Jimmy Smith • The Best Of Jimmy Smith [The Blue Note Years]

 

Review by Stephen Cook: "Covering prime early recordings from 1956-1960 and one mid-'80s cut, Blue Note's The Best of Jimmy Smith offers up a fine introduction to the trailblazing jazz organist. Smith's Blue Note sessions not only introduced the world to the complex solo possibilities of the Hammond B3 organ, but simultaneously ushered in the soul-jazz era of the '60s, spawning a wealth of fine imitators in the process. Before delving into more commercial terrain on Verve in the late '60s, Smith cut a ton of jam-session dates for Blue Note, often with the help of hard bop luminaries like trumpeter Lee Morgan, alto saxophonist Lou Donaldson, tenor saxophonists Tina Brooks and Stanley Turrentine, and drummers Art Blakey and Donald Bailey. All are heard here on classic cuts like 'The Sermon,' 'Back at the Chicken Shack,' and 'The Jumpin' Blues,' with Smith regular Turrentine and a young Morgan availing themselves in especially fine form. For his part, Smith eats up the scenery on all the sides here, taking his solo to particularly impressive heights on a fleetly swinging rendition of 'When Johnny Comes Marching Home.' Rounded out by a 1986 reading of Blue Mitchell's samba groove 'Fungii Mama' (marking Smith's return to Blue Note after a 23 year absence), The Best of Jimmy Smith qualifies both as an excellent first-choice disc for Smith newcomers and an appropriate entrée into the soul-jazz catalog."

source: https://www.allmusic.com/album/the-best-of-jimmy-smith-the-blue-note-years-mw0000198199

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Reseña por Stephen Cook: "Cubriendo grabaciones principales de los primeros años, de 1956-1960, y una toma de mediados de los 80, The Best of Jimmy Smith de Blue Note ofrece una excelente introducción al pionero organista de jazz. Las sesiones de Blue Note de Smith no solo presentaron al mundo las complejas posibilidades solistas del órgano Hammond B3, sino que simultáneamente inauguraron la era del soul-jazz de los 60, generando en el proceso una gran cantidad de excelentes imitadores. Antes de adentrarse en terrenos más comerciales en Verve a finales de los 60, Smith realizó una gran cantidad de grabaciones de jam-session para Blue Note, a menudo con la ayuda de luminarias del hard bop como el trompetista Lee Morgan, el saxofonista alto Lou Donaldson, los saxofonistas tenores Tina Brooks y Stanley Turrentine, y los bateristas Art Blakey y Donald Bailey. Todos se escuchan aquí en cortes clásicos como 'The Sermon,' 'Back at the Chicken Shack,' y 'The Jumpin' Blues,' con el habitual de Smith, Turrentine, y un joven Morgan destacándose en una forma especialmente buena. Por su parte, Smith se luce en todos los temas aquí, llevando su solo a alturas particularmente impresionantes en una interpretación ágilmente balanceada de 'When Johnny Comes Marching Home.' Completado por una interpretación de 1986 del groove samba de Blue Mitchell, 'Fungii Mama' (marcando el regreso de Smith a Blue Note después de una ausencia de 23 años), The Best of Jimmy Smith califica tanto como un excelente disco de primera elección para los recién llegados a Smith y una entrada apropiada en el catálogo de soul-jazz.

fuente: https://www.allmusic.com/album/the-best-of-jimmy-smith-the-blue-note-years-mw0000198199

Tracks:
1 - The Sermon
Alto Saxophone – Lou Donaldson
Drums – Art Blakey
Tenor Saxophone – Tina Brooks
Trumpet – Lee Morgan 20:11
2 - Fungii Mama
Drums – Grady Tate
Percussion – Crusher Bennett*
Producer – Lola Smith, Michael Cuscuna 4:49
3 - When Johnny Comes Marching Home
Guitar – Quentin Warren 7:55
4 - The Jumpin' Blues    5:25
5 - Back At The Chicken Shack    8:00
6 - The Champ
Guitar – Thornel Schwartz 8:30
7 - All Day Long
Alto Saxophone – Lou Donaldson
Drums – Art Blakey 10:25

Credits:
Organ – Jimmy Smith
Drums – Donald Bailey, Art Blakey, Grady Tate
Guitar – Kenny Burrell, Thornel Schwartz, Quentin Warren
Alto Saxophone – Lou Donaldson, Tina Brooks
Tenor Saxophone – Stanley Turrentine
Trumpet – Lee Morgan
Producer – Alfred Lion, Michael Cuscuna
Engineer – Rudy Van Gelder
Photography By – Francis Wolff
Recorded live at various locations, 1956-1986

Label:
Blue Note – 368 791140 2
Country: Brazil Released: 1988
Genre: Jazz
Style: Hard Bop, Soul Jazz

source: discogs.com https://www.discogs.com/release/13388162-Jimmy-Smith-The-Best-Of-Jimmy-Smith-The-Blue-Note-Years

 

 

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