Rockin' the Boat

Rockin' the Boat
Rockin' the Boat
Studio album by Jimmy Smith
Released	1963
Recorded	February 7, 1963
Studio	Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Genre	Jazz
Length	38:29
Label	Blue Note
Producer	Alfred Lion
Jimmy Smith chronology
Singles from Rockin' the Boat
	"Can Heat"; Released: January 1964;

Rockin' the Boat is an album by American jazz organist Jimmy Smith featuring performances recorded in 1963 and released on the Blue Note label.^[1]

Reception[]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Down Beat	^[2]
Allmusic	^[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz	^[4]

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4 stars stating

"Organist Jimmy Smith's next-to-last LP for Blue Note after a very extensive seven-year period is up to his usual level... the quartet swings with soul".^[3]

Track listing[]

"When My Dreamboat Comes Home" (Cliff Friend, Dave Franklin) – 7:29
"Pork Chop" (Lou Donaldson) – 7:39
"Matilda, Matilda!" (Harry Thomas) – 2:59
"Can Heat" (Jimmy Smith) – 5:24
"Please Send Me Someone to Love" (Percy Mayfield) – 6:14
"Just a Closer Walk With Thee" (Traditional) – 3:48
"Trust in Me" (Milton Ager, Jean Schwartz, Ned Wever) – 4:56

Recorded at Van Gelder Studio in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey on February 7, 1963

Personnel[]

Musicians[]

Jimmy Smith – organ
Lou Donaldson – alto saxophone
Quentin Warren – guitar
Donald Bailey – drums
"Big" John Patton – tambourine (tracks 2, 3 & 6)

Technical[]

Alfred Lion – producer
Rudy Van Gelder – engineer
Reid Miles – design
Francis Wolff – photography
Leonard Feather – liner notes

Chart performance[]

Album[]

Chart (1963)	Peak position	Total weeks
U.S. Billboard 200	62^[5]	8

References[]

^ Blue Note discography accessed November 26, 2010
^ Down Beat:December 5, 1963 Vol. 30, No.31
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed November 26, 2010
^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1312. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
^ "Billboard 200 - Jimmy Smith". Retrieved December 14, 2017.

[Blue_Note_discography-1] Blue Note discography accessed November 26, 2010

[2] Down Beat:December 5, 1963 Vol. 30, No.31

[Allmusic-3] Jump up to: ^a ^b Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed November 26, 2010

[Penguin-4] Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1312. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.

[5] "Billboard 200 - Jimmy Smith". Retrieved December 14, 2017.

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show v t Jimmy Smith
Years indicated are for the recording(s), not first release.
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Verve albums	Bashin': The Unpredictable Jimmy Smith (1962) Hobo Flats (1963) Any Number Can Win (1963) Blue Bash! (with Kenny Burrell, 1963) The Cat (1964) Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1964) Christmas '64 (1964) Monster (1965) Organ Grinder Swing (1965) Got My Mojo Workin' (1966) Hoochie Coochie Man (1966) Peter & the Wolf (1966) Jimmy & Wes: The Dynamic Duo (with Wes Montgomery, 1966) Further Adventures of Jimmy and Wes (1966) Respect (1967) The Boss (1968) Groove Drops (1970) The Other Side of Jimmy Smith (1970) Root Down (1972) Bluesmith (1972) Damn! (1995) Angel Eyes: Ballads & Slow Jams (1995) Dot Com Blues (2000)
Albums for other labels	Black Smith (1974)
With others	The Original Jam Sessions 1969 (Quincy Jones & Bill Cosby, 1969) Smackwater Jack (Quincy Jones, 1971) Ellington Is Forever (Kenny Burrell, 1975) Ellington Is Forever Volume Two (Kenny Burrell, 1975) Straight Ahead (Stanley Turrentine, 1984) L.A. Is My Lady (Frank Sinatra, 1984) Bad (Michael Jackson, 1987) Love and Peace: A Tribute to Horace Silver (Dee Dee Bridgewater, 1994)

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Years given are for the recording(s), not first release.
As leader	Along Came John (1963) Blue John (1963) The Way I Feel (1964) Oh Baby! (1965) Let 'Em Roll (1965) Got a Good Thing Goin' (1966) Boogaloo (1968) That Certain Feeling (1968) Understanding (1968) Accent on the Blues (1969) Memphis to New York Spirit (1969–70) Soul Connection (1983) Blue Planet Man (1993) Minor Swing (1994) This One's for Ja (1996)
With Lou Donaldson	The Natural Soul (1962) A Man With a Horn (1963) Good Gracious! (1963) Signifyin' (1963) Possum Head (1964)
With others	Am I Blue (Grant Green, 1963) Blues for Lou (Grant Green, 1963) Iron City (Grant Green, 1967) Soul Groove (Johnny Griffin and Matthew Gee, 1963) The Burner (Red Holloway, 1963) Soul Fountain (Clifford Jordan, 1966) Everything Must Change (Johnny Lytle, 1977) Rockin' the Boat (Jimmy Smith, 1963) Steppin' Out! (Harold Vick, 1963) Shoutin' (Don Wilkerson, 1963) The Big Gundown (1984–85) Spillane (1986–87)