Prayer Meetin'
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Prayer Meetin' is an album by American jazz organist Jimmy Smith featuring performances recorded in 1963 and released on the Blue Note label.[1] The album was rereleased on CD with two bonus tracks from the same session.
Reception
The Allmusic review by Steve Leggett awarded the album 4½ stars stating "Prayer Meetin' is a delight from start to finish".[2]
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Track listing
- All compositions by Jimmy Smith except as indicated
- "Prayer Meeting" - 5:45
- "I Almost Lost My Mind" (Ivory Joe Hunter) - 9:25
- "Stone Cold Dead in the Market" (Wilmoth Houdini) - 3:43
- "When the Saints Go Marching In" (Traditional) - 6:15
- "Red Top" (Gene Ammons) - 7:38
- "Picnickin'" - 6:30
- "Lonesome Road" (Gene Austin, Nathaniel Shilkret) - 8:55 Bonus track on CD reissue
- "Smith Walk" - 7:12 Bonus track on CD reissue
NOTE: "Lonesome Road" and "Smith Walk" are bonus tracks on a CD reissue recorded on June 13, 1960, and featuring the same lineup with Sam Jones on bass.
Personnel
- Jimmy Smith – organ
- Stanley Turrentine - tenor saxophone
- Quentin Warren – guitar
- Donald Bailey – drums
References
- ^ Blue Note discography accessed November 26, 2010
- ^ a b Leggett, 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.