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Plain Talk (album)

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Released
  
April 1969

Artist
  
Jimmy Smith

Producer
  
Alfred Lion

Genre
  
Jazz

Length
  
38:21

Release date
  
April 1969

Label
  
Blue Note Records

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Recorded
  
March 22, 1960Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs

Plain Talk(1960)
  
Midnight Special(1960)

Similar
  
Jimmy Smith albums, Jazz albums

Plain Talk is an album by American jazz organist Jimmy Smith featuring performances recorded in 1960 but not released on the Blue Note label until 1968. The album was rereleased on CD combined with Open House (1960) in 1992 compiling all the recordings from the session.

Contents

Jimmy smith plain talk


Reception

The Allmusic review by Michael Erlewine awarded the album 4 stars calling it "a fast-paced studio jam session".

Track listing

  1. "Big Fat Mama" (Lucky Millinder, Stafford Simon) - 11:12
  2. "My One and Only Love" (Robert Mellin, Guy Wood) - 5:14
  3. "Plain Talk" (Jimmy Smith) - 15:24
  4. "Time After Time" (Cahn, Styne) - 6:31

Personnel

  • Jimmy Smith – organ
  • Blue Mitchell - trumpet (tracks 1, 2, 3)
  • Jackie McLean - alto saxophone (3)
  • Ike Quebec - tenor saxophone (1, 3, 4)
  • Quentin Warren – guitar
  • Donald Bailey – drums

    • Songs

    1Big Fat Mama11:11
    2My One & Only Love5:05
    3Plain Talk15:10

    References

    Plain Talk (album) Wikipedia
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