Bucket!

Bucket! is an album by American jazz organist Jimmy Smith featuring performances recorded in 1963 but not released on the Blue Note label until 1966.[1] The CD reissue added two tracks recorded at the same session as bonus tracks.

Bucket!
Studio album by Jimmy Smith
Released	1966
Recorded	February 1, 1963
Studio	Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Genre	Jazz
Length	45:08
Label	Blue Note
Producer	Alfred Lion
Jimmy Smith chronology
I'm Movin' On (1963) Bucket! (1966) Rockin' the Boat (1963)

Reception

The Allmusic review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine awarded the album 3 calling it:

"a pretty good record, one that hardcore fans will find satisfying after they've exhausted the greater Smith sessions, but not one that will captivate the attentions of anyone who isn't a dyed-in-the-wool Jimmy Smith aficionado".[2]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Jimmy Smith except as indicated

1. "Bucket" – 4:43
2. "Careless Love" (W.C. Handy, Martha E. Koenig, Spencer Williams) – 3:53
3. "3 for 4" – 4:49
4. "Just Squeeze Me (But Please Don't Tease Me)" (Duke Ellington, Lee Gaines) – 5:44
5. "Sassy Mae" – 4:20
6. "Come Rain or Come Shine" (Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer) – 5:47
7. "John Brown's Body" (Traditional) – 6:21

Bonus tracks on 2000 CD reissue

8. "Trouble in Mind" (Richard M. Jones) – 5:39
9. "Sassy Mae" [alternate take] – 3:52

• Recorded at Rudy Van Gelder Studio in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey on February 1, 1963

Personnel

Musicians

• Jimmy Smith – organ
• Quentin Warren – guitar
• Donald Bailey – drums

Technical

• Alfred Lion – producer
• Val Valentin – director of engineering
• Rudy Van Gelder – engineer
• Reid Miles – cover design
• Jean-Pierre Leloir – photography
• Leonard Feather – liner notes

References

1. Blue Note discography accessed November 29, 2010
2. Erlewine, S. T. Allmusic Review accessed November 29, 2010