Smackwater Jack

Smackwater Jack
Smackwater Jack
Studio album by Quincy Jones
Released	October 1971
Recorded	1971
Studio	A & R Studios; Sound Ideas Studios
Genre	Jazz
Length	42:48
Label	A&M
Producer	Phil Ramone
Quincy Jones chronology

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	^[2]

Smackwater Jack is a 1971 studio album by Quincy Jones.^[3] Tracks include the theme music to Ironside and The Bill Cosby Show.

Track listing[]

"Smackwater Jack" (Gerry Goffin, Carole King) – 3:31
"Cast Your Fate to the Wind" (Vince Guaraldi, Carel Werber) – 4:26
"Ironside" (Quincy Jones) – 3:53
"What's Going On" (Renaldo "Obie" Benson, Al Cleveland, Marvin Gaye) – 9:51
"Theme from The Anderson Tapes" (from The Anderson Tapes) (Jones) – 5:16
"Brown Ballad" (Ray Brown) – 4:20
"Hikky Burr" (Bill Cosby, Jones) – 4:02
"Guitar Blues Odyssey: From Roots to Fruits" (Jones) – 6:35

Personnel[]

Quincy Jones – arranger, conductor, vocals
Joshie Armstead,^[4] Valerie Simpson, Bill Cosby, Marilyn Jackson – vocals
Freddie Hubbard, Marvin Stamm – flugelhorn
Buddy Childers, Snooky Young, Joe Newman, Ernie Royal – trumpet
Wayne Andre, Garnett Brown – trombone
Eric Gale, Arthur Adams, Freddie Robinson, Jim Hall, Joe Beck – guitar
Toots Thielemans – guitar, harmonica, whistler
Grady Tate – drums, percussion
Paul Humphrey – drums
Bob James, Joe Sample – keyboards
Jaki Byard, Monty Alexander, Bobby Scott – piano
Jimmy Smith – electronic organ
Dick Hyman – piano, electric harpsichord
Chuck Rainey, Bob Cranshaw, Carol Kaye – bass guitar
Ray Brown – double bass
Hubert Laws – flute, saxophone
Milt Jackson – vibraphone
Pete Christlieb, Jerome Richardson – tenor saxophone
Edd Kalehoff, Paul Beaver – Moog synthesizer

Charts[]

Chart (1971)	Peak position
US Billboard 200^[5]	56
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[6]	11

References[]

^ AllMusic review
^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 798. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
^ Smackwater Jack at AllMusic
^ "Smackwater Jack - Quincy Jones | Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 2020-06-07.
^ "Quincy Jones Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved September 9, 2020.
^ "Quincy Jones Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved September 9, 2020.

[1] AllMusic review

[Penguin-2] Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 798. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.

[3] Smackwater Jack at AllMusic

[4] "Smackwater Jack - Quincy Jones | Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 2020-06-07.

[ac_Billboard200_Quincy_Jones-5] "Quincy Jones Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved September 9, 2020.

[ac_BillboardRandBHipHop_Quincy_Jones-6] "Quincy Jones Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved September 9, 2020.

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