The Sounds of Jimmy Smith is an album by American jazz organist Jimmy Smith recorded over February 11–13, 1957 and released on Blue Note later that year.Blue Note discography accessed November 25, 2010
Reception The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow called the album "Excellent straightahead jazz from the innovative organist".Yanow, S. [ Allmusic Review] accessed November 25, 2010
Track listing
Side 1 "There Will Never Be Another You" (Mack Gordon, Harry Warren) – 5:35 "The Fight" (Jimmy Smith) – 5:05 "Blue Moon" (Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers) – 8:42
Side 2 "All the Things You Are" (Oscar Hammerstein II, Jerome Kern) – 5:37 "Zing! Went the Strings of My Heart" (James F. Hanley) – 8:37 "Somebody Loves Me" (Buddy DeSylva, Ballard MacDonald, George Gershwin) – 5:14
Bonus tracks on 2003 CD reissue "First Night Blues" (Smith) – 8:06 "Cherokee" (Ray Noble) – 8:12 "The Third Day" (Smith) – 6:41 Recorded at Manhattan Towers in New York City on February 11 (tracks 5 & 7), February 12 (track 6) and February 13 (tracks 1–4, 8 & 9), 1957
Personnel Musicians February 11, 1957
Jimmy Smith – organ Eddie McFadden – guitar Art Blakey – drums
February 12 & 13, 1957 Jimmy Smith – organ Eddie McFadden – guitar (except "The Fight", "All the Things You Are", "The Third Day") Donald Bailey – drums (except "The Fight", "All the Things You Are", "The Third Day")
Technical Alfred Lion – producer Rudy Van Gelder – recording engineer Harold Feinstein – photography Leonard Feather – liner notes
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