Title: Jimmy Smith - Bashin'
Year/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 1962, Soul Jazz, Norristown, Pennsylvania 6/26
Matrix #: V6-8474
Condition: VG+ (LM) | Members: Jimmy S (25' - 05')
Cultural Facts:
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Personal Struggle: Smith built his Hammond organ style through obsessive private practice after switching from piano, turning a club instrument into a hard-earned jazz weapon.
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Studio Lore: Bashin' paired Smith with Oliver Nelson’s large arrangements on one side and a leaner small-group setup on the other, making Verve sell both polish and grit.
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Scene Ecology: Rudy Van Gelder’s room helped define the organ-jazz boom, giving players like Smith a recorded presence that could hit jukeboxes, lounges, and serious jazz buyers.
