Soul Jazz from the fifties, sixties and seventies: THE CHAMP. On tonight’s programme, part four of a five-part series about the popular and influential organ player Jimmy Smith. In 1962 Jimmy Smith was signed by Verve. The albums that he made with producer Creed Taylor and arranger Oliver Nelson sealed Smith’s status as a star.
Walk On The Wild Side (Bashin’, Verve 1962)
The Preacher (Hobo Flats, Verve 1963)
Slaughter On Tenth Avenue (Who’s Afraid Of Virgina Woolf, Verve 1964)
The Cat (The Cat, Verve 1964)
Gloomy Sunday (Monster, Verve 1965)
C-Jam Blues (Got My Mojo Workin’, Verve 1966)
Blues And The Abstract Truth (Hoochie Coochie Man, Verve 1966)
Peter’s Theme (Peter And The Wolf, Verve 1966)
Down By The Riverside (Jimmy & Wes: The Dynamic Duo, Verve 1966)
Mellow Mood (Further Adventures Of Jimmy & Wes, Verve 1966)
