Sit Down and Relax with Jimmy Forrest is an album by saxophonist Jimmy Forrest recorded in 1961 and released on the Prestige label.Prestige Records discography accessed January 29, 2013
Reception
Allmusic awarded the album 3½ stars stating it "gives one a good example of Jimmy Forrest's playing and fortunately his solos are not as relaxed and laidback as the album's title might imply".Yanow, S. Allmusic Review, January 29, 2013
Track listing "Tuxedo Junction" (Julian Dash, Buddy Feyne, Erskine Hawkins, William Johnson) - 6:30 "Organ Grinder's Swing" (Will Hudson, Irving Mills, Mitchell Parish) - 5:25 "Moonglow" (Eddie DeLange, Hudson, Mills) - 5:44 "Tin Tin Deo" (Gil Fuller, Chano Pozo) - 7:29 "Rocks in My Bed" (Duke Ellington) - 7:06 "The Moon Was Yellow" (Fred E. Ahlert, Edgar Leslie) - 4:20 "That's All" (Alan Brandt, Bob Haymes) - 4:54 Bonus track on CD reissue
Personnel Jimmy Forrest - tenor saxophone Hugh Lawson - piano Calvin Newborn - guitar Tommy Potter - bass Clarence Johnston - drums
Production Esmond Edwards - supervisor Rudy Van Gelder - engineer
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