Midnight Special (Jimmy Smith album)

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Midnight Special
Midnight Special (Jimmy Smith album).jpg
Studio album by
Jimmy Smith
ReleasedNovember 1961
RecordedApril 25, 1960
StudioVan Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs
GenreJazz
Length36:43
LabelBlue Note
BST 84078
ProducerAlfred Lion
Jimmy Smith chronology
Home Cookin'
(1961) 		Midnight Special
(1961) 		Plays Fats Waller
(1962)

Midnight Special is an album by American jazz organist Jimmy Smith featuring performances recorded in 1960 and released on the Blue Note label.[1] The album was recorded at the same session which produced Back at the Chicken Shack (1960).[2]

Reception[]

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 5 stars calling it "Highly recommended".[2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic5/5 stars[2]
Down Beat
(Original LP release)		3/5 stars[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz2.5/4 stars[4]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide3/5 stars[5]

Track listing[]

  1. "Midnight Special" (Jimmy Smith) – 9:57
  2. "A Subtle One" (Turrentine) – 7:44
  3. "Jumpin' the Blues" (Walter Brown, Jay McShann, Parker) – 5:27
  4. "Why Was I Born?" (Hammerstein II, Kern) – 6:35
  5. "One O'Clock Jump" (Basie) – 7:00

Personnel[]

Production[]

References[]

  1. ^ Blue Note discography accessed November 26, 2010
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed November 26, 2010
  3. ^ Down Beat: March 1, 1962 vol. 29, no. 5
  4. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1312. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
  5. ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 183. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.


Retrieved from ""