Crazy! Baby
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Crazy! Baby is an album by American jazz organist Jimmy Smith featuring performances recorded in 1960 and released on the Blue Note label.[1] The album was rereleased on CD with two bonus tracks.
Reception
The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4½ stars, stating, "Smith is heard in peak form... Despite claims and some strong challenges by others, there has never been a jazz organist on the level of Jimmy Smith".[2]
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| Allmusic |   [2] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz |  [3] |
Track listing
- "When Johnny Comes Marching Home" (Traditional) - 7:58
- "Makin' Whoopee" (Walter Donaldson, Gus Kahn) - 4:57
- "A Night in Tunisia" (Dizzy Gillespie) - 5:40
- "Sonnymoon for Two" (Sonny Rollins) - 7:15
- "Mack the Knife" (Bertolt Brecht, Kurt Weill) - 4:58
- "What's New?" (Johnny Burke, Bob Haggart) - 3:50
- "Alfredo" (Jimmy Smith) 4:30
- "If I Should Lose You" (Ralph Rainger, Leo Robin) - 6:26 Bonus track on CD reissue
- "When Lights Are Low" (Benny Carter, Spencer Williams) - 5:38 Bonus track on CD reissue
- Recorded at Rudy Van Gelder Studio in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey on January 4, 1960
Personnel
References
- ^ Blue Note discography accessed November 26, 2010
- ^ a b Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed November 26, 2010
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1312. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.