Crazy! Baby

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Crazy! Baby
Crazy! Baby.jpg
Studio album by
Jimmy Smith
Released1960
RecordedJanuary 4, 1960
StudioVan Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
GenreJazz
Length51:54
LabelBlue Note
ProducerAlfred Lion
Jimmy Smith chronology
The Sermon
(1959) 		Crazy! Baby
(1960) 		Open House
(1960)
Singles from Crazy! Baby
  1. "Mack the Knife"
    Released: 1960

Crazy! Baby is an album by American jazz organist Jimmy Smith with performances that were recorded in 1960 and released by Blue Note.[1] This was the first album Smith recorded at Rudy Van Gelder's studio in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey.

Reception[]

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4½ stars, stating:

"Smith is heard in peak form... Despite claims and some strong challenges by others, there has never been a jazz organist on the level of Jimmy Smith".[2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic4.5/5 stars[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz2.5/4 stars[3]

Track listing[]

  1. "When Johnny Comes Marching Home" (Traditional) – 7:58
  2. "Makin' Whoopee" (Walter Donaldson, Gus Kahn) – 4:57
  3. "A Night in Tunisia" (Dizzy Gillespie) – 5:40
  4. "Sonnymoon for Two" (Sonny Rollins) – 7:15
  5. "Mack the Knife" (Bertolt Brecht, Kurt Weill) – 4:58
  6. "What's New?" (Bob Haggart, Johnny Burke) – 3:50
  7. "Alfredo" (Jimmy Smith) – 4:30
  8. "If I Should Lose You" (Ralph Rainger, Leo Robin) – 6:26 Bonus track on CD reissue
  9. "When Lights Are Low" (Benny Carter, Spencer Williams) – 5:38 Bonus track on CD reissue

Personnel[]

Musicians[]

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References[]

  1. ^ Blue Note discography accessed November 26, 2010
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed November 26, 2010
  3. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1312. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.


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