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Re: addition to FAQ: Jimmy Smith

> 88888888   88800000   00  00000000  00000000
> 
> Do you think he really sets his drawbars that way? The 88800000 sounds 
> pretty good with some 2 1/2' percussion, especially in the lower 
> register.

        In recent years Jimmy Smith has been using mainly one sound, 
which sounds a lot to me like 88800000.  On his recent excellent album 
"Sum Serious Blues" he doesn't use fast Leslie or chorus either, a 
pretty minimalist guy these days.


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