smith’s amazing musicianship 🎹

[@lucky4724]

I can relate, we had some cool a** dads!! 👌🎹🎹🎹🎹🎹🎹🔥

[@rochellejohnson3909]

@@lucky4724 Yes we did 🎹🥁🎹

[@julianverdugo2695]

Thank God for Jimmy Smith, he was sent to us to bless us with the best. RIP Jimmy.

[@davidsempau2973]

Hammond B3, one of the most beautiful sounds in jazz. I had the privilege to play with Lou Bennet in Jamboree, Barcelona. I'll never forget it!! Outstanding Mark Whitfield here, too.

[@mzimasiqotyana1947]

Oh man...my father got me into Jimmy Smith's music and I've been in love ever since! May both their souls rest in peace.

[@jasper221176]

That Jazz guitarist is fighting,shouting, throwing, giving etc... Wow I love it!!

[@davidhayes7596]

It's fun to play with Jimmy on my smartphone. Playing along with Him is really enriching. Just feeling the vibe and what the music vocalizes. Groove on .

[@hillock10]

The greatest jazz organist who ever lived, bar none!

[@jimimorgan4631]

Where does Brian Auger rate for you?

[@mikemaiocco2538]

Love Jimmy Smith. And so refreshing to hear a clean guitar

[@gregbelcamino7239]

Listen to some of Jimmy's recordings with Kenny Burrell.

[@vicshere99]

The tone of that organ, and the tone of the guitar, are sensational. Jimmy Smith is a genius. Back At The Chicken Shack - best album cover and best title track ever!

[@Rangoslap8]

I grew up with B3 C3 A100...church organs. We had 4 VERY good organists in town. Those organs sounded good. But this is something else.
Old David Letterman show with Paul Schaffer. He played a multimillion dollar superstock organ....its like a dragster or indy car. That sound is so warm , friendly .The attack percussive....flawless.
I'm a drummer....he makes me wish

[@sactiger2817]

There ain't a DAMN thing wrong with this!!! The Incomparable Mr. Jimmy Smith is The MAN!!!

[@genedent9301]

Jimmy is missed and will never be duplicated.

[@deejaytrizay]

Never duplicated indeed...but Cory Henry ain't shabby either. ;)

[@anabeatriz5959]

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[@wildnites558]

Mark whitfield.........sick, sick blues skills. Unbelievable!

[@arteyhviahbadar5994]

A Most Moving and Groovin' Never-To-Age Blues! Uplifts One's Soul & Spirit! Being That All of Nature That I Know 'Lives/Be's Administered In Sacred Cycles, Timed and Moving! Such Is This Most Excellent Moving Groove Delivered By the 'King of the 'Never-To-Get-Old-Hammond-Organ!! Groove-On 'King' Jimmy Smith-The-Greatest! LOVE ALWAYS. ..

[@Aware681]

This stuff is sooo good. Just when a typical song would come to close, Jimmy just takes you to a new level. Live on Jimmy!!!

[@TheBaronbaldwin]

I supported jimmy in the early 90`s in the uk when he had a broken arm but still played great and he also gave a thumbs up to my playing which made me up knowing he never gave anything away - the guvnor - amazing

[@hammondvoodoo9555]

This is a killer version of the song, absolutely fantastic!

[@paulfuller8985]

Wow , great music . So cool. The Hammond sound is great . The guitar player has a lovely tone from that Gibson .

[@abkodo2]

The Incredible Jimmy Smith in one of his best performances. Since I have discovered it in 1964, it always arouses in me the same emotion. In our parties in Florence, we used to play this music, minimizing the lights, when the bodies were starting to be tired and senses to awaken squeezing girlfriends. No voices voices, but deep sighs from time to time

[@abkodo2]

Just magical! Can't explain. You feel it or not🙇🏻‍♀️

[@pacrimco]

When we lost Jimmy, the soul evaporated out of his Hammond. There will never be another raspy grinder of his ilk. He's up there somewhere looking down on us and laughing his ass off. Thank you Lord for sharing him with us, if only for a little while.

[@Bass4bassist1]

3 people Don't know what time it is...
It's Blues time.... Jimmy Style.
Man @ 6.00 he is just killing it. R.I.P Jimmy.

[@quantumleap359]

This is wonderful! Could listen to this all day and all night! Why 102 dislikes?

[@gordonmunch898]

Cannot get enough of this stuff!

[@moogyboy6]

Jimmy Smith, the all-time master of the Hammond organ. Don't forget too that besides finessing both manuals of the organ he also provided all his own bass lines on the pedals and he was brilliant at that too. I still get thrills listening to his walking bass on "When I Grow Too Old To Dream" from the "Back At the Chicken Shack" LP.

[@reneematte8426]

Merci Jimmy Smith 🌺❤🎼🎶🎼🎵

[@kofiodako]

Jimmy was one of the Greatest hammond jazz organist a unique performance

[@willcaviness]

Jimmy so killing....I love how relaxed his left hand looks playing those basslines...top notch

[@DrumsNVinylNStuff]

I love this tune, love the live version. More energetic, much more "pizzaz". The late Jimmy Smith is forever living within us.... Kicks ass.

[@Ici-st4hg]

Good Old America! How comfortable the southern wind is!

[@MrBoyblue07]

I thought that was Mark Whitfield on Guitar - absolutely amazing guitarist! Really compliments Jimmy in all his greatness - thanks for sharing!

[@user-ip6cg5jn2x]

Как приятно слушать Легенду Джазового Органа!!!

[@joebarbosa7736]

Mr. Jimmy Smith is awesome I heard some great and wonderful talent from him

[@BluesHonkey]

Blimey. This is otherworldly. This should be broadcast into outer space.

[@KSETONMTL]

Elmir, the guitarist is actually Mark Whitfield. Jimmy played a lot with Phil Upchurch, but on this session it's Whitfield. The give away, other than that fluid rapid style and guitar tucked up high like that, is Upchurch had his trademark grey hair flair at the front. Compare Mark's live stuff, a super icon in his own right, which is why he's up there with Jimmy and the boys!

[@russnixon6020]

That's because it's a proper guitar in the hands of a true master.

[@tomlehr861]

The man, drummer layin down a fat groove

[@spyroschrysoulis]

Jimmy Smith was the hammond player. i love this count of music

[@bigbass421]

I was fortunate enough to play with a great guitarist that was in Jimmy's performing group. He and Jimmy both lived in Sacramento, so it's not out of the ordinary to have that opportunity, since I live in Reno, a hundred or so miles West of here. When someone says they played with a star like Jimmy Smith, they very well might be telling the truth.

[@jameljay1]

I Looove the chord that Mark plays when Jimmy does this sweet riff @ 4:30...You can see the smile on Mark's face too.. Sweet as sugar!!

[@jocapamusician]

Wow,what i kinda musician is this!?SO FANTASTIC INDESCREATBLE AND MUCH MORE THAN a divinity on stage,fellas!!!

[@Keyboardman88]

Ther progression of the keyboard player: Piano lessons,more piano lessons, gigging, getting better, being a master...then there's Jimmy Smith on the very apex of the pile.

[@paulwollaston7129]

Jimmy have been listening to you for years hamon organ fantastic

[@gregpayne328]

AWESOME TALENT JIMMY SMITH

[@lance00716]

after all these years i still get many requests for this song in the jazz clubs in the area and of course i just Love to play it

[@swompdogg7]

I think it's great to see a younger musician enjoy playing jazz, especially when accompanying one of the world's greatest jazz-artistes, Brother Jimmy Smith, nomatter which year it happened to be.
Seems to me that he was glad to be there and playing alongside Jimmy at the time !
More power to him !
I'm sure he has some interesting stories to tell his grand-children.
Correct me if I'm wrong.

[@giannibiancocircus]

I discovered Jimmy listening to Radio America jazz hour from Germany for the US Army,
6:08 on my little transistor radio under the pillow, instead of sleeping for the school there was nothing like him back then . A shining star !!!

[@tonygee50]

Master of the B-3

[@jocapamusician]

Holy moly all the musician are good !!!

[@nyterpfan]

Two brilliant jazz musicians performing with peak artistry---(and the drummer's no slouch either!!) The only words I can think of to describe this kind of talent comes from a great philosopher who said (paraphrasing slightly)---"In the end--all things rare are for the rare."

[@SoutheastFloridaTV-gi1qy]

Started listening to Jimmy Smith in the early 60's ... my favorite instrument is Jazz Organ ... I play guitar ... Mark sounding good here too ...saw them both on stage in Indianapolis ... McGriff was there too .... miss them all Joey De, jack McDuff ... all Icons

[@MarcDozier2954]

Amazingly talented. I miss him.

[@rukiddinbro]

It's great to see them having so much joy making the music! Pure love!

[@jameslujack7598]

i am big fan of this jimmy smith. I used to type my term papers and listen to his music so i could finish typing ' cuz the beat was jus' right

[@Fitzliputzli23]

@49roth Agree! Love the way he goes from I to IV via these stunning outside sounding licks. I am floored!

[@maracanazinha]

absolutely fab!!!! great guitar solo:) simple and jazzy! LOL! great band too and Mr Jimmy Smith all the time groovin! Thanks for sharing.

[@Elmirgtr]

Holy moly that jazz guitarist is good

[@showmesoul]

+Elmir Ma The incomparable Phil Upchurch on guitar!

[@Wonka275]

+showmesoul No! That's Mark Whitfield!

[@glennhenshaw6561]

+Elmir Ma Jimmy Smith knows a good guitarist when he sees one.

[@showmesoul]

+Wonka275….. I stand corrected…

[@davidsempau8347]

+Elmir Ma Mark Whitfield

[@bzb500]

I remember one of Jimmy Smith's albums had a black cat on the front of the cover with a red background. You can't get any better than this.

[@lucky4724]

If I remember correctly, the name of that 💽 album was "Who's afraid of Virginia wolf"!! Not sure but I think that was it!!👌

[@MarshallArtz007]

The name of that album, not so surprisingly, was “The Cat.” “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?” featured a photo of Jimmy Smith holding hands with a model wearing a wolf mask. Just Google the album titles to view the original cover art work. 😎🎹🐈‍⬛🎈

[@lucky4724]

@@MarshallArtz007 Correct!! I wasn't sure!! 👌

[@laurencecooper7476]

These guitarists make we weep:):

[@legrandbakker6879]

Yes, yes, yes...let that midnight special roll muh blues away!

[@harrysarpamo4398]

Jimmy: The King of B-3!!!

[@Rangoslap8]

Exactly!!!

[@jcpjean-claude4446]

quel plaisir d'écouter ces sons fantastiques issus de l'hammond !!!!!! bravo au guitariste ( dont je ne connais pas le nom )

[@MyMolefe]

What a number!!! A song that reminds me of a friend called Fistos Gomba, a Jimmy Smith supporter par excellence!! Oh, thats the man with the magic fingers on the Hammond B3 organ.

[@baddrikamendis7100]

Love you Jimmy. You know how to swing. I have all your albums!! God Bless you

[@piepelouse]

Un pure génie un régale à écouté mon corps vibre

[@tubelessronniee]

He Created The Style.......He is still The Greatest Jazz Organist Period......

[@patrickdominiquesauger2605]

AVEC EDDY LOUIS probablement les deux meilleurs organistes que nous ayons connus ce magnifique JIMMY SMITH.

[@RicoJazz]

This is unbelievable playing

[@MrLouislaf]

Pure genius there. Sir Jimmy Smith.

[@ArthurTabbal]

Thank you so much for this upload! Absolutely great musicians!!

[@Psalms11817]

He's still the greatest.

[@reachforthestars2123]

One of Robert Lamm's influencers! Which is how I've discovered this great legend! Jazz at it's finest 😎

[@user-tw4bi8zc7x]

Co ci faceci wyprawiają. Dziękuję POZDRAWIAM ❤

[@BourneAccident]

These guys are good... really good. Thanks for uploading.

[@user-fj2ev2ri6i]

Это не игра какого - то произведения,а создание музыки абсалютным соухом ,вероятго иалантами.

[@kaysee2112]

Jimmy at some of his best. You book that!

[@claudiocampagnaro]

Jmmy nella sua essenza blues.....insuperabile!!!!!!!!

[@madamevitavi]

... que la musique soit dans la vie des hommes IS GOOOD

[@adinaspahn763]

Great and awesome!!! Thx for the upload!

[@MarkLAsche]

Mark Whitfield on fire!

[@charlesbabo4317]

Seuls des inities peuvent comprendre cette musique qui parle a l’âme.

[@felixstinson6720]

Incredible!

[@Crezelltree4261]

Fact:Keith Emerson was inspired to take up the Hammond organ after hearing Jimmy Smith.So incredible was this man's influence.Just imagine if he & Emerson would have done a jam together - fireworks!

[@jerrynappi5893]

You should hear the stories of Jimmy Smith when he met Keith Emerson it is hysterical. It is on a youtube interview Rick Wakeman interviews Keith and he tells it really funny stuff check it out

[@aaimginggraphics2411]

woow get the heck outta here KEITH EMERSON!...GOOD JEZUS

[@DavidRolas]

Incredible from start to finish... Respect.

[@MrShobar]

The famous Hammond organ was invented by Laurens Hammond, a mechanical engineer. It was initially marketed to small church congregations that couldn't afford a pipe organ and wanted an alternative to a piano.

[@paulj0557tonehead]

To see a great visual demo of the tone wheels watch the vid- at the 40min mark, *Legendary Theater Organists* .

[@thomaspick4123]

Jimmie is great, as usual. That guitar player was superb. Great tone!

[@ildeuraimundodasilva8230]

Fantastic Guitarist ,an excellent organ. Congratulations !
From Brazil.

[@anncsimmons7382]

Thumbs down must be from bass players

[@kunfyushs1681]

haha great comment!

[@Thegiftedone95]

😂

[@improveyourself100]

Did you see any bass player? Just look under the B3! :-D

[@zaj58]

@Frank Heuvelman actually JS used mostly his left hand on the lower manual to play the actual bass lines... using the pedals for accentuation of the notes by lightly tapping on one note as he played the bass line with his left hand...sometimes he would actual play full lines on the bass pedal..ghosting his left hand..mostly on turnarounds..

[@claytonchaney9171]

any bass player who is good enough to ride along with this ........

[@songsmithdan]

Man THAT WAS FREAKING AWESOME!!!

[@hmol1955]

Oh man - that trio!

[@violinoscar]

There's a George Benson influence in that guitar. Wow!

[@user-tw4bi8zc7x]

Extra.Wielkie dzięki ❤

[@godchild8215]

This is straight Jazz Swagg...I admire their confidence in ripping up a gig..Even Jimmy's grunts go along with the presentation..Thats what happens when u own something,,,& they owned this piece...Just Chillin',,Love it🗿

[@ziphren.kamikaze]

the grunting really threw me for a loop, he had a microphone, why not give some musicality with said grunts? I thought it was someone in the audience lol
other than that, that is some fucking amazing skillz right there

[@DexterHaven]

I bet Ray Manzerek really appreciated Jimmy.

[@reneematte8426]

Grazie metalboombox 🌺 via Jimmy Smith ❤️🎼🎹🎺🎸🌺🎧🎩🎩🎩

[@gachacondeprelolokno3565]

Jazz la crema y nata de la música

[@pierelambert3821]

Jimmy God bless you

[@hanziwatdan5373]

Manny times i listen this .get enough damn ye

[@watenemunenge9784]

Looked up guys Smith worked with and there's a mention of him somewhere - Montreaux Jazz fesival. What a beautiful track.

[@dinodoesgacha4889]

BRAVO!!! Phil Upchurch. Awesome performance.

[@taildragger53]

Sorry to tell you...that's a rather young and chunky Mark Whitfield on guitar. I thought it was Phil at first but not so.....

[@dinodoesgacha4889]

oops!sorry I miss it.