Jimmy Smith, Vol.2: Eight Classic Albums

~ Release by Jimmy Smith (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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1▼CD: Jimmy Smith at the Organ, Vol.1 (1957) (1:1-4) / Plays Pretty Just for You (1957) (1:5-12)
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1Summertime
alto saxophone:
Lou Donaldson (on 1957-02-12)
organ:
Jimmy Smith (US jazz organist) (on 1957-02-12)
recorded at:
Manhattan Towers (hotel ballroom used for Van Gelder recording) in New York, New York, United States (on 1957-02-12)
instrumental recording of:
Summertime (American songbook standard from 1935 opera Porgy and Bess) (on 1957-02-12)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1934), Dorothy Heyward (playwright) (in 1934) and DuBose Heyward (in 1934)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1934)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music Ltd., Dubose and Dorothy Heyward Memorial Fund Publishing, George Gershwin Music, New Dawn Music, Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.), Warner/Chappell Music Holland BV, Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09), Ira Gershwin Music (in 1935), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (from 1935 until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
version of:
Porgy and Bess: Act I, Scene I. “Summertime” (Clara)
recording of:
Summertime (American songbook standard from 1935 opera Porgy and Bess)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1934), Dorothy Heyward (playwright) (in 1934) and DuBose Heyward (in 1934)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1934)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music Ltd., Dubose and Dorothy Heyward Memorial Fund Publishing, George Gershwin Music, New Dawn Music, Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.), Warner/Chappell Music Holland BV, Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09), Ira Gershwin Music (in 1935), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (from 1935 until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
version of:
Porgy and Bess: Act I, Scene I. “Summertime” (Clara)
4:31
2There's a Small Hotel
drums (drum set):
Art Blakey (on 1957-02-12)
guitar:
Kenny Burrell (on 1957-02-12)
organ:
Jimmy Smith (US jazz organist) (on 1957-02-12)
recorded at:
Manhattan Towers (hotel ballroom used for Van Gelder recording) in New York, New York, United States (on 1957-02-12)
instrumental recording of:
There’s a Small Hotel (from “On Your Toes”) (on 1957-02-12)
lyricist:
Lorenz Hart (in 1936)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer) (in 1936)
part of:
On Your Toes
part of:
Pal Joey
11:51
3All Day Long
alto saxophone:
Lou Donaldson (on 1957-02-12)
drums (drum set):
Art Blakey (on 1957-02-12)
guitar:
Kenny Burrell (on 1957-02-12)
organ:
Jimmy Smith (US jazz organist) (on 1957-02-12)
recorded at:
Manhattan Towers (hotel ballroom used for Van Gelder recording) in New York, New York, United States (on 1957-02-12)
recording of:
All Day Long (on 1957-02-12)
composer:
Kenny Burrell
10:30
4Yardbird Suite
alto saxophone:
Lou Donaldson (on 1957-02-12)
drums (drum set):
Art Blakey (on 1957-02-12)
guitar:
Kenny Burrell (on 1957-02-12)
organ:
Jimmy Smith (US jazz organist) (on 1957-02-12)
recorded at:
Manhattan Towers (hotel ballroom used for Van Gelder recording) in New York, New York, United States (on 1957-02-12)
recording of:
Yardbird Suite (instrumental version) (on 1957-02-12)
composer:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist) (in 1946)
instrumental recording of:
Yardbird Suite (lyrics by Bob Dorough: “I sing this song hoping you’ll all find out…”) (on 1957-02-12)
lyricist:
Bob Dorough (in 1955)
composer:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
is based on:
Yardbird Suite (instrumental version)
8:56
5The Nearness of You
5:46
6The Jitterbug Waltz
4:56
7East of the Sun
6:06
8Autumn in New York
drums (drum set):
Donald Bailey (drummer and harmonica player) (on 1957-05-08)
guitar:
Eddie McFadden (on 1957-05-08)
organ:
Jimmy Smith (US jazz organist) (on 1957-05-08)
recorded at:
Manhattan Towers (hotel ballroom used for Van Gelder recording) in New York, New York, United States (on 1957-05-08)
instrumental recording of:
Autumn in New York (1934) (on 1957-05-08)
lyricist and composer:
Vernon Duke
publisher:
Chappell & Co. and Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!)
4:24
9Penthouse Serenade (When We're Alone)
5:28
10The Very Thought of You
4:30
11I Can't Get Started
4:48
12Old Devil Moon
5:40
2▼CD: Jimmy Smith at the Organ, Vol.2 (1957) (2:1-4) / Midnight Special (1961) (2:5-9)
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1Plum Nellie
alto saxophone:
Lou Donaldson (in 1957-02)
drums (drum set):
Donald Bailey (drummer and harmonica player) (in 1957-02)
guitar:
Eric McFadden (blues rock US) (in 1957-02)
organ:
Jimmy Smith (US jazz organist) (in 1957-02)
7:38
2Billie's Bounce
alto saxophone:
Lou Donaldson (in 1957-02)
drums (drum set):
Art Blakey (in 1957-02)
guitar:
Kenny Burrell (in 1957-02)
organ:
Jimmy Smith (US jazz organist) (in 1957-02)
recording of:
Billie’s Bounce (in 1957-02)
composer:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
8:21
3The Duel
organ:
Jimmy Smith (US jazz organist) (in 1957-02)
10:25
4Buns a Plenty
drums (drum set):
Donald Bailey (drummer and harmonica player) (in 1957-02)
guitar:
Eric McFadden (blues rock US) (in 1957-02)
organ:
Jimmy Smith (US jazz organist) (in 1957-02)
6:57
5Midnight Special
recording engineer:
Rudy van Gelder
producer:
Alfred Lion
drums (drum set):
Donald “Duck” Bailey (drummer and harmonica player) (on 1960-04-25)
guitar:
Kenny Burrell (on 1960-04-25)
organ:
Jimmy Smith (US jazz organist) (on 1960-04-25)
tenor saxophone:
Stanley Turrentine (on 1960-04-25)
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Englewood Cliffs, July 20, 1959 –) in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, United States (on 1960-04-25)
recording of:
Midnight Special (on 1960-04-25)
composer:
Jimmy Smith (US jazz organist)
9:50
6A Subtle One
recording engineer:
Rudy van Gelder
producer:
Alfred Lion
drums (drum set):
Donald “Duck” Bailey (drummer and harmonica player) (on 1960-04-25)
guitar:
Kenny Burrell (on 1960-04-25)
organ:
Jimmy Smith (US jazz organist) (on 1960-04-25)
tenor saxophone:
Stanley Turrentine (on 1960-04-25)
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Englewood Cliffs, July 20, 1959 –) in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, United States (on 1960-04-25)
cover recording of:
A Subtle One (on 1960-04-25)
composer:
Stanley Turrentine
7:42
7Jumpin' the Blues
recording engineer:
Rudy van Gelder
producer:
Alfred Lion
drums (drum set):
Donald “Duck” Bailey (drummer and harmonica player) (on 1960-04-25)
guitar:
Kenny Burrell (on 1960-04-25)
organ:
Jimmy Smith (US jazz organist) (on 1960-04-25)
tenor saxophone:
Stanley Turrentine (on 1960-04-25)
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Englewood Cliffs, July 20, 1959 –) in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, United States (on 1960-04-25)
cover recording of:
Jumpin’ the Blues (on 1960-04-25)
writer:
Walter Brown (US jazz/blues singer) and Jay McShann
composer:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
instrumental cover recording of:
Jumpin’ the Blues (on 1960-04-25)
writer:
Walter Brown (US jazz/blues singer) and Jay McShann
composer:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
5:23
8Why Was I Born?
recording engineer:
Rudy van Gelder
producer:
Alfred Lion
drums (drum set):
Donald “Duck” Bailey (drummer and harmonica player) (on 1960-04-25)
guitar:
Kenny Burrell (on 1960-04-25)
organ:
Jimmy Smith (US jazz organist) (on 1960-04-25)
tenor saxophone:
Stanley Turrentine (on 1960-04-25)
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Englewood Cliffs, July 20, 1959 –) in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, United States (on 1960-04-25)
instrumental cover recording of:
Why Was I Born? (on 1960-04-25)
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein) (in 1929)
composer:
Jerome Kern (in 1929)
6:33
9One O'Clock Jump
6:58
3▼CD: Softly as a Summer Breeze (1965) (3:1-6) / The Sermon! (1959) (3:7-9)
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1These Foolish Things
producer:
Alfred Lion
drums (drum set):
Philly Joe Jones (US jazz drummer) (on 1958-02-26)
guitar:
Kenny Burrell (on 1958-02-26)
organ:
Jimmy Smith (US jazz organist) (on 1958-02-26)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Blue Note Records (this is the record company; for release labels use its imprint “Blue Note”) (from 2006 to present)
recorded at:
Manhattan Towers (hotel ballroom used for Van Gelder recording) in New York, New York, United States (on 1958-02-26)
instrumental recording of:
These Foolish Things (Remind Me of You) (on 1958-02-26)
lyricist:
Holt Marvell (in 1935)
additional composer:
Harry Link (US vaudeville actor & songwriter)
composer:
Jack Strachey (in 1935)
publisher:
Boosey & Co. (music publisher founded in the 1760s, forebear of Boosey & Hawkes), Boosey & Hawkes Music Publishers, Ltd, Boosey & Hawkes, Inc. (USA, publisher; do NOT use as release label), Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher), Bourne, Inc., E.G. Music Inc. and Lafleur Music Ltd.
5:29
2Hackensack
producer:
Alfred Lion
drums (drum set):
Philly Joe Jones (US jazz drummer) (on 1958-02-26)
guitar:
Kenny Burrell (on 1958-02-26)
organ:
Jimmy Smith (US jazz organist) (on 1958-02-26)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Blue Note Records (this is the record company; for release labels use its imprint “Blue Note”) (from 2006 to present)
recorded at:
Manhattan Towers (hotel ballroom used for Van Gelder recording) in New York, New York, United States (on 1958-02-26)
instrumental recording of:
Hackensack (on 1958-02-26)
composer:
Thelonious Monk
6:00
3It Could Happen to You
instrumental recording of:
It Could Happen to You
lyricist:
Johnny Burke (American lyricist, 1908–1964)
composer:
Jimmy Van Heusen
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Sony/ATV Harmony and Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020)
sub-publisher:
Gehrmans Musikförlag, Sony/ATV Harmony UK and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., A Division)
6:18
4Sometimes I'm Happy
producer:
Alfred Lion
drums (drum set):
Philly Joe Jones (US jazz drummer) (on 1958-02-26)
guitar:
Kenny Burrell (on 1958-02-26)
organ:
Jimmy Smith (US jazz organist) (on 1958-02-26)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Blue Note Records (this is the record company; for release labels use its imprint “Blue Note”) (from 2006 to present)
recorded at:
Manhattan Towers (hotel ballroom used for Van Gelder recording) in New York, New York, United States (on 1958-02-26)
instrumental recording of:
Sometimes I’m Happy (on 1958-02-26)
lyricist:
Vincent Youmans
composer:
Irving Caesar
publisher:
Harms, Inc.
part of:
Hit the Deck (1927 musical)
part of:
Hit the Deck (1955 movie)
8:22
5Someone to Watch Over Me
producer:
Alfred Lion
drums (drum set):
Donald “Duck” Bailey (drummer and harmonica player) (on 1958-02-26)
guitar:
Eddie McFadden (on 1958-02-26)
organ:
Jimmy Smith (US jazz organist) (on 1958-02-26)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Blue Note Records (this is the record company; for release labels use its imprint “Blue Note”) (from 2006 to present)
recorded at:
Manhattan Towers (hotel ballroom used for Van Gelder recording) in New York, New York, United States (on 1958-02-26)
instrumental recording of:
Someone to Watch Over Me (Oh, Kay!) (on 1958-02-26)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1926)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1926)
publisher:
Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28), Harms, Inc. (in 1926) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 until 2022-01-01)
sub-publisher:
ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
part of:
Crazy for You (1992 musical)
part of:
Oh, Kay! (1926 musical)
6:32
6Home Cookin' (aka One for Philly Joe)
producer:
Alfred Lion
drums (drum set):
Donald “Duck” Bailey (drummer and harmonica player) (on 1958-02-26)
guitar:
Eddie McFadden (on 1958-02-26)
organ:
Jimmy Smith (US jazz organist) (on 1958-02-26)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Blue Note Records (this is the record company; for release labels use its imprint “Blue Note”) (from 2006 to present)
recorded at:
Manhattan Towers (hotel ballroom used for Van Gelder recording) in New York, New York, United States (on 1958-02-26)
instrumental recording of:
Home Cookin’ (on 1958-02-26)
composer:
Horace Silver
4:48
7The Sermon
recording engineer:
Rudy van Gelder (on 1958-02-25)
producer:
Alfred Lion
alto saxophone:
Lou Donaldson (on 1958-02-25)
drums (drum set):
Art Blakey (on 1958-02-25)
guitar:
Kenny Burrell (on 1958-02-25)
organ:
Jimmy Smith (US jazz organist) (on 1958-02-25)
tenor saxophone:
Tina Brooks (on 1958-02-25)
trumpet:
Lee Morgan (jazz trumpeter / composer) (on 1958-02-25)
recorded at:
Manhattan Towers (hotel ballroom used for Van Gelder recording) in New York, New York, United States (on 1958-02-25)
recording of:
The Sermon (on 1958-02-25)
composer:
Jimmy Smith (US jazz organist)
520:08
8J.O.S.
recording engineer:
Rudy van Gelder (on 1957-08-25)
producer:
Alfred Lion
alto saxophone:
George Coleman (US jazz saxophonist) (on 1957-08-25, on 1958-02-25)
drums (drum set):
Donald “Duck” Bailey (drummer and harmonica player) (on 1957-08-25, on 1958-02-25)
guitar:
Eric McFadden (blues rock US) (on 1957-08-25) and Eddie McFadden (on 1958-02-25)
organ:
Jimmy Smith (US jazz organist) (on 1957-08-25, on 1958-02-25)
tenor saxophone:
Tina Brooks (on 1957-08-25)
trombone:
Curtis Fuller (on 1957-08-25)
trumpet:
Lee Morgan (jazz trumpeter / composer) (on 1957-08-25, on 1958-02-25)
recorded at:
Manhattan Towers (hotel ballroom used for Van Gelder recording) in New York, New York, United States (on 1958-02-25)
recording of:
J.O.S. (on 1958-02-25)
composer:
Jimmy Smith (US jazz organist)
11:55
9Flamingo
recording engineer:
Rudy van Gelder (on 1958-02-25)
producer:
Alfred Lion
drums (drum set):
Art Blakey (on 1958-02-25)
guitar:
Kenny Burrell (on 1958-02-25)
organ:
Jimmy Smith (US jazz organist) (on 1958-02-25)
trumpet:
Lee Morgan (jazz trumpeter / composer) (on 1958-02-25)
recorded at:
Manhattan Towers (hotel ballroom used for Van Gelder recording) in New York, New York, United States (on 1958-02-25)
instrumental cover recording of:
Flamingo (on 1958-02-25)
lyricist:
Edmund Anderson
composer:
Ted Grouya
publisher:
Edwin H. Morris & Company (a division of MPL Communications Inc.) and Grouya Publishing Int.
7:59
4▼CD: Crazy! Baby (1960) (4:1-7) / Home Cookin' (1961) (4:8-14)
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1When Johnny Comes Marching Home
drums (drum set):
Donald “Duck” Bailey (drummer and harmonica player) (on 1960-01-04)
guitar:
Quentin Warren (on 1960-01-04)
organ:
Jimmy Smith (US jazz organist) (on 1960-01-04)
instrumental recording of:
When Johnny Comes Marching Home (trad.) (on 1960-01-04)
lyricist:
Patrick Sarsfield Gilmore
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 6637)
7:55
2Makin' Whoopee
drums (drum set):
Donald “Duck” Bailey (drummer and harmonica player) (on 1960-01-04)
guitar:
Quentin Warren (on 1960-01-04)
organ:
Jimmy Smith (US jazz organist) (on 1960-01-04)
instrumental recording of:
Makin’ Whoopee! (on 1960-01-04)
lyricist:
Gus Kahn
composer:
Walter Donaldson
translator:
Harrie Geelen
publisher:
Beth Dryer Music, Donaldson Publishing Co., EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Gilbert Keyes Music Company, Keith Prowse Music Publishing Co. Ltd., Tobago Music Co. and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
4:56
3A Night in Tunisia
drums (drum set):
Donald “Duck” Bailey (drummer and harmonica player) (on 1960-01-04)
guitar:
Quentin Warren (on 1960-01-04)
organ:
Jimmy Smith (US jazz organist) (on 1960-01-04)
recording of:
Night in Tunisia (instrumental) (on 1960-01-04)
composer:
Dizzy Gillespie and Frank Paparelli
publisher:
Universal‐MCA Music Publishing (US)
5:37
4Sonnymoon for Two
drums (drum set):
Donald “Duck” Bailey (drummer and harmonica player) (on 1960-01-04)
guitar:
Quentin Warren (on 1960-01-04)
organ:
Jimmy Smith (US jazz organist) (on 1960-01-04)
recording of:
Sonnymoon for Two (on 1960-01-04)
composer:
Sonny Rollins (American saxophonist)
7:14
5Mack the Knife
drums (drum set):
Donald “Duck” Bailey (drummer and harmonica player) (on 1960-01-04)
guitar:
Quentin Warren (on 1960-01-04)
organ:
Jimmy Smith (US jazz organist) (on 1960-01-04)
instrumental recording of:
Mack the Knife (1954 Blitzstein translation) (on 1960-01-04)
lyricist:
Bertolt Brecht
composer:
Kurt Weill (composer)
translator:
Marc Blitzstein (American composer) (in 1954)
publisher:
Universal Edition (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
translated version of:
Die Dreigroschenoper: Vorspiel. Die Moritat von Mackie Messer
4:55
6What's New
drums (drum set):
Donald “Duck” Bailey (drummer and harmonica player) (on 1960-01-04)
guitar:
Quentin Warren (on 1960-01-04)
organ:
Jimmy Smith (US jazz organist) (on 1960-01-04)
instrumental recording of:
What’s New? (on 1960-01-04)
lyricist:
Johnny Burke (American lyricist, 1908–1964)
composer:
Bob Haggart
publisher:
B. Feldman & Co. Ltd. (publisher est. 1946) and Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!)
3:48
7Alfredo
drums (drum set):
Donald “Duck” Bailey (drummer and harmonica player) (on 1960-01-04)
guitar:
Quentin Warren (on 1960-01-04)
organ:
Jimmy Smith (US jazz organist) (on 1960-01-04)
4:30
8See See Rider
drums (drum set):
Donald “Duck” Bailey (drummer and harmonica player) (on 1959-06-16)
guitar:
Kenny Burrell (on 1959-06-16)
organ:
Jimmy Smith (US jazz organist) (on 1959-06-16)
tenor saxophone:
Percy France (on 1959-06-16)
recording of:
See See Rider (Ma Rainey version) (on 1959-06-16)
additional composer:
Lena Arant
composer:
Ma Rainey
version of:
See See Rider Blues
6:33
9Sugar Hill
drums (drum set):
Donald “Duck” Bailey (drummer and harmonica player) (on 1959-06-16)
guitar:
Kenny Burrell (on 1959-06-16)
organ:
Jimmy Smith (US jazz organist) (on 1959-06-16)
recording of:
Sugar Hill (on 1959-06-16)
composer:
Kenny Burrell
5:18
10I Got a Women
3:54
11Messin' Around
drums (drum set):
Donald “Duck” Bailey (drummer and harmonica player) (on 1959-06-16)
guitar:
Kenny Burrell (on 1959-06-16)
organ:
Jimmy Smith (US jazz organist) (on 1959-06-16)
tenor saxophone:
Percy France (on 1959-06-16)
recording of:
Messin' Around (on 1959-06-16)
writer:
Jimmy Smith (US jazz organist)
5:55
12Gracie
drums (drum set):
Donald “Duck” Bailey (drummer and harmonica player) (on 1959-06-16)
guitar:
Kenny Burrell (on 1959-06-16)
organ:
Jimmy Smith (US jazz organist) (on 1959-06-16)
tenor saxophone:
Percy France (on 1959-06-16)
recording of:
Gracie (on 1959-06-16)
writer:
Jimmy Smith (US jazz organist)
5:52
13Come on Baby
drums (drum set):
Donald “Duck” Bailey (drummer and harmonica player) (on 1959-06-16)
guitar:
Kenny Burrell (on 1959-06-16)
organ:
Jimmy Smith (US jazz organist) (on 1959-06-16)
tenor saxophone:
Percy France (on 1959-06-16)
recording of:
Come On Baby (on 1959-06-16)
writer:
Kenny Burrell
6:49
14Motorin' Along
drums (drum set):
Donald “Duck” Bailey (drummer and harmonica player) (on 1958-07-15)
guitar:
Kenny Burrell (on 1958-07-15)
organ:
Jimmy Smith (US jazz organist) (on 1958-07-15)
recording of:
Motorin' Along (on 1958-07-15)
writer:
Jimmy McGriff
5:07