Jimmy Smith - Groovin' At Smalls Paradise

Jimmy Smith - Groovin' At Smalls ParadiseVinyl LP pressing. Blue Note co founder Francis Wolff once recalled: "I first heard Jimmy Smith at Smalls' Paradise in January of 1956. It was his first gig in New York. He was a stunning sight. A man in convulsions, face contorted, crouched over in apparent agony, his fingers flying, his feet dancing over the pedals. The air was filled with waves of sound I had never heard before." After discovering Smith, Alfred Lion recorded the Hammond B3 organ

housed in a full color pic sleeve

Recorded in London and Californian in 1999 with long time friend Bruce Brand on percussion this album features 10 tracks

(Pronounced 'Leh-'nérd 'Skin-'nérd) is the debut album from Lynyrd Skynyrd

the album is a musical eulogy to co-founder Dennis Danell

and their childhood friend Danny Dempsey on bass-followed it up in 2017 with 'Good Nature

or the equally inescapable reality their music conjures with contorting riffs

Inspired by a trip to the Hawaiian island of the same name

Taking cues from last year's City Sun Eater In The River Of Light

and "Where Would I Go"

and unfamiliar while remaining singularly inviting and kind - a mélange that reflects both comfort and it's counterpart

and longtime friends Eliza Barry Callahan and Jack Staffen

The Mooney Suzuki)