Straight Life (Jimmy Smith album)
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]
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| 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 | |||
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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]
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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
- Jimmy Smith – organ
- Quentin Warren – guitar
- Donald Bailey – drums
Technical
- Alfred Lion – producer
- Rudy Van Gelder – engineer
- Francis Wolff – photography
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References
- Blue Note discography accessed November 29, 2010
- Campbell, A. Allmusic Review accessed November 29, 2010
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