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The Boss (Jimmy Smith album)

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Released
  
November 20, 1968

The Boss (1968)
  
Livin' It Up (1968)

Release date
  
20 November 1968

Recorded
  
1968

Length
  
37:45

Artist
  
Jimmy Smith

Label
  
Verve Records

Genre
  
Jazz

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The Boss is a 1968 live album by American jazz organist Jimmy Smith.

Contents

Reception

The Allmusic review by Roy Wynn awarded the album three stars and said "Lots of fine solos. George Benson does best soul-jazz work since McDuff days"

Track listing

  1. "The Boss" (Jimmy Smith) - 7:55
  2. "This Guy's in Love With You" (Burt Bacharach, Hal David) - 8:48
  3. "Some of My Best Friends Are Blues" (Smith) - 5:52
  4. "Fingers" (Smith) - 10:30
  5. "Tuxedo Junction" (Buddy Feyne, Erskine Hawkins, Bill Johnson, Julian Dash) - 9:29
  • Recorded at Paschal's La Carousel, Atlanta, Georgia

    • Personnel

  • Jimmy Smith – organ
  • George Benson, Nathen Page – guitar
  • Donald Bailey – drums

    • Songs

    1Some of My Best Friends Are Blues7:58
    2The Boss8:53
    3This Guy's in Love for You5:55

    References

    The Boss (Jimmy Smith album) Wikipedia
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