Rockin' the Boat
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Rockin' the Boat is an album by American jazz organist Jimmy Smith featuring performances recorded in 1963 and released on the Blue Note label.[1]
Reception
The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4 stars stating "Organist Jimmy Smith's next-to-last LP for Blue Note after a very extensive seven-year period is up to his usual level... the quartet swings with soul".[2]
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Track listing
- All compositions by Jimmy Smith except as indicated
- "When My Dreamboat Comes Home" (Cliff Friend, Dave Franklin) - 7:29
- "Pork Chop" (Lou Donaldson) - 7:39
- "Matilda, Matilda!" (Harry Thomas) - 2:59
- "Can Heat" - 5:24
- "Please Send Me Someone to Love" (Percy Mayfield) - 6:14
- "Just a Closer Walk With Thee" (Traditional) - 3:48
- "Trust in Time" (Wever-Ager Schwartz) - 4:56
- Recorded at Rudy Van Gelder Studio in Hackensack, New Jersey on February 7, 1963
Personnel
- Jimmy Smith – organ
- Lou Donaldson - alto saxophone
- Quentin Warren – guitar
- Donald Bailey – drums
- "Big" John Patton - tambourine (tracks 2, 3 & 6)
References
- ^ Blue Note discography accessed November 26, 2010
- ^ a b Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed November 26, 2010