Organ Grinder Swing
| Organ Grinder Swing | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | ||||
| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1965 | |||
| Recorded | June 14 & 15, 1965 | |||
| Studio | Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 36:41 | |||
| Label | Verve | |||
| Producer | Creed Taylor | |||
| Jimmy Smith chronology | ||||
| ||||
| Singles from Organ Grinder Swing | ||||
| ||||
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [2] |
| Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [3] |
Organ Grinder Swing is a 1965 studio album by Jimmy Smith. This album marked a return to the trio ensemble that Smith used on his Blue Note recordings earlier in his career.
Reception
AllMusic's Scott Yanow gives the album four stars, and states:
This outing is a throwback to Smith's Blue Note sets (which had concluded two years earlier) and gives the organist the opportunity to stretch out on three blues and three standards. This release shows that, even with all of his commercial success during the period, Smith was always a masterful jazz player.[1]
The album was the second highest charting album of Smith's career, reaching a chart position of number 15 on the US Billboard 200 charts, it was on the charts for 31 weeks.
Track listing
- "Organ Grinder's Swing" (Will Hudson, Irving Mills, Mitchell Parish) – 2:16
- "Oh No, Babe" (Jimmy Smith) – 9:02
- "Blues for J" (Smith) – 5:19
- "Greensleeves" (Traditional) – 8:54
- "I'll Close My Eyes" (Buddy Kaye, Billy Reid) – 3:19
- "Satin Doll" (Duke Ellington, Johnny Mercer, Billy Strayhorn) – 7:01
Personnel
Musicians
Technical
- Creed Taylor – producer
- Rudy Van Gelder – engineer
- Val Valentin – director of engineering
- Chuck Stewart – photography
- Holmes Daddy-O Daylie – liner notes
Chart performance
Album
| Chart (1965) | Peak position |
Total weeks |
|---|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard 200 | 15[4] | 31 |
Single
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | "Organ Grinder's Swing" | Billboard Hot 100 | 92[5] |
References
- ^ a b Allmusic review
- ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. pp. 183. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
- ^ Larkin, Colin (2007). Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4th ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0195313734.
- ^ "Billboard 200 - Jimmy Smith". Retrieved December 20, 2017.
- ^ "Billboard Hot 100 - Jimmy Smith". Retrieved December 20, 2017.