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Jim m y Smith, Musician, great Jazz Organist. It has been 25 years since
Jimmy Sm ith’s musical talents first became widely known to the jazz com
munity. Due to his unique stylings on organ, an instrument though not un
known to Jazz, that had its range expanded by M r. Smith’s artistry.
In 1955, as Jazz was being created in many styles, one o f the styles that
was starting to evolve was a style that can best be described as heavy blues,
tinged funky feeling music. This blues dominated Jazz may have been ex
pressed best by the instrum entation o f the organ, am plified guitar, tenor
saxophone, and drums. The man, the artist who captured the essence o f the
blues groove, drove it to its heights, most dram atically was Jim m y, M r.
Smith. The organ is the tool o f his trade.
But d o n 't get the w rong idea. Jim m y Sm ith is an accomplished well-
trained musician able to reach inside many different idioms and moods o f
Jazz and exert his ideas into them.
In The Fantastic Jim m y Smith we find J.S. in various and interesting mu
sical situations, sometimes in a trio setting, and at other times w ith a tenor
saxophone added, and there’s even a vocal quartet for more variety on this
album.
On ‘ ‘Stranger in Paradise,” Jimmy leads the musicians through this pret
ty song and shows his excellent skills o f accompaniment with a ballad con
text.
‘ ‘ Jim m y’ s Jam.” Nice jum p tune, the melody is played by Jimmy and the
tenor sax, w ith a catchy Latin rhythm played by the drums. For the solos
the band shifts to straight four beats. The tenor sax takes the first solo, but
listen, check how Jimmy builds his solo to a climax.
‘ ‘ I t ’ s A Sin To Tell A L ie .” The chore o f playing the melody is split on
this song that has been around fo r a long time. First the tenor sax plays a
phrase, Jimmy plays the next one, then they play the third phrase together.
Good arrangement.
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The Paramount presents a great star in a great theatre fo r three special
shows as we celebrate Rose Festival Week with one o f America’s best loved
comedians—the one and only Red Skelton. Red w ill be here Friday and Sat
urday, June 11 and 12 at 8 p.m. and Sunday, June 13 at 3 p.m.
Red Skelton has entertained audiences, young and old alike fo r over f i f
ty years via vaudeville, radio, numerous films, live performances and most
visibly on television’ s Red Skelton Show, where he exposed his viewers to a
series o f delightful characters known worldwide. "S kelton draws his best
characterizations fro m the h a lf-w o rld o f illiterates, imbeciles, and ine
briates. He has insight and compassion, and a kindly respect for those who
are not quite “ all there.” He has an inner feeling fo r the naive and slow-
w itted, the unbright, and the schlemiels. To im itate a lunkhead w ithout
malice or derision is quite a feat—and Skelton brings it o ff every tim e.”
His best known characters include Junior, the “ mean widdle b o y " o f “ I
dood i t ” fame, San Fernando Red, the corrupt p o litician, Deadeye, the
bandit, C auliflow er M cPUgg, the punch-drunk pugilist, Clem Kadiddle-
hopper, W illie Lum p-Lum p, the drunk and everyone’ s favorite itinerant,
Freddy the Freeloader.
Come and jo in us fo r a most memorable evening with one o f the greatest
comedians o f our time. Tickets are $19.95 and $12.75. For more in fo rm a
tion, please call 226-0034.
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THEATER is com ing.. . .
Jimmy Smith, world’s finest jazz organist, will ba appearing at
Geneva's Lounge, 4228 N. Williams Ave., on Monday, June 14 and
Tuesday, June 15. There will ba two shows nitaly at 8:30 and 10:30
p.m. Tickets are 47.00 and can ba purchased in advance at Maier &
Frank, Stevens ft Son, Frederick & Nelsons and Music Millenium.
‘ ‘ I C an’ t Give You A nything But Love.” Just Jim m y, w ith guitar and
swinging drums. This one is Jim m y’ s showcase all the way. He illustrates
here how he got his reputation.
“ I Had the Craziest Dream.” Float w ith Jim m y through the dream feel
o f this song. The tenor saxist leads us through this musical fantasy land, but
it is Jimmy Smith who lays down the limits o f where the dream can take us.
Listen as J.S. builds the song at the end to wake us from the sleep w ith
smooth building dynamics.
“ Tell M e” and “ I Hear A Rhapsody,” both w ith vocal lead spotlights
Jimmy backing a very good male vocalist. Jimmy slides in and out o f these
songs with such skill you hardly realize he is playing.
“ Jeepers Creepers.” Jim m y jumps on this bright rendition o f this stan
dard song. Jim m y pushes the tenor saxist to a rousing solo, then digs in
him self w ith both hands, serving him self w ith a generous helping o f the
groove.
“ Jimmy Swings.” A blues tune written by Jimmy, bearing a taste o f his
compositional skill. Through this twelve bar blues session, Jim m y swings
and sways. When Jimmy swings, it w ill make you feel like taking a tw irl or
two on the dance floor.
“ M isery.” The weight o f the melody is carried by a soulful tenor voice,
that reaches into the corners o f the song. This song is o f different digs than
the others on the album. It sounds like it could go right into the do-wap bag,
but Jim m y’s accompaniment manages to hold the song right at the edge o f
the idiom. I t ’ s very reminiscent o f rhythym and blues.
When it comes down to house rocking rhythm and grooves, nobody does
it better, or more meaningfully than the organ master Jimmy Smith.
The Chicago Blues All Stars will be at Milton & Oscar's, 6700 N.E.
Union Ave., Sat., June 12th ft Sunday. June 13th, at 8:00 p.m. 46.00
cover charge. Tickets now on sale at Milton £» Oscar'a, 6700 N.E.
Union Ave. For information call;: 287-6347. Also featured with the
Chicago Blues All-Stars will be Brad and the Soul Jazz Caravan.
Continuous entertainment.
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Art Exhibitions at Jantzen
Over 60 exhibitors w ill be on hand during the Senior Citizens A rt and Craft
show held Thursday through Sunday, June 10-13, at the Jantzen Beach
Center.
Local senior citizens groups w ill display such items as tole pa in tin g ,
wooden toys, chests, picnic tables, handmade quilts and dolls.
The show is held during regular mall hours. For more inform ation call
289-5555.
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