I had taken organ lessons from age 9, but when I heard my first Jimmy Smith record I realized that the instrument was SO much different than I had imagined! He changed my life and I still have a Hammond B-3 in my man-cave, 50 years later. Greatest instrument ever made and its greatest player.
@mrarchangel44572 жыл бұрын
👍👍👍👍👍👍 Keep the legacy alive !!!
@johnbishop53162 жыл бұрын
Not long before Jimmy died I went to see him (again) at the Jazz Cafe in London. I was standing right at the front to watch his footwork. The stage was only about 2 feet high. After the first number, as the applause faded he looked down on me and said to me and my partner, who was treating me for my birthday, "Hey, you two little kids? " I looked around and indeed, the crowd behind us all seemed giants. I'm only 5 5 and gf 5 3. Quick as a flash I said, "Jimmy, I first saw you play the Hammond in 1966. I'm no kid. Thanks for the compliment." He grunted. "Where was that gig?" "Birmingham Town hall." " Bad sound." he said. Indeed, the guitar was miced through the pa. It was all out of balance. He remembered it too!.
@LordAmbrosia12 жыл бұрын
That's great! I only saw him the once, at The Town & Country Club in '89, with his arm in a sling!
@johnbishop53162 жыл бұрын
@@LordAmbrosia1 Which arm?
@sherbetdab12002 жыл бұрын
Maybe the same gig I saw with Jim Mullen and Martin Drew? They were under rehearsed but it was still great to see him live. The Organ Grinder's Swing is his best album for me.
@johnbishop53162 жыл бұрын
@@sherbetdab1200 Walk on the Wild Side for me. Not Jim Mullen.
@chrisgavin2 жыл бұрын
@@LordAmbrosia1 I saw him play Cambridge Corn Exchange. So it must have been around that time too and he had his arm in a sling then also. (His left arm I think it was).
@Mauretto97911 күн бұрын
Wonderful for hammond and jazz lovers
@johntechwriter Жыл бұрын
At a musical instrument industry show (NAMM) in Chicago in the mid-80s, I was among a cluster of fellow mid-20s keyboard players watching Jimmy demonstrate some German electric keyboard. He noticed us and when done playing he walked over and with a big smile shook hands with each of us. We were speechless. Still beaming he said, “So YOU’re the guys who’ve been stealing my licks!” We all laughed.
@soulbankmusic14732 жыл бұрын
Great to see this back up on YT - but the original version was even longer - and included footage of Jimmy at home, listening to The Stones Satisfaction in his managers office - before recording it.. would love to see the entire thing again.. James Oscar Smith was the Baddest!
@georgelucas14769 ай бұрын
Thanks. Awesome footage. Great to see the giants of jazz in footage.
@jazzlives2 жыл бұрын
What year was this again? 1965? Jimmy was a force of nature like none other. This proves it. What soul and spirit , hardly ever seen in music.
@gregfowler9572 ай бұрын
Fantastic musician love the Hammond
@chriswhiteiii Жыл бұрын
Thank you so very much for uploading this illuminating document.
@MrDeanross2 жыл бұрын
I saw Jimmy perform several times from 1969 onwards. He was always transcendent
@rievans572 жыл бұрын
I met the great JImmy Smith at the Vine Street Bar and Grill in Hollywood. He was very engaging and funny as hell.
@EH_ALLE_DOOF Жыл бұрын
A documentary by the great German filmmaker Klaus Wildenhahn ! Here we have an extract and mix from his two JS-films from 1965 and 1966.
@peteandrews71692 жыл бұрын
Fantastic Documentary! Thank you for putting this up
@onemoremood27612 жыл бұрын
PLEASE NEVER TAKE DOWN THIS VIDEO!!
@fredwilliamson22252 жыл бұрын
I poured his coffee at Star Seeds Cafe a 24 hour place, adjacent to a Days Inn. Downtown Austin, Texas about Twenty something years ago when he played a 6th street club or there abouts. Many stars, their bands and Hollywood legends rolled in and out.
@ryanrogers1307 Жыл бұрын
I was at UT Austin at the time and still regret missing this show.
@bigal18632 жыл бұрын
Jimmys Jam was a favorite often played album in my house
@annonamouse94494 ай бұрын
Thank you..full doc..quality..love..a heart of soul xx
@kofthebaskervilles2 жыл бұрын
I am so grateful to these guys. I learned to play listening to them. It's great to see dizzy and james moody. These guys have more soul than they can control. And who would want them to?
@doctorpatient5192 жыл бұрын
this is such a treat! and that glorious "Organ Grinder's Swing" from 5:25 to 6:00 is a gem ... you can find the recorded version with Grady Tate and Kenny Burrell here on uTube
@peacetrain33202 жыл бұрын
Love it! It’s the coolest to see these early sixties scenes, and the sounds! JST was awesome!
@mferr42552 жыл бұрын
a 1a vez que o ouvi foi no rádio AM com "Walk on The Wild side". Aí passei a ter tds seus discos inclusive LPs. E o assisti Live em Sampa no Free Jazz Festival. Amém! Aplausos!
@HopeYourHavingFun2 жыл бұрын
Has to be Jimmy's best ever trio.
@uterpia Жыл бұрын
Thank you!!!
@kevinlawrence8580 Жыл бұрын
The Godfather of the jazz organ.
@chriswhiteiii7 ай бұрын
29:22 Thr statement ‘Discipline is freedom’ hits differently now
@johntechwriter2 жыл бұрын
19:20 - Jimmy’s incredibly long, skinny fingers gave him a significant mechanical advantage when playing a B3. Unlike all electrified keyboards of the time - no digital instruments like synthesizers came along until the 80s - only the Hammond with its unique and patented tone wheel generators produced an actual analog sound. Its unique and naturalistic voice gave its player the ability to play effective legato solos, strings of single notes like a horn player, with an intrinsic “attack” that rivaled the tonality and percussive power of wind instruments. But it was not until a virtuoso like Jimmy came along and exploited its potential that the Hammond’s unique sound made it a fixture in recording studios around the world.
@pmfg8756 ай бұрын
Excellent points well stated. It is a phenomenon with bass players also.
@Jack18432 жыл бұрын
lets go up and get some tea jazz code for lets go get high thanx for this
@pmfg8756 ай бұрын
26:55 they were very advanced compared to people now
@shizukashearn66192 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the repost. This documentary is priceless. JOS in his prime!
@rottenapple61092 жыл бұрын
As a sometime rock fan, othertimes jazz fan, I can vouch that none of the rock world's organ players, no matter how good, had anything on JS. The man was a powerhouse.
@johnbishop53162 жыл бұрын
I agree with you but your stated credentials lack some ...er..cred. I'm sure we can get it on better authority.
@jamiepastman55942 жыл бұрын
@@johnbishop5316 ok, I'll jump in -- I'm a professional full time keyboardist, have been for over 40 years, still touring now. I think Rotten Apple is exactly right. We all like different things and different players , but on a strictly technical level at least, nobody can touch Jimmy. I think any professional keyboard player would agree with me, we've all been trying to figure him out for decades now -- some of his runs are simply impossible to play for anybody but Jimmy and his concept is fresh to this day. IMHO
@johnbishop53162 жыл бұрын
@@jamiepastman5594 I agree with you Jamie. I'll give you more cred than Rotten Apple, since you actually play. I love JS from when I first heard him around 64, and saw him perform many times including not long before his death. Spoke to him a couple of times. It was RA's qualification I was querying.
@jamiepastman55942 жыл бұрын
@@johnbishop5316 very cool, I wish I could've seen him live!
@jackcrane78532 жыл бұрын
No Keith Emerson, no Gregg Allman, no Wakeman comes close, just maybe a bit Brian Auger....
@andrewsandoz80052 жыл бұрын
Great documentary
@georgesampson20469 ай бұрын
He was the greatest he was like Honey ❤🎉❤🎉😮😅😅😅.
@anthonyfischer24082 жыл бұрын
It's really interesting to see this...November '65 and they could feel what was about to happen. Watch this and then some of the Miles Davis concerts from '69 to '73 that are up on YT. What a difference in such a short time.
@lawrencetaylor41012 жыл бұрын
Vielen danke for this.
@hawkrolla3 ай бұрын
Jazz Musicians are Really the coolest people on the planet.
@thinktwice45652 жыл бұрын
Great 👍
@adamrafferty2 жыл бұрын
Guitarist rockin the solidbody! Good choice so the nice archtop didn't get destroyed by the airline. :-)
@tubelessronniee2 жыл бұрын
The Absolute King 👑 there is no other period……RIP JOS
@gg.69672 жыл бұрын
Just played J.O.S. from the Sermon,yesterday. One of his very best compositions.
@howardcox29185 ай бұрын
When Jimmy met Paul Humphries it was on!
@SanplerVarondaro2 жыл бұрын
excelente video genio saludos desde BAJA CALIFORNIA yeahhhhhhhh
@andrewsandoz80052 жыл бұрын
The ultimate B-3 player...period.
@sulevisydanmaa9981 Жыл бұрын
@Andrew Sandoz ....is ....LARRY YOUNG
@chriswhiteiii7 ай бұрын
Just realizing that the book on the table at 23:36 was by Wilhelm / Baynes THE I CHING, OR, BOOK OF CHANGES
@pmfg8756 ай бұрын
That’s what happens when people seek high level knowledge
@brucescott42612 жыл бұрын
The boss of the B-3 Hammond: JAMES OSCAR "Jimmy" SMITH, JR. (December 8th, 1925 - February 8th, 2005).
@robbuser79047 ай бұрын
❤
@pmfg8756 ай бұрын
19:45 jazz musician sign language 💯
@craigbrowning94482 жыл бұрын
I wish there was a version of this film without the Teutonic Voiceover, it interferes with the musicians are saying. It's like they break with the Jazz to play some Polka music.
@mikebynes37202 жыл бұрын
See his road manager Clarence Avante( the black Godfather)
@jimjackson41112 жыл бұрын
👍
@007KrausBean2 жыл бұрын
It should be noted that this is in German.
@georgesampson20469 ай бұрын
He was a Bad mama Jammer
@clfm202 жыл бұрын
Anyone know what tune Jimmy is listening to Diz play about 15 min in?
@stuartroyle1402 Жыл бұрын
was it all filmed in germany?,,,it ends with the british national anthem!!....stunning musicians.
@EH_ALLE_DOOF Жыл бұрын
24:40 and on = England.
@LongwingSeagull2 жыл бұрын
Wonder who was reading the I Ching: Book of Changes. Was the 60`s indeed.
@anthonysilva53122 жыл бұрын
Holy Jesus and mother Mary….this fuckin’ SMOOOOKES! 🙏🏻 🇨🇦 ❤️ 🎹
@user-sz4ix9si4k9 ай бұрын
Lol! You said it best!
@joepalooka21452 жыл бұрын
Wow, this is great to see although there's way too much unnecessary talking between the music. This whole video could have been just Jimmy playing. He was one of the greatest virtuosos in the entire history of jazz and one of my ultimate musical idols.
@adamrafferty2 жыл бұрын
No - the talking is awesome.
@andre_oliveira199111 ай бұрын
What's up, fellas! Anybody knows the name of the real Soulful tune that starts in 1:12 ? Man, i really want to discover the name of this song! Greetings from Brazil!
@bruhthem2 жыл бұрын
Yes!!!!! I'm glad this is back up!! At least half of it! Lol
@jimmy1988c2 жыл бұрын
@jeremy was there more?
@jimmy1988c2 жыл бұрын
do you mean this? kzbin.info/www/bejne/nJvJdp2qa7KDb5Y
@bruhthem2 жыл бұрын
@@jimmy1988c yes!!! There was about 55 minutes of that part too!!
@vibecreators2 жыл бұрын
this is a shorter version ! where is the Rudy Van gelder studio part?
@vinylarchaeologist2 жыл бұрын
That was my favourite part. Rare film footage of RVG in his prime.
@jimmy1988c2 жыл бұрын
@@vinylarchaeologist where have you seen it?
@jimmy1988c2 жыл бұрын
some of this kzbin.info/www/bejne/nJvJdp2qa7KDb5Y ?
@vinylarchaeologist2 жыл бұрын
@@jimmy1988c used to be on KZbin in its entirety - deleted now, probably due to copyrighted music
@murimorello26902 жыл бұрын
arrive at 4:30 for sound check. ok. 3 minutes before the gig 🤣
@charleswinokoor60232 жыл бұрын
What’s the source material? German TV, right?
@maltheseus2 жыл бұрын
The documentary (90') was shot by Klaus Wildenhahn, a german filmmaker in the Sixties, produced by NDR (Hamburg, Germany), who supposedly is the owner of the rights. The KZbin version is distributed by Deutsche Kinemathek Berlin.
@charleswinokoor60232 жыл бұрын
@@maltheseus Thanks.
@joshuaklein28598 ай бұрын
🔥
@pikuma2 жыл бұрын
43:51 was cool as hell!
@user-fk6rs8yj7y2 жыл бұрын
Do you know song name ?
@pikuma2 жыл бұрын
@@user-fk6rs8yj7y Who's Afraid of Virginia Wolf 🙂
@user-fk6rs8yj7y2 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@user-fk6rs8yj7y2 жыл бұрын
11:31 please song name.
@paulrobertz84912 жыл бұрын
Fiesta Mojo, written by Dizzy Gillespie
@jazzcookmusic56772 жыл бұрын
Why is Diz on the cover?
@kanciarz53772 жыл бұрын
He looks like Eddie Murphy
@jackcrane78532 жыл бұрын
My thoughts EXACTLY, too!!! #"*@
@mrnasty021066 ай бұрын
OMG, I wasn't the only one who thought that. Another reason I admire him.
@thinktwice45652 жыл бұрын
🥰
@joshuahandfinger91542 жыл бұрын
🏆🏆🏆🏆🔥😎
@robroufla2 жыл бұрын
8:08 didn't know practice pads already existed !
@prof.t.c.pfeiler12802 жыл бұрын
Shorter version of the original full lenght docu. As an Austrian (German language area) I must say: the German moderation is just embarrassing.
@maltheseus2 жыл бұрын
Was meinen Sie mit "Moderation"? Klaus Wildenhahns spärlichen, manchmal unbeholfenen Kommentar? Damals sah man die Jazzszene in den USA mit anderen Augen. Seien wir doch froh, dass Wildenhahn diesen Film in den 60ern überhaupt gemacht u. dies wichtige Dokument hinterlassen hat.
@prof.t.c.pfeiler12802 жыл бұрын
@@maltheseus Von mir aus unbeholfene Kommentare. Leider gar nicht spärlich. Zudem auch aus Sicht der 1960er Jahre peinliche Versuche, gewisse Jazz-eigene Begriffe und Ausdrucksweisen "einzudeutschen". Der Film selbst ist auch ohne den hier fehlenden Teil im RVG-Studio interessant, aber der Herr Filmemacher hätte besser das Kommentieren an jemand Kompetenten delegiert.
@jimmy1988c2 жыл бұрын
@@prof.t.c.pfeiler1280 wo gibt es den vollen zweiten teil? ist das ein subpart? kzbin.info/www/bejne/nJvJdp2qa7KDb5Y
@prof.t.c.pfeiler12802 жыл бұрын
@@jimmy1988c Ja, das ist ein Teil der hier fehlt. Ich habe den kompletten Film bereits vor vielen Jahren erhalten. Keine Ahnung, ob dieser irgendwo online verfügbar ist.
@jackcrane78532 жыл бұрын
SCHLACHZEUCH
@toreckman8899 Жыл бұрын
Not sure I understand the purpose of the race baiter in this documentary. Would have preferred to see the genius of this man. Mr Jimmy Smith.
@robfriedrich28222 жыл бұрын
German
@eugenemoore12022 жыл бұрын
Loved Jimmy but he was dead wrong about the Beatles.
@jackcrane78532 жыл бұрын
So many were! Gimmicks!? I dont think for a second that the 1966 album REVOLVER was.... GIMMICKS...
@vova472 жыл бұрын
"Organs are for hokey games and funerals" - Thelonious Monk on why he does not play the organ.
@stichtingraspoetin84952 жыл бұрын
well, if so, then he was clearly wrong on jimmy it seems... even monk was human for sure!!!!
@keithhorner16712 жыл бұрын
Are you trying to say YOU don't like JS? Why might that be?
@jackcrane78532 жыл бұрын
Thelonious Monk records are boring as hell
@sulevisydanmaa9981 Жыл бұрын
@vova47 YOU SURE he didn mean an additional "n" MIA herein ...(?). Still live @ the Groovy ? Or @ the Bahamas ..
@mrnasty021066 ай бұрын
I agree with that. The operatic (retarded) or menacing voice of an organ has no place outside a fine arts venue or church. You can thank WurliTzer for dropping acid, and bragging, "oh look how great this is. You've got to hear this haunting, melancholy shit." I'm an organ hater, but find a lot of Jimmy's material irresistible. Like many, I did not know an electric organ could sound like that. Experimentation. Go beyond the retarded gibberish (opera) and screaming (hard rock/metal). Pick up some books, experiment, and learn.
@thomaspick41232 жыл бұрын
I liked his tone. Some riffs were good. Also, he could be extremely repetitive and boring.
@randybackgammon8902 жыл бұрын
Early stuff better...'Home cookin' from '59 probably his (and cool jazzes)apogee
@mrnasty021066 ай бұрын
@@randybackgammon890 All of his stuff is great, but I fully agree. I also notice some different (really juicy) sounds. I wondered if his 888000000 was always his thing.