Straight Life (Jimmy Smith album)
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Straight Life | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 2007 | |||
Recorded | June 22, 1961 | |||
Studio | Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 50:12 | |||
Label | Blue Note BST 85192 | |||
Producer | Alfred Lion | |||
Jimmy Smith chronology | ||||
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Straight Life is an album by American jazz organist Jimmy Smith featuring performances recorded in 1961 but not released on the Blue Note label until 2007.[1]
Reception
The AllMusic review by Al Campbell awarded the album 3½ stars stating
"Although not in the same league as Midnight Special or Prayer Meetin', it's great to hear this long lost hard bop session from the master of the Hammond B-3".[2]
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [2] |
Track listing
- All compositions by Jimmy Smith except as indicated
- "Straight Life" – 5:09
- "Stuffy" (Coleman Hawkins) – 5:09
- "Stardust" (Hoagy Carmichael, Mitchell Parish) – 6:03
- "Sweet Sue, Just You" (Will Harris, V. Young) – 4:52
- "Minor Fare" – 5:39
- "Swanee" (Irving Caesar, George Gershwin) – 2:28
- "Jimmy's Blues" – 5:43
- "Yes Sir, That's My Baby" (Walter Donaldson, Gus Kahn) – 4:59
- "Here's to My Lady" (Rube Bloom, Johnny Mercer) – 4:55
- "Minor Fare" [alternate take] – 5:15
- Recorded at Rudy Van Gelder Studio in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey on June 22, 1961
Personnel
Musicians
Technical
References
- ^ Blue Note discography accessed November 29, 2010
- ^ a b Campbell, A. Allmusic Review accessed November 29, 2010
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