Jimmy Smith MIA?

[Chuck Nessa]

A musician/friend with nothing to gain, no ax to grind, told me this story 20+ years ago.

He was at RVG's for one of the big band sessions for Bashin' and Jimmy was a no-show. To save the session, Creed Taylor called in Lloyd Mayers to imitate Jimmy.

Anyone out there to confirm or deny?

[Jim Alfredson]

I've never heard that, but did this Lloyd fellow imitate Jimmy's grunts? If I recall correctly, they are all over that record.

[Chuck Nessa]

I've never heard that, but did this Lloyd fellow imitate Jimmy's grunts? If I recall correctly, they are all over that record.

If you don't know him, do a search. Unless I misspelled something.

[DMP]

Don't know anything about that, but Lloyd Mayers did have a nice album on United Artists - with Oliver Nelson's arrangements - "A Taste of Honey" - very much in the vein of the Smith Verve's.

[michel devos]

Don't know anything about that, but Lloyd Mayers did have a nice album on United Artists - with Oliver Nelson's arrangements - "A Taste of Honey" - very much in the vein of the Smith Verve's.

Exactly.And I have been looking for this LP for years....It was Chuck Nessa that passed the correct information about the solist, I had always thought it was Richard Holmes playing there.

I think the original album was published in 1961 or 1962.Should anybody have a copy available....