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. — Jimmy Smith Copy Share Image
I just came from Aspen, Colorado and they had fifteen kids I played for and they all played horns. — Jimmy Smith Copy Share Image
My first recording, a guy came down to Philadelphia and heard me play and he introduced me to Alfred Lion. — Jimmy Smith Copy Share Image
Yeah, you know everybody has somebody that they patterned themselves after. — Jimmy Smith Copy Share Image
I played with Sam Lay, Jimmy Reed, Big Walter Horton, Big Moose Walker, and all those guys. — Jimmy Smith Copy Share Image
I heard Mr. Wild Bill Davis. I heard him play in 1930 and he told me that it would take me fifteen years just… — Jimmy Smith Copy Share Image
I played with Eddie Taylor's son, Tim Taylor and Carey Bells son Lurie Bell. — Jimmy Smith Copy Share Image
And then when I found my sound, it took me two and a half weeks to find my sound and when I did I… — Jimmy Smith Copy Share Image
Three months. I was playing the organ for three months. It was a challenge for me in the beginning. — Jimmy Smith Copy Share Image
