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Smooth Sailing

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Released
  
1960

Length
  
36:30

Producer
  
Esmond Edwards

Genre
  
Jazz

Label
  
Prestige PRLP 7184

Recorded
  
February 27, 1959 Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack

Smooth Sailing is an album by the saxophonist Arnett Cobb recorded in 1959 for the Prestige label and released in 1960.

Contents

Reception

The Allmusic review awarded the album 3 stars and stated "Arnett Cobb's solos are typically emotional and generally exciting during the fine set".

Track listing

All compositions by Arnett Cobb except as indicated

  1. "Charmaine" (Erno Rapee, Lew Pollack) - 4:23
  2. "Cobb's Mob" (George Duvivier) - 4:44
  3. "I Don't Stand a Ghost of a Chance with You" (Bing Crosby, Ned Washington, Victor Young) - 4:44
  4. "Let's Split" - 3:44
  5. "Blues Around Dusk" - 8:18
  6. "Smooth Sailing" - 5:01
  7. "(I'm Left with the) Blues in My Heart" (Irving Mills, Benny Carter) - 5:36

Personnel

  • Arnett Cobb - tenor saxophone
  • Buster Cooper - trombone
  • Austin Mitchell - electronic organ
  • George Duvivier - double bass
  • Osie Johnson - drums

    • References

    Smooth Sailing Wikipedia
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