Crazy! Baby
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| Released | 1960 | |||
| Recorded | January 4, 1960 | |||
| Studio | Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 51:54 | |||
| Label | Blue Note | |||
| Producer | Alfred Lion | |||
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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] This marked the first album Smith recorded at Rudy Van Gelder's new studio in Englewood Cliffs NJ, all previous Smith albums were recorded at Van Gelder's studio in his parent's living room in Hackensack, NJ. 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]
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| 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
Personnel
Musicians
Technical
- Alfred Lion – producer
- Rudy Van Gelder – engineer
- Reid Miles – design
- Bob Ganley – photography
- Leonard Feather – liner notes
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.