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Released
  
1972

Length
  
42:33

Bluesmith (1972)
  
Portuguese Soul (1973)

Release date
  
1972

Genres
  
Jazz-funk, Jazz fusion

Recorded
  
September 11, 1972

Producer
  
Eric Miller

Artist
  
Jimmy Smith

Label
  
Universal Music

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Similar
  
Jazz-funk albums, Other albums

Bluesmith is a 1972 jazz album by Jimmy Smith, released on the Verve label.

Contents

Reception

Allmusic awarded the album four and a half stars, with reviewer Scott Yanow writing that it was "...ironic that one of Jimmy Smith's best Verve releases would be his next-to-last for the label." Yanow also commented that it was a "surprisingly freewheeling but relaxed jam session" and "Fine straight-ahead music."

Track listing

All compositions by Jimmy Smith unless otherwise noted
  1. "Straight Ahead" (Oliver Nelson, Jimmy Smith) - 5:25
  2. "Absolutely Funky" - 9:12
  3. "Lolita" - 6:23
  4. "Mournin' Wes" (Harvey Siders) - 10:00
  5. "Blues for 3+1" - 4:52
  6. "Bluesmith" - 6:41

Personnel

  • Jimmy Smith - Electric organ
  • Teddy Edwards - tenor saxophone
  • Ray Crawford - guitar
  • Leroy Vinnegar - double bass
  • Victor Pantoja - Congas
  • Donald Dean - drums
    • Production
  • Harvey Siders - liner notes
  • Ken Veeder - photography
  • Ed Greene, Louis Peters - engineer
  • Eric Miller - producer
  • Eddie Ray - executive producer

    • Songs

    1Straight Ahead5:25
    2Absolutely Funky9:13
    3Lolita6:24

    References

    Bluesmith Wikipedia
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