Jimmy Smith, um dos criadores do soul jazz

Eight years have passed since this BIG artist died. Jimmy Smith wasn't the first organ jazz player, 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. In 1987, producer Quincy Jones invited Smith to play on the sessions of Michael Jackson's album "Bad". And Smith found a new generation of fans when hip-hop DJs began sampling Smith's funky organ grooves;the Beastie Boys famously used Smith's "Root Down (And Get It)" for their song "Root Down," and other Smith performances became the basis for tracks by Nas, Gang Starr, Kool G Rap, and DJ Shadow.