The Incredible Jimmy Smith at the Organ

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The Incredible Jimmy Smith at the Organ
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Studio album by
Jimmy Smith
Released1956
RecordedJune 17 & 18, 1956
StudioVan Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ
GenreJazz
Length66:01
LabelBlue Note
ProducerAlfred Lion
Jimmy Smith chronology
A New Sound A New Star: Jimmy Smith at the Organ Volume 2
(1956) 		The Incredible Jimmy Smith at the Organ
(1956) 		At Club Baby Grand
(1956)
Singles from The Incredible Jimmy Smith at the Organ
  1. "I Cover the Waterfront"
    Released: 1957

The Incredible Jimmy Smith (subtitled Jimmy Smith at the Organ Vol. 3) is the third album by American jazz organist Jimmy Smith featuring performances recorded in 1956 and released on the Blue Note label.[1] The album was rereleased on CD combined with Smith's previous two LP's A New Sound... A New Star... and A New Sound A New Star: Jimmy Smith at the Organ Volume 2.

Reception[]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic4/5 stars[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings(CD reissue) 3.5/4 stars[3]

The Allmusic review by Steve Leggett awarded the album 4 stars calling it:

"one of his most energetic and varied albums".[2]

Track listing[]

All compositions by Jimmy Smith except as indicated
  1. "Judo Mambo" – 5:31
  2. "Willow Weep for Me" (Ann Ronell) – 5:41
  3. "Lover, Come Back to Me" (Oscar Hammerstein II, Sigmund Romberg) – 6:42
  4. "Well, You Needn't" (Thelonious Monk) – 6:23
  5. "Fiddlin' the Minors" – 5:08
  6. "Autumn Leaves" (Joseph Kosma, Johnny Mercer, Jacques Prévert) – 4:43
  7. "I Cover the Waterfront" (Johnny Green, Edward Heyman) – 3:38

Bonus tracks on 2005 CD reissue[]

  2. "Jamey" – 6:00
  3. "My Funny Valentine" (Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers) – 6:20
  4. "I Can't Give You Anything But Love" (Dorothy Fields, Jimmy McHugh) – 4:48
  5. "Slightly Monkish" – 5:27
  • Recorded at Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey on June 17 (tracks 2, 6, 8 & 9) and June 18 (tracks 1, 3-5, 7, 10 & 11), 1956

Personnel[]

Musicians[]

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References[]

  1. ^ Blue Note discography accessed October 5, 2010
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b Legett, S. Allmusic Review accessed October 5, 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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