Hobo Flats is an album by American jazz organist Jimmy Smith arranged by Oliver Nelson.Discogs accessed March 20, 2015 It was Smith's second album for Verve Records.
On the Billboard 200 Hobo Flats peaked at number 11, and the title track was released as a single and peaked at number 69.
Billboard magazine included Hobo Flats in its 'Pop Spotlight' for the week of 27 April 1963.
Reception
The Allmusic review by Steve Leggett awarded the album 3½ stars stating that
Track listing "Hobo Flats" (Oliver Nelson) – 4:46 "Blueberry Hill" (Al Lewis, Vincent Rose, Larry Stock) – 4:56 "Walk Right In" (Gus Cannon, Erik Darling, Hosea Woods) – 3:32 "Trouble in Mind" (Richard M. Jones) – 4:23 "The Preacher" (Horace Silver) – 6:16 "Meditation (Meditação)" (Norman Gimbel, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Newton Mendonça) – 3:06 "I Can't Stop Loving You" (Don Gibson) – 4:27
Personnel Musicians Jimmy Smith – organ George Dorsey, Phil Woods – alto saxophone Al Cohn, Zoot Sims – tenor saxophone Jimmy Cleveland, Urbie Green, Quentin Jackson – trombone Joe Newman, Ernie Royal, Clark Terry – trumpet George Duvivier, Milt Hinton – double bass Jimmy Johnson Jr., John "Dandy" Rodriguez, Bill Rodriquez – drums Buddy Lucas – harmonica (Track 1 only)
Production Creed Taylor – producer Oliver Nelson – arranger, conductor Val Valentin – director of engineering Bob Simpson – engineer Kevin Reeves – digital remastering Hollis King – art direction Isabelle Wong – package design Chuck Stewart – photography Del Shields – liner notes Andy Kman – production coordination Ray Hall – re-recording engineer Harry Weinger – reissue supervisor
Chart performance Album Chart (1963)PeakpositionTotalweeksU.S. Billboard 2001817
Single YearSingleChartPosition1963"Hobo Flats"Billboard Hot 10018
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