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Six Views of the Blues

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Released
  
1999

Six Views of the Blues (1958)
  
Home Cookin' (1958-59)

Release date
  
1999

Label
  
Blue Note Records

Length
  
45:53

Artist
  
Jimmy Smith

Producer
  
Alfred Lion

Genre
  
Jazz

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Recorded
  
July 16, 1958 Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ

Similar
  
Jimmy Smith albums, Jazz albums

Six Views of the Blues is an album by American jazz organist Jimmy Smith featuring performances recorded in 1958 but not released on the Blue Note label until 1999.

Contents

Reception

The Allmusic review by Ken Dryden awarded the album 3 stars stating "this is great music that needs to be explored. Smith is still the master when it comes to slow blues on his instrument".

Track listing

All compositions by Jimmy Smith except as indicated
  1. "St. Louis Blues" (W. C. Handy) - 8:38
  2. "The Swingin' Shepherd Blues" (Moe Koffman) - 3:55
  3. "Blues No. 1" - 6:25
  4. "Blues No. 3" - 7:10
  5. "Blues No. 4" - 10:45
  6. "Blues No. 2" - 9:00
  • Recorded at Rudy Van Gelder Studio in Hackensack, New Jersey on July 16, 1958

    • Personnel

  • Jimmy Smith – organ
  • Cecil Payne - baritone saxophone
  • Kenny Burrell – guitar
  • Donald Bailey (tracks 4-6), Art Blakey (tracks 1-3) – drums

    • Songs

    1St Louis Blues8:38
    2The Swingin' Shepherd Blues3:55
    3Blues No 16:25

    References

    Six Views of the Blues Wikipedia
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