RonF Posted February 9, 2005 Report Posted February 9, 2005 Just heard from a good freind in New York. Quote
rostasi Posted February 9, 2005 Report Posted February 9, 2005 What a shame...another great one leaves us. Who's to take his place? Quote
wesbed Posted February 9, 2005 Report Posted February 9, 2005 (edited) Nothing found via a Google News search (yet). Perhaps we're ahead of the public-knowledge-of-jazz curve on the Organissimo forum? If I remember correctly, it took several hours for the major news organizations to catch up to the Organissimo knowledge of Elvin Jones' death. Edited February 9, 2005 by wesbed Quote
Chuck Nessa Posted February 9, 2005 Report Posted February 9, 2005 (edited) Crap, all this stuff running through my head. If I can sort the crap out, it might be interesting to relate dealings with Jimmy. Maybe not - I'll see. I took off Freddie Roach's Down To Earth and threw on The Sermon. Edited February 9, 2005 by Chuck Nessa Quote
Harold_Z Posted February 9, 2005 Report Posted February 9, 2005 What can you say or think when somebody like Jimmy Smith goes? Quote
jazzmessenger Posted February 9, 2005 Report Posted February 9, 2005 Very sad news... I wish I had seen him live... Quote
Spontooneous Posted February 9, 2005 Report Posted February 9, 2005 No report on the AP wire yet. (The AP reported Elvin's death just a couple of hours after we heard it on Organissimo, from Aric.) Quote
GA Russell Posted February 9, 2005 Report Posted February 9, 2005 Very sad. My first college night club date was to see Jimmy Smith. This was in the fall of '68. At the end of his set, the guitarist and drummer left the stage, and he stayed and said of few words of chatting with the audience. It was a nice touch. Quote
CJ Shearn Posted February 9, 2005 Report Posted February 9, 2005 This is VERY sad for me. Jimmy has been a part of my listening ever since I was a little kid. I guess the recording with Joey D. out next week is his last. Quote
mikeweil Posted February 9, 2005 Report Posted February 9, 2005 R.I.P. a real pioneer figure ... Quote
Jazz Kat Posted February 9, 2005 Report Posted February 9, 2005 Wow, I had no idea he was even still alive. The best organ player in the world, period . More and more are leaving us, this sucks! Quote
Jim Alfredson Posted February 9, 2005 Report Posted February 9, 2005 Has anyone confirmed this? Quote
chris olivarez Posted February 9, 2005 Report Posted February 9, 2005 Has anyone confirmed this? Good point. Quote
RonF Posted February 9, 2005 Author Report Posted February 9, 2005 Has anyone confirmed this? The source is a reliable voice in jazz promotion in NYC, currently working the new Joey DeFrancesco with Jimmy Smith CD. She wouldn't blow a false alarm. I must say, I'm surprised that it hasn't hit the wires. Her email arrived around 5 PM eastern. Quote
Soul Stream Posted February 9, 2005 Report Posted February 9, 2005 Has anyone confirmed this? The source is a reliable voice in jazz promotion in NYC, currently working the new Joey DeFrancesco with Jimmy Smith CD. She wouldn't blow a false alarm. I must say, I'm surprised that it hasn't hit the wires. Her email arrived around 5 PM eastern. I HOPE somebody's wrong about this. Quote
Jim Alfredson Posted February 9, 2005 Report Posted February 9, 2005 Has anyone confirmed this? The source is a reliable voice in jazz promotion in NYC, currently working the new Joey DeFrancesco with Jimmy Smith CD. She wouldn't blow a false alarm. I must say, I'm surprised that it hasn't hit the wires. Her email arrived around 5 PM eastern. I'm not surprised, if it's true, that it has not hit the wires. Jimmy Smith doesn't get any respect for his absolutely enormous contributions not just to jazz but to organ playing, keyboard playing in general, and music as a whole. I hope it's not true. Quote
CJ Shearn Posted February 9, 2005 Report Posted February 9, 2005 we all have wonderful music to remember him by, I hope this new album is as good as Pete Fallico says. Quote
Michael Fitzgerald Posted February 9, 2005 Report Posted February 9, 2005 In case some weren't aware already, there's a 3-page article on Smith and DeFrancesco in the latest issue of Keyboard magazine. Sadly, not a cover story - the days of that happening are long gone. Mike Quote
Bright Moments Posted February 9, 2005 Report Posted February 9, 2005 this is too sad! RIP jimmy - i even liked your "dot com blues"! Quote
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