Jimmy Smith The Complete Verve Singles

Jimmy Smith wasn't the first organ player in jazz, but no one had a greater influence with the instrument than he did; Smith coaxed a rich, grooving tone from the Hammond B-3, and his sound and style made him a top instrumentalist in the 1950s and '60s, while a number of rock and R&B keyboardists would learn valuable lessons from Smith's example.

Jimmy Smith wasn't the first organ player in jazz, but no one had a greater influence with the instrument than he did; Smith coaxed a rich, grooving tone from the Hammond B-3, and his sound and style made him a top instrumentalist in the 1950s and '60s, while a number of rock and R&B keyboardists would learn valuable lessons from Smith's example.

"Organ Grinder Swing" is a 1965 studio album by Jimmy Smith. This album marked a return to the trio ensemble that Smith used on his Blue Note recordings earlier in his career. The album was the second highest charting album of Smith's career, reaching a chart position of #15 on the US Billboard 200 charts, it was on the charts for 31 weeks.

"Crazy! Baby" is an album by American jazz organist Jimmy Smith featuring performances recorded in 1960 and released on the Blue Note label. This marked the first album Smith recorded at Rudy Van Gelder's new studio in Englewood Cliffs NJ, all previous Smith albums were recorded at Van Gelder's studio in his parent's living room in Hackensack, NJ.

Anita O’Day has long been admired as one of the very best jazz singers, with a rhythmic and dynamic style that she could readily deploy in big band, small group and sophisticated orchestral environments. Acrobat has already showcased her work during the early 1940s with the orchestras of Gene Krupa and Stan Kenton (“Anita O’Day - The Early Years 1941-45” ADDCD3098), and in this collection we focus on a similar period of years during the 1950s when she firmly carved for herself a significant place in the jazz pantheon. During the decade from 1952-62, she recorded for the labels established by jazz impresario Norman Granz – Clef, Norgran and, most famously, Verve – and her recordings during that time are recognised as the most significant of her career.