Product Details

• Actors: Jimmy Smith, Eddie McFadden, Charlie Crosby
• Directors: Various
• Format: Black & White, Color, Dolby, DVD, NTSC
• Language: English (Mono)
• Region: All Regions
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: NAXOS OF AMERICA DVD
• DVD Release Date: October 27, 2009
• Run Time: 90 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B002N5KE0G
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #94,661 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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JAZZ ICONS:JIMMY SMITH LIVE IN 69 - DVD Movie

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The first must-have!, October 31, 2009

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The Wizard (UT.) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Jazz Icons: Jimmy Smith Live in '69 (DVD)

Track Listing - 1. Sonnymoon For Two 2. Days of Wine & Roses 3. The Sermon 4. Alfie 5. Satin Doll 6. Organ Grinders Swing 7. Got My Mojo Working 8. See See Rider 9. A Funky Blues Called 'I Dont Know' 10. My Romance 11. Satin Doll

Leave it to Jazz Icons Productions & Naxos, and Paris, to give us our first great quality concert of Jimmy Smith. 90 Minutes of glorious black & white, with excellent sound, and a 24 page booklet. Circa 1969.

After being very dissapointed with THE CHAMP dvd, this one shines and grooves!

I was getting worried that there might be so little footage of Jimmy, we'd lost the chance at revisiting his genius on dvd. But, thanks to this concert, and his appearance on A NIGHT WITH BLUE NOTE dvd, we have him in all his home cookin' splendor!

Lets hope more great quality videos of Jimmy Smith will be forthcoming. But for now, this one will be just fine!

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Acidjazz Hero Lays Down the Groove!, December 18, 2009

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Tym S. (San Francisco, CA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Jazz Icons: Jimmy Smith Live in '69 (DVD)

Organist JIMMY SMITH brings the funky grooves, showing why he's become an icon for acidjazz, breakbeat, and neo-funk artists of today.

Modern disciples like Money Mark, Soulive, Galactic, and Medeski Martin And Wood have deservedly raised the profile of this underrated groove merchant. With so may cuts by Jimmy Smith, Grant Green, and Jack McDuff sampled in current hipster musics, this great disc comes at the perfect time for new fans to get it on the good foot.

Playing side-by-side with uncanny empathy his trio makes the stone cool start to boil. Jimmy is the full-on leader supplemented thoughtfully and tastefully by guitarist Eddie McFadden. (Fans of Walter Becker should take note.) Drummer Charlie Crsoby stealthily pulls it all together. One of the many thrills of this film is getting to see close-ups of Jimmy's patented hand and leg techniques in action, innovations he pioneered that have become the arsenal of every organist since. Whether revamping pop standards, bebop stallions, or busting out a gritty vocal on "Got My Mojo Working", Jimmy is on top here and you get to sit right beside him at the controls.

Kudos also to the terrifically insightful liner notes by Ashley Kahn, with a career overview, anecdotes, and lay descriptions of his amazing chops.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars JIMMY SMITH /JAZZ ICONS, April 16, 2010

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John Herbert "J; RAY HERBERT" - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Jazz Icons: Jimmy Smith Live in '69 (DVD)

I can't say enough to express what the sound of Jimmy Smith means to me. I was born and grew up in Harlem USA. one block from Minton's Playhouse. At the age of 15 I ran errands for the musicans and hid in the back of the club in order to watch a show. The likes of Blue Mitchel.Lou Donaldson, Stanley Turrentine, Monk, Carmen Mcrae and the list goes on. But never was I so blown away until I saw Jimmy Smith. I could not believe MY EYES. He was like an octopus. The hands and feet were totaly independent of each other and his head moved like Jerry Springers girls 'Show me the hands" Jimmy was truly INCREDIBLE. My favorite tune was 'There's A Small Hotel'

Don't ask me why? maybe it was because I was ready to DO THE THING. lol.

No, on the real side, Jimmy was, as Grover later stated when referring to Mr. RAY BRYANT: "PAR-EXECELLANCE" The only disapointment I had was, when I became an adult and no longer had to hide in the back of the clubs..Smalls, The Baron, Basie's.. Baby Grand, Franks.. Club LaChos (phonetic) at 155st and McCombs place. Now, that was one of the most intimate small clubs in Harlem. Great sound system and beautiful women, I was too young. lol. I'd Paint a Mustache at Birdland to hide

from Pee Wee. Jimmy seldom appeared in NYC. I searched for days to find a DVD live performance of him. Thanks to 'JAZZ ICONS' distributed by AMAZON.COM at the ripe age of 71 I can enjoy my favorite instrument played by the greatest organist of all times JIMMY SMITH... Richard Grove Homes, Jack McDuff and Joey DeFRANCESCO's CD 'LIVE at the SPOT' Brings back memories of the Live jazz scens I grew up attending. CHECK OUT HOUSE PARTY BY JIMMY. For me,there is nothing that can compare with the slick TEMPO WHILE 'Trading Fours.' So If your young and never had a chance to see JIMMY SMITH: You have to purchase JAZZ ICON's Jimmy Smith @ The Organ. Live DVD.

ENJOY

J.RAY HERBERT