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Jimmy Smith Quotes

American - Musician | December 8, 1925 - February 8, 2005

People like the idea of the trio and so I did mostly trio.

People Trio Idea Like Did Mostly

And then when I found my sound, it took me two and a half weeks to find my sound and when I did I pulled out all the stops, all the stops I could find.

Me Find Sound Two Out Half

My boys told me they'd rather play than practice.

Practice Me Play Rather Than

I heard Mr. Wild Bill Davis. I heard him play in 1930 and he told me that it would take me fifteen years just to learn the pedals, the pedals of the organ and I got mad.

Me Learn Mad Play Wild Him

Three months. I was playing the organ for three months. It was a challenge for me in the beginning.

Challenge Beginning Me Three Playing

My first recording, a guy came down to Philadelphia and heard me play and he introduced me to Alfred Lion.

Lion Me Down Play Philadelphia Guy

I did my first recording. It was called The Champ.

First Recording Did Champ

Ninety-five percent of my audience was white.

White Audience Percent

All the colleges I played, most of the colleges, they were white.

White Most Played Were Colleges

I just came from Aspen, Colorado and they had fifteen kids I played for and they all played horns.

Colorado Just Kids Horns Aspen Came

I played with Sam Lay, Jimmy Reed, Big Walter Horton, Big Moose Walker, and all those guys.

Big Moose Those Sam Played Guys

I always had the facial hair so I looked older than I was.

Hair Always Older Than Facial Had

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