Jimmy Smith 1964-1965

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In his years with Verve, Jimmy Smith and his jaunty jazz organ made four appearances on Billboard's hit-singles charts with his recordings of contemporary movie themes.
This album, arranged by Lalo Schifrin, features selections from two film scores (including "The Cat," for which composer Schifrin won a Grammy),some big-band style orchestrations, and plenty of blues.
In 1964 this release defied the boundaries of idiom, appealing to a huge audience of jazz,
r&b, and pop fans.

Original Recordings Produced by Creed Taylor

Recorded 1964 at Van Gelder Recording Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey; tracks 1, 4,
and 7 on April 27; tracks 2, 3, 5, 6, and 8 on April 29

The Cat is an album by Jimmy Smith, released in 1964 by Verve Records.
It features the sound of Smith's Hammond B-3 organ with big band arrangements
by composer Lalo Schifrin. The album reached number 12 on the Billboard Pop Albums chart.

Set List:

1. Theme from Joy House
2. The Cat (From Joy House)
3. Basin Street Blues
4. Main Title from The Carpetbaggers
5. Chicago Serenade
6. St. Louis Blues
7. Delon's Blues
8. Blues in the Night

Ficha Técnica:

Jimmy Smith – organ
Ray Alonge – french horn
Jimmy Buffington – french horn
Kenny Burrell – guitar
Don Butterfield – tuba
Earl Chapin – french horn
Jimmy Cleveland – trombone
Bill Correa – french horn
George Duvivier – bass
Bernie Glow – trumpet
Urbie Green– trombone
Thad Jones – trumpet
Phil Kraus – percussion
Jimmy Maxwell – trumpet
Marky Markowitz – trumpet
Ernie Royal – trumpet
Lalo Schifrin – arranger, conductor
Tony Studd – bass trombone
Grady Tate – drums
Snooky Young – trumpet

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"To many," Al Young writes, the organ "truly did belong in church, in classical music,
in movie palaces, or at the roller rink — anyplace but in jazz.
In the end, it was fans and listeners who turned the tide — people for whom jazz was still
a functioning social music." Jimmy Smith was the Hammond organ soloist most determined to
break with the instrument’s past, incorporate modern idioms,
and yet find his way to a new popular acceptance of the instrument, his ideas,
and jazz itself.

Kenny Burrell and Grady Tate are the perfect accompanists for Smith’s organ-grinding,
and the three musicians produced a true hit here with the title track.

Set List:

01 The Organ Grinder Swing
02 Oh No, Babe
03 Blues for J
04 Greensleeves
05 I´ll Close My Eyes
06 Satin Doll

Recorded June 1965 at Van Gelder Recording Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ:
Tracks 2 and 6 on June 15
Tracks 1 and 3-5 on June 16
Original recordings produced by Creed Taylor
Recorded by Rudy Van Gelder

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Set List

01 Hi-Heel Sneakers
02 (I Can't Get No) Satifaction
03 1-2-3
04 Mustard Greens
05 Got My Mojo Working
06 Johnny Come Lately
07 C Jam Blues
08 Hobson's Hop

Ficha Técnica

Organ: Jimmy Smith

Arr/Cond: Oliver Nelson
Saxophone:Jerome Richardson (Baritone)
Phil Woods (Alto)
Romeo Penque
Flute: Romeo Penque
Trumpet: Ernie Royal
Guitar: Kenny Burrell
Bass:Ron Carter
Ben Tucker
George Duvivier

Drums: Grady Tate

Tech producer: Creed Taylor
Engineer: Rudy Van Gelder
Dir.of Eng.: Val Valentin

recording dates studio label cat no.
a 16/12/65
b 17/12/65

Van Gelderg Studios, Englewood Cliffs, N.J. Verve V-8641

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