Jimmy Smith discography

This is a discography of American jazz organist Jimmy Smith (1928–2005).

Discography

As leader/co-leader

Blue Note years (1956–1963; 1986, 1993) Year releasedLabelCatalogueTitleRecording dateNotes1956Blue NoteBLP 1512A New Sound... A New Star..., Vol. 11956-02-181956Blue NoteBLP 1514A New Sound – A New Star, Vol. 21956-03-27AKA The Champ1956Blue NoteBLP 1525Jimmy Smith at the Organ1956-06-17, -18AKA The Incredible Jimmy Smith, Vol. 31956Blue NoteBLP 1528At Club Baby Grand, Volume 11956-08-04LiveBLP 1529At Club Baby Grand, Volume 21957Blue NoteBLP 1547A Date with Jimmy Smith, Volume One1957-02-11, -12, -13BLP 1548A Date with Jimmy Smith, Volume Two1957Blue NoteBLP 1551Jimmy Smith at the Organ, Volume 11957-02-12, -13BLP 1552Jimmy Smith at the Organ, Volume 21957Blue NoteBLP 1556The Sounds of Jimmy Smith1957-02-11, -12, -131957Blue NoteBLP 1563Plays Pretty Just for You1957-05-081958Blue NoteBLP 1585Groovin' at Smalls' Paradise, Volume 11957-11-15LiveBLP 1586Groovin' at Smalls' Paradise, Volume 21958Blue NoteBLP 4002House Party1957-08-25, 1958-02-251959Blue NoteBLP 4011The Sermon!1957-08-25, 1958-02-251960Blue NoteBLP 4030Crazy! Baby1960-01-041961Blue NoteBLP 4050Home Cookin'1958-07-15, 1959-05-24, 1959-06-161961Blue NoteBLP 4078Midnight Special1960-04-251962Blue NoteBLP 4100Plays Fats Waller1962-01-231963Blue NoteBLP 4117Back at the Chicken Shack1960-04-251963Blue NoteBLP 4141Rockin' the Boat1963-02-071964Blue NoteBLP 4164Prayer Meetin'1963-02-08With Stanley Turrentine1965Blue NoteBLP 4200Softly as a Summer Breeze1958-02-26, 1958-10-141966Blue NoteBLP 4235Bucket!1963-02-011967Blue NoteBLP 4255I'm Movin' On1963-01-311968Blue NoteBST 4269Open House1960-03-221968Blue NoteBST 4296Plain Talk1960-03-22 1979 Blue Note LT 992 Confirmation 1957-08-25, 1958-02-25 1980 Blue Note LT 1054 Cool Blues 1958-04-07 Live 1981 Blue Note LT 1092 On the Sunny Side 1957-08-25, 1958-07-15, 1959-06-16, 1960-04-25 1984 Blue Note Special Guests 1957-08-25, 1960-06-13, 1963-01-31 Japan only release 1985 Blue Note Jimmy Smith Trio + LD 1957-07-04 Japan only release. With Lou Donaldson. 1986 Blue Note Go for Whatcha Know 1986-01-02, -03 1994 Blue Note The Master 1993-12-24, -25 Live 1994 Blue Note The Master II 1993-12-24, -25 Live 1996 Blue Note Cherokee 1957-05-08, 1957-07-03 Japan only release 1996 Blue Note Lonesome Road 1957-11-20 Japan only release 1998 Blue Note Standards 1957-08-27, 1958-07-15, 1959-05-24 1999 Blue Note Six Views of the Blues 1958-07-16 2007 Blue Note Straight Life 1961-06-22

Verve years (1962–1968; 1971–1973; 1995, 2000) Year releasedLabelCatalogueTitleRecording dateNotes1962VerveV-8474Bashin': The Unpredictable Jimmy Smith1962-031963VerveV-8544Hobo Flats1963-03 1963 Verve (JP)/Metro SMV-1059Live at the Village Gate1963-05Live1963VerveV-8552Any Number Can Win1963-071963VerveV-8553Blue Bash!1963-07 With Kenny Burrell1964VerveV-8583Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?1964-011964VerveV-8587The Cat1964-041964VerveV-8604Christmas '641964-04, 1964–091965VerveV-8618Monster1965-011965 Verve (FR) La metamorphose des cloportes1965-06 [7"] EP1965VerveV-8628Organ Grinder Swing1965-06 With Kenny Burrell 1965 Verve (DE)/Metro 711 058 In Hamburg – Live!also released as Incredible! Jimmy Smith1965-? Live1966VerveV-8641Got My Mojo Workin'1965-121966VerveV-8652Peter & the Wolf1966-051966VerveV-8666Christmas Cookin'1964-04, 1964–09reissue of V-86041966VerveV-8663Hoochie Coochie Man1966-061966VerveV-8678Jimmy & Wes: The Dynamic Duo1966-09 With Wes Montgomery1967VerveV-8705Respect1967-061968VerveV-8745Stay Loose1968-011968VerveV-8750Livin' It Up!1968-051968VerveV6-8766Further Adventures of Jimmy and Wes1966-09 With Wes Montgomery1968VerveV6-8770The Boss1968-?Live1970VerveV6-8794Groove Drops1968-111971VerveV6-8800In a Plain Brown Wrapper1971-07?1972VerveV6-8806Root Down1972-02Live1972VerveV6-8809Bluesmith1972-091973VerveV6S-8832Portuguese Soul1973-02 1995 Verve 314 527 631–2 Damn!1995-01 1996 Verve 314 527 632–2 Angel Eyes: Ballads & Slow Jams1995-01 2001 Verve/Blue Thumb 314 543 978–2 Dot Com Blues2000-02, 2000–03, 2000–04, 2000–06

Others {| class="wikitable sortable" !Year released !Label !Title !Recording date !Notes |- |1966 |Metro |Live in Concert |1965-05 |Live |- |1966 |Pickwick |Swings Along with Stranger in Paradise |1966-?

|1970 |MGM |I'm Gon' Git Myself Together |1970-02

|1970 |MGM |The Other Side of Jimmy Smith |1970-08

|1972 |Cobblestone/Atlantic |The Jimmy Smith Jam |1972-07 |Live. Newport In New York '72 series Vol.5. |- |1974 |MGM/Pride |Black Smith |1974-?

|1974 |Mojo |Paid in Full |1974-?

|1974 |Isradisc |Live In Israel |1974-10? |Live. Israel only release. |- |1975 |Mojo |Jimmy Smith '75 |1974-10, additional |partially live in Israel |- |1977 |Mercury |Sit on It! |1976-12

|1977 |Mercury |It's Necessary |1977-07 |Live |- |1978 |Mercury |Unfinished Business |1978-01

|1979 |Polydor |Jimmy Smith Plays For The People |1978-12 |South Africa only release |- |1980 |Wersi |The Cat Strikes Again |1980-07

|1981 |Mojo |Second Coming |1981-?

|1982 |Elektra/Musician |Off the Top |1982-06

|1983 |Elektra/Musician |Keep On Comin |1983-09 |Live |- |1989 |Milestone |Prime Time |1989-08

|1991 |Milestone |Fourmost with Stanley Turrentine, Kenny Burrell, Grady Tate |1990-11 |Live at Fat Tuesday's, November 16–17, 1990 |- |1993 |Milestone |Sum Serious Blues |1993-01

|1996 |Milestone |All the Way Live with Eddie Harris |1981-08 |Live |- |2001 |Milestone |Fourmost Return |1990-11 |Live at Fat Tuesday's, November 16–17, 1990 |- |2002 |West Wind |Daybreak also released as The Cat Swings Again (Jazz Hour, 2003), Black Cat (Castle Pie, 2004) |1999-10, 2001–04 |Partially live (1999–10)

Compilations The Best of Jimmy Smith (V-8721) (Verve, 1967) The Fantastic Jimmy Smith (Upfront, 1969) – early pre-Blue Note recordings The History of Jimmy Smith (2V6S-8814) (Verve, 1972) [2LP] The Best of Jimmy Smith – The Blue Note Years (Blue Note, 1988) Walk on the Wild Side – Best of the Verve Years (Verve, 1995) [2CD] The Definitive Jimmy Smith (Blue Note, 2002) Milestone Profiles (Milestone, 2006) The Definitive Collection (Verve/UMe, 2008)

As sideman With King Curtis Get Ready (Atco, 1970) Everybody's Talkin (Atco, 1972)With Joey DeFrancesco Incredible! (Concord Jazz, 2000) Legacy (Concord Jazz, 2005)With Quincy Jones Smackwater Jack (A&M, 1971) The Original Jam Sessions 1969 with Bill Cosby (Concord Jazz, 2004) – rec. 1969With others''' George Benson, George Benson (Verve, 1987) Jean-Michel Bernard, Cash (Naive, 2008) Dee Dee Bridgewater, Love and Peace: A Tribute to Horace Silver (Verve, 1995) Kenny Burrell, Ellington Is Forever (Fantasy, 1975) Cornell Dupree, Shadow Dancing (Versatile, 1978) Stu Gardner, The Italian Heist (Super Disco Edits, 2019) Jon Hendricks, Love (Muse, 1982) James Ingram, It's Your Night (Qwest/Warner Bros., 1983) Michael Jackson, Bad (Epic, 1987) Toshihiko Kankawa, Quarter Run (Paddlewheel, 1984) Robbie Krieger, Robbie Krieger & Friends (Blue Note, 1977) Yoshiaki Miyanoue, Touch of Love (Vap, 1981) Frank Sinatra, L.A. Is My Lady (Qwest/WB, 1984) Candi Staton, Stand Up and Be a Witness (Beracah, 1989) Stanley Turrentine, Straight Ahead (Blue Note, 1985) Lenny White, Venusian Summer (Nemperor, 1975) V.A., Newport in New York '72 (The Jam Sessions, Vol. 4) (Cobblestone, 1972) V.A., One Night with Blue Note, Volume 3'' (Blue Note, 1985)

External links Jimmy Smith comprehensive discography Jimmy Smith discography at Jazzlists

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