Rockin' the Boat
| Rockin' the Boat | ||||
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| Studio album by Jimmy Smith | ||||
| Released | 1963 | |||
| Recorded | February 7, 1963 | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 38:29 | |||
| Label | Blue Note | |||
| Producer | Alfred Lion | |||
| Jimmy Smith chronology | ||||
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Rockin' the Boat is an album by American jazz organist Jimmy Smith featuring performances recorded in 1963 and released on the Blue Note label.[1]
Reception
| Professional ratings | |
|---|---|
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Down Beat |    [2] |
| Allmusic | [3] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz | [4] |
The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4 stars stating "Organist Jimmy Smith's next-to-last LP for Blue Note after a very extensive seven-year period is up to his usual level... the quartet swings with soul".[3]
Track listing
- All compositions by Jimmy Smith except as indicated
- "When My Dreamboat Comes Home" (Cliff Friend, Dave Franklin) - 7:29
- "Pork Chop" (Lou Donaldson) - 7:39
- "Matilda, Matilda!" (Harry Thomas) - 2:59
- "Can Heat" - 5:24
- "Please Send Me Someone to Love" (Percy Mayfield) - 6:14
- "Just a Closer Walk With Thee" (Traditional) - 3:48
- "Trust in Me" (Wever-Ager Schwartz) - 4:56
- Recorded at Rudy Van Gelder Studio in Hackensack, New Jersey on February 7, 1963
Personnel
- Jimmy Smith – organ
- Lou Donaldson - alto saxophone
- Quentin Warren – guitar
- Donald Bailey – drums
- "Big" John Patton - tambourine (tracks 2, 3 & 6)
References
- ↑ Blue Note discography accessed November 26, 2010
- ↑ Down Beat:December 5, 1963 Vol. 30, No.31
- 1 2 Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed November 26, 2010
- ↑ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1312. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
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