Cool Blues
1980 live album by Jimmy Smith
Cool Blues | ||||
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Live album by Jimmy Smith | ||||
Released | 1980 | |||
Recorded | April 7, 1958 | |||
Venue | Small's Paradise, New York City | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 72:21 | |||
Label | Blue Note LT-1054 | |||
Producer | Alfred Lion | |||
Jimmy Smith chronology | ||||
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CD reissue cover | ||||
Cool Blues is a live album by American jazz organist Jimmy Smith featuring performances recorded at Small's Paradise in New York City in 1958 but not released on the Blue Note label until 1980.[1] The album was rereleased on CD with three bonus tracks recorded at the same performance.
Reception
The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4
"The repertoire is filled with blues and bop standards, and the soloing is at a consistently high and hard-swinging level. Jimmy Smith fans will be pleased".[2]
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [2] |
The Penguin Guide to Jazz | [3] |
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [4] |
Track listing
- "Dark Eyes" (Traditional) – 11:43
- "Groovin' at Small's" (Babs Gonzales) – 12:01
- Announcements by Babs Gonzales – 0:26 Bonus track on CD reissue
- "A Night in Tunisia" (Dizzy Gillespie) – 17:04
- "Cool Blues" (Charlie Parker) – 11:07
- "What's New?" (Bob Haggart, Johnny Burke) – 6:18 Bonus track on CD reissue
- "Small's Minor" (Jimmy Smith) – 6:44 Bonus track on CD reissue
- "Once in a While" (Michael Edwards, Bud Green) – 6:46 Bonus track on CD reissue
- Recorded at Small's Paradise in New York City on April 7, 1958
Personnel
Musicians
- Jimmy Smith – organ
- Lou Donaldson – alto saxophone (tracks 1–6,8)
- Tina Brooks – tenor saxophone (tracks 1–5)
- Eddie McFadden – guitar
- Art Blakey – drums, (tracks 1–4)
- Donald Bailey – drums, (tracks 5–8)
Production
- Alfred Lion – producer
- Rudy Van Gelder – engineer
- Bill Burks – design
- Mark Lipson – photography
- Michael Cuscuna – liner notes
References
- ^ Blue Note discography accessed November 29, 2010
- ^ a b Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed November 29, 2010
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1312. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
- ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. pp. 183. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
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Jimmy Smith
Years indicated are for the recording(s), not first release.
albums
- A New Sound... A New Star... Volume 1 (1956)
- A New Sound A New Star: Jimmy Smith at the Organ Volume 2 (1956)
- The Incredible Jimmy Smith at the Organ (1956)
- At Club Baby Grand (1956)
- A Date with Jimmy Smith Volume One (1957)
- A Date with Jimmy Smith Volume Two (1957)
- The Sounds of Jimmy Smith (1957)
- Plays Pretty Just for You (1957)
- Jimmy Smith Trio + LD (1957)
- Groovin' at Smalls' Paradise (1957)
- House Party (1958)
- The Sermon (1958)
- Softly as a Summer Breeze (1958)
- Cool Blues (1958)
- Six Views of the Blues (1958)
- Home Cookin' (1958–59)
- Crazy! Baby (1960)
- Open House (1960)
- Plain Talk (1960)
- Midnight Special (1960)
- Back at the Chicken Shack (1960)
- Straight Life (1961)
- Plays Fats Waller (1962)
- I'm Movin' On (1963)
- Bucket! (1963)
- Rockin' the Boat (1963)
- Prayer Meetin' (with Stanley Turrentine, 1963)
- One Night with Blue Note (1985)
albums
- Bashin': The Unpredictable Jimmy Smith (1962)
- Hobo Flats (1963)
- Any Number Can Win (1963)
- Blue Bash! (with Kenny Burrell, 1963)
- The Cat (1964)
- Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1964)
- Christmas '64 (1964)
- Monster (1965)
- Organ Grinder Swing (1965)
- Got My Mojo Workin' (1966)
- Hoochie Coochie Man (1966)
- Peter & the Wolf (1966)
- Jimmy & Wes: The Dynamic Duo (with Wes Montgomery, 1966)
- Further Adventures of Jimmy and Wes (1966)
- Respect (1967)
- The Boss (1968)
- Groove Drops (1970)
- The Other Side of Jimmy Smith (1970)
- Root Down (1972)
- Bluesmith (1972)
- Damn! (1995)
- Angel Eyes: Ballads & Slow Jams (1995)
- Dot Com Blues (2000)
other labels
- Black Smith (1974)
- The Original Jam Sessions 1969 (Quincy Jones & Bill Cosby, 1969)
- Smackwater Jack (Quincy Jones, 1971)
- Ellington Is Forever (Kenny Burrell, 1975)
- Ellington Is Forever Volume Two (Kenny Burrell, 1975)
- Straight Ahead (Stanley Turrentine, 1984)
- L.A. Is My Lady (Frank Sinatra, 1984)
- Bad (Michael Jackson, 1987)
- Love and Peace: A Tribute to Horace Silver (Dee Dee Bridgewater, 1994)