Have to agree with my buddy Chas. I saw Jimmy Smith use pedals tastefully on "What are you doing for the rest of your life" and a couple of other balads, but he, Groove Holmes and most others of that era and style used left-handed walking bass.

It's just not possible to get that speed and accuracy with your feet, and the combination of the left-handed bass and right hand covering either chords or solo (given the layering possible with drawbars) was/is an integral part of the art form.

I've done it that way for years. For legit music (eg. conservatory level material)-all the rules change. Of course, that's written with bass lines, chords and lead lines-entirely different from the B-3 styles we are familiar with.

What a delight to play that style....

Russ