Plays Fats Waller

Plays Fats Waller
Studio album by Jimmy Smith
Released	1962
Recorded	January 23, 1962
Studio	Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Genre	Jazz
Length	34:55
Label	Blue Note
Producer	Alfred Lion
Jimmy Smith chronology
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Plays Fats Waller is an album by American jazz organist Jimmy Smith featuring performances of tunes associated with Fats Waller recorded in 1962 and released on the Blue Note label.

Reception

The Allmusic review by Steve Leggett awarded the album 4 stars, stating

"It's fairly typical Smith, who careens, bolts, stutters, glides, and flashes notes all over the place at a frequently breathless pace, doing what he always does, which is being Jimmy Smith at the organ. That's what you want, and that's what you get here".

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic

Track listing

All compositions by Fats Waller except as indicated

1. "Everybody Loves My Baby" (Jack Palmer, Spencer Williams) – 3:47
2. "Squeeze Me" – 5:31
3. "Ain't She Sweet" (Milton Ager, Jack Yellen) – 3:37
4. "Ain't Misbehavin'" (Harry Brooks, Andy Razaf, Waller) – 3:44
5. "Lulu's Back In Town" (Al Dubin, Harry Warren) – 5:16
6. 'Honeysuckle Rose" (Andy Razaf, Waller) – 6:57
7. "I've Found a New Baby" (Palmer, Williams) – 6:03

• Recorded at Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, on January 23, 1962

Personnel

Musicians

• Jimmy Smith – organ
• Quentin Warren – guitar
• Donald Bailey – drums

Technical

• Alfred Lion – producer
• Rudy Van Gelder – engineer
• Reid Miles – design
• Francis Wolff – photography
• Del Shields – liner notes