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Released
  
1963

Artist
  
Jimmy Smith

Producer
  
Creed Taylor

Genre
  
Jazz

Length
  
31:26 CD reissue

Release date
  
1963

Label
  
Verve Records

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Recorded
  
March 15, 20, 1963 New York City

Hobo Flats (1963)
  
Any Number Can Win (1963)

Similar
  
Jimmy Smith albums, Jazz albums

Jimmy smith hobo flats


Hobo Flats is an album by American jazz organist Jimmy Smith arranged by Oliver Nelson. It was Smith's second album for Verve Records.

Contents

On the Billboard 200 Hobo Flats peaked at number 11, and the title track was released as a single and peaked at number 69.

Billboard magazine included Hobo Flats in its 'Pop Spotlight' for the week of 27 April 1963.

Jimmy smith hobo flats parts 1 2 1963 45rpm


Reception

The Allmusic review by Steve Leggett awarded the album 3½ stars stating that "Smith bubbles and bounces through all of it at the B-3 while Nelson proceeds to fill every available corner with huge, sweeping orchestral washes and crescendos. The clear highlight, though, is the lead and title track, "Hobo Flats," which moves at a languid but wonderfully funky pace and establishes a groove as wide as the Mississippi River. Smith arguably was at his best in small combos, and at times he gets overwhelmed here by the big cinematic arrangements, but there's plenty to like with this set, even if it's a bit on the atypical side for Smith. It works well more than it doesn't."

Track listing

  1. "Hobo Flats" (Oliver Nelson) - 4:46
  2. "Blueberry Hill" (Al Lewis, Vincent Rose, Larry Stock) - 4:56
  3. "Walk Right In" (Gus Cannon, Erik Darling, Hosea Woods) - 3:32
  4. "Trouble in Mind" (Richard M. Jones) - 4:23
  5. "The Preacher" (Horace Silver) - 6:16
  6. "Meditation (Meditação)" (Norman Gimbel, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Newton Mendonça) - 3:06
  7. "I Can't Stop Loving You" (Don Gibson) - 4:27

Personnel

Performance
  • Jimmy Smith – organ
  • Oliver Nelson - arranger, conductor
  • George Dorsey - alto saxophone
  • Phil Woods
  • Al Cohn - tenor saxophone
  • Zoot Sims
  • Jimmy Cleveland - trombone
  • Urbie Green
  • Quentin Jackson
  • Joe Newman - trumpet
  • Ernie Royal
  • Clark Terry
  • George Duvivier - double bass
  • Milt Hinton
  • Jimmy Johnson, Jr. - drums
  • John "Dandy" Rodriguez
  • Bill Rodriquez
  • Production
  • Hollis King - art direction
  • Kevin Reeves - digital remastering
  • Val Valentin - director of engineering
  • Bob Simpson - engineer
  • Del Shields - liner notes
  • Isabelle Wong- package design
  • Chuck Stewart - photography
  • Creed Taylor - producer
  • Andy Kman - production coordination
  • Ray Hall - re-recording engineer
  • Harry Weinger - reissue supervisor
  • Songs

    1Hobo Flats4:47
    2Blueberry Hill4:57
    3Walk Right In3:33

    References

    Hobo Flats Wikipedia