Released 1957 Length 76:04 | Recorded November 15, 1957 Release date 1957 | |
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Jimmy smith groovin at smalls paradise my funny valentine
Groovin' at Smalls' Paradise is a live album by American jazz organist Jimmy Smith featuring performances recorded at Small's Paradise in New York City in 1957 and originally released in two volumes on the Blue Note label. The album was rereleased as a double CD with four bonus tracks recorded at the same performance.
Contents
- Jimmy smith groovin at smalls paradise my funny valentine
- Jimmy smith groovin at smalls paradise the champ ending
- Reception
- Track listing
- Personnel
- Songs
- References
The organ heard on this album is distinctive from most Jimmy Smith recordings in that the percussion on-off switch was either broken or Smith deliberately set the switch to a position halfway between on and off. This prevented the single-triggered percussion tone from decaying, Since the percussion tone is also not routed through the vibrato circuit, the effect is quite unusual.
Jimmy smith groovin at smalls paradise the champ ending
Reception
The editors at Allmusic awarded the album 4½ stars.
Track listing
Disc One- "Imagination" (Johnny Burke, Jimmy Van Heusen) - 7:56
- "Walkin'" (Richard Carpenter) - 11:41 Bonus track on CD reissue
- "My Funny Valentine" (Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers) - 11:03
- "It's Only a Paper Moon" (Harold Arlen, E. Y. Harburg, Billy Rose) - 10:28 Bonus track on CD reissue
- "I Can't Give You Anything But Love" (Dorothy Fields, Jimmy McHugh) - 7:00 Bonus track on CD reissue
- "Laura" (Johnny Mercer, David Raksin) - 10:28
- "(Back Home Again in) Indiana" (James F. Hanley, Ballard MacDonald) - 15:40
- "Body and Soul" (Edward Heyman, Robert Sour, Frank Eyton, Johnny Green) - 10:03
- "The Champ" (Dizzy Gillespie) - 13:47 Bonus track on CD reissue
- "Lover Man" (Jimmy Davis, Ram Ramirez, James Sherman) - 7:28
- "Slightly Monkish" (Jimmy Smith) - 6:59
- "After Hours" (Erskine Hawkins, Avery Parrish) - 10:58
- "Just Friends" (John Klenner, Sam M. Lewis) - 6:29
Personnel
Songs
1Imagination7:56
2Walkin'11:35
3My Funny Valentine11:04