Walk on the Wild Side
Jimmy Smith
1962
Annual listening list: initial release cycle, with recent carryovers; not an original-release-date field. Release chronology remains partly unverified.
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About Jimmy Smith
Song-specific inspiration or recording background is not established for this entry. This sourced artist profile provides career context.
Jimmy Smith helped establish the Hammond organ as a major jazz instrument, combining bass movement, chords and melodic improvisation within one performance. His sound brought blues, gospel and R&B into a bebop-informed setting. Blue Note recordings such as The Sermon and Back at the Chicken Shack document that approach, while later Verve projects expanded into big-band arrangements and collaborations with guitarist Wes Montgomery.
Artist background sources
Blue Note Records - Jimmy Smith biography
Label biography read for Hammond technique, stylistic influences, Blue Note album landmarks, Verve big-band work and Wes Montgomery collaboration. Avoid conflating the Walk on the Wild Side track with an album title. | Retrieved 2026-10-19
Profile reviewed: 2026-10-19. Artist background does not establish a song's creative origin or release date.
Retained annual-list context
Walk on the Wild Side by Jimmy Smith appears at number 91 in the reviewed U.S. year-end table for 1962. No reliable song-specific account of its inspiration was established in this review.
Annual-list context only; songwriting inspiration remains unestablished
Billboard year-end 1962 table (Wikipedia transcription)
Secondary transcription reviewed 2026-10-11: title, artist and annual chart association; not original release date or complete recording metadata.
Other appearances and versions
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Original release date and exact pressing/version are not independently established.
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Sources and scope
Source-backed annual association (secondary source; not a complete discographic review)
Editorial artist-repertoire classification
Billboard year-end 1962 table (Wikipedia transcription)
Secondary transcription reviewed 2026-10-11: title, artist and annual chart association; not original release date or complete recording metadata.
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