The Sounds of Jimmy Smith
The Sounds of Jimmy Smith | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 1957 | |||
Recorded | February 11, 12 & 13, 1957 | |||
Studio | Manhattan Towers, New York City | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 38:50 | |||
Label | Blue Note | |||
Producer | Alfred Lion | |||
Jimmy Smith chronology | ||||
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The Sounds of Jimmy Smith is an album by American jazz organist Jimmy Smith featuring performances recorded in 1957 and released on the Blue Note label.[1] The CD reissue added three tunes recorded at the same session as bonus tracks.
Reception[]
The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 3 stars calling it:
"Excellent straightahead jazz from the innovative organist".[2]
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [2] |
Track listing[]
- "There Will Never Be Another You" (Mack Gordon, Harry Warren) – 5:35
- "The Fight" (Jimmy Smith) – 5:05
- "Blue Moon" (Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers) – 8:42
- "All the Things You Are" (Oscar Hammerstein II, Jerome Kern) – 5:37
- "Zing! Went the Strings of My Heart" (James F. Hanley) – 8:37
- "Somebody Loves Me" (Buddy DeSylva, Ballard MacDonald, George Gershwin) – 5:14
Bonus tracks on 2003 CD reissue[]
- Recorded at Manhattan Towers in New York City on February 11 (tracks 5 & 7), February 12 (track 6) and February 13 (tracks 1-4, 8 & 9), 1957
Personnel[]
Musicians[]
- Jimmy Smith – organ
- Eddie McFadden – guitar (tracks 1, 3, 5-8)
- Donald Bailey – drums (tracks 1, 3, 6, 8)
- Art Blakey - drums (tracks 5, 7)
Technical[]
- Alfred Lion – producer
- Rudy Van Gelder – engineer
- Harold Feinstein – photography
- Leonard Feather – liner notes
References[]
- ^ Blue Note discography accessed November 25, 2010
- ^ Jump up to: a b Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed November 25, 2010
Categories:
- Wikipedia articles with MusicBrainz release group identifiers
- Blue Note Records albums
- Jimmy Smith (musician) albums
- 1957 albums
- Albums produced by Alfred Lion