Jimmy Smith – A Date With Jimmy Smith, Vol. 1 (1957/2014) [Official Digital Download 24bit/192kHz]

Jimmy Smith – A Date With Jimmy Smith, Vol. 1 (1957/2014)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/192 kHz | Time – 33:57 minutes | 1,16 GB | Genre: Jazz
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Blue Note Records

“These 1957 sessions were the first Jimmy Smith did with horns after his recording debut the previous year. With the calibre of the top-rank musicians involved – Smith, the first to translate Bird’s innovations to the organ, altoist Donaldson, the blues-drenched Bird follower, and both Mobley and Byrd contributing some thoughtful blowing of their own on tenor and trumpet respectively – the overall results were rewarding.

In the rhythm section, McFadden’s warm guitar offered another colour to the organ-and-horns sound, and Blakey, as always, was a force of nature on drums in this no-holds-barred meeting of modern minds.” — FreshSoundRecords

After cutting five albums with his trio, organist Jimmy Smith on Feb. 11, 1957, recorded with trumpeter Donald Byrd, altoist Lou Donaldson and tenor saxophonist Hank Mobley in a sextet that also included guitarist Eddie McFadden and drummer Art Blakey. Among the five songs recorded that day, two (lengthy versions of “Falling in Love with Love” and “Funk’s Oats”) are included on this LP along with a shorter trio rendition of “How High the Moon” from two days later with McFadden and drummer Donald Bailey in a trio. –Scott Yanow

Tracklist:

01. Jimmy Smith – Falling In Love With Love (12:06)
02. Jimmy Smith – How High The Moon (05:56)
03. Jimmy Smith – Funk’s Oats (15:54)

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