My first recording, a guy came down to philadelphia and heard me play and he introduced me to alfred lion. — Jimmy Smith
Three months. I was playing the organ for three months. It was a challenge for me in the beginning. — Jimmy Smith
I heard mr. Wild bill davis. I heard him play in 1930 and he told me that it would take — Jimmy Smith
I played with sam lay, jimmy reed, big walter horton, big moose walker, and all those guys. — Jimmy Smith
I just came from aspen, colorado and they had fifteen kids I played for and they all played horns. — Jimmy Smith