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Released
  
1957

Artist
  
Jimmy Smith

Producer
  
Alfred Lion

Genre
  
Jazz

Length
  
38:50

Release date
  
1957

Label
  
Blue Note Records

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Recorded
  
February 11, 12 & 13, 1957

The Sounds of Jimmy Smith (1957)
  
Plays Pretty Just for You (1957)

Similar
  
Jimmy Smith albums, Jazz albums

The Sounds of Jimmy Smith is an album by American jazz organist Jimmy Smith featuring performances recorded in 1957 and released on the Blue Note label. The CD reissue added three tunes recorded at the same session as bonus tracks.

Contents

Reception

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 3 stars calling it "Excellent straightahead jazz from the innovative organist".

Track listing

All compositions by Jimmy Smith except as indicated
  1. "There Will Never Be Another You" (Mack Gordon, Harry Warren) - 5:35
  2. "The Fight" - 5:05
  3. "Blue Moon" (Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers) - 8:42
  4. "All the Things You Are" (Oscar Hammerstein II, Jerome Kern) - 5:37
  5. "Zing! Went the Strings of My Heart" (James F. Hanley) - 8:37
  6. "Somebody Loves Me" (Buddy DeSylva, Ballard MacDonald, George Gershwin) - 5:14
  7. "First Night Blues" - 8:06 Bonus track on CD reissue
  8. "Cherokee" (Ray Noble) - 8:12 Bonus track on CD reissue
  9. "The Third Day" - 6:41 Bonus track on CD reissue
  • Recorded at Manhattan Towers in New York City on February 11 (tracks 5 & 7), February 12 (track 6) and February 13 (tracks 1-4, 8 & 9), 1957

    • Personnel

  • Jimmy Smith – organ
  • Eddie McFadden – guitar (tracks 1, 3, 5-8)
  • Donald Bailey – drums (tracks 1, 3, 6, 8)
  • Art Blakey - drums (tracks 5, 7)

    • Songs

    1There Will Never Be Another You5:38
    2The Fight5:08
    3Blue Moon8:46

    References

    The Sounds of Jimmy Smith Wikipedia
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