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Rockin' the Boat

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Released
  
1963

Length
  
38:29

Artist
  
Jimmy Smith

Producer
  
Alfred Lion

Genre
  
Jazz

Recorded
  
February 7, 1963

Rockin' the Boat (1963)
  
Prayer Meetin' (1963)

Release date
  
1963

Label
  
Blue Note Records

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Similar
  
Jimmy Smith albums, Jazz albums

Rockin' the Boat is an album by American jazz organist Jimmy Smith featuring performances recorded in 1963 and released on the Blue Note label.

Contents

Jimmy smith when my dream boat comes home


Reception

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4 stars stating "Organist Jimmy Smith's next-to-last LP for Blue Note after a very extensive seven-year period is up to his usual level... the quartet swings with soul".

Track listing

All compositions by Jimmy Smith except as indicated
  1. "When My Dreamboat Comes Home" (Cliff Friend, Dave Franklin) - 7:29
  2. "Pork Chop" (Lou Donaldson) - 7:39
  3. "Matilda, Matilda!" (Harry Thomas) - 2:59
  4. "Can Heat" - 5:24
  5. "Please Send Me Someone to Love" (Percy Mayfield) - 6:14
  6. "Just a Closer Walk With Thee" (Traditional) - 3:48
  7. "Trust in Me" (Wever-Ager Schwartz) - 4:56
  • Recorded at Rudy Van Gelder Studio in Hackensack, New Jersey on February 7, 1963

    • Personnel

  • Jimmy Smith – organ
  • Lou Donaldson - alto saxophone
  • Quentin Warren – guitar
  • Donald Bailey – drums
  • "Big" John Patton - tambourine (tracks 2, 3 & 6)

    • Songs

    1When My Dreamboat Comes Home (Rudy Van Gelder Edition) (2003 Digital Remaster)7:29
    2Pork Chop (Rudy Van Gelder Edition) (2003 Digital Remaster)7:40
    3Matilda! Matilda! (Rudy Van Gelder Edition) (2003 Digital Remaster)3:00

    References

    Rockin' the Boat Wikipedia
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