This 180-gram vinyl reissue of his live recording at New York's legendary 'Smalls Paradise' in 1957 is one of the cornerstones of an early career that would see the young prodigy establish his legitimacy and unique style in the jazz landscape of the time.
Note the exceptional mastering done from the original tapes.
A true virtuoso of the Hammond Organ, from which he alone could extract a blues with a sharp groove, Jimmy Smith would embody this instrument to perfection and become its most important spokesman. In the early 1950s, the young organist would accompany the greatest jazz bandleaders and frontmen.