Jimmy Smith Home Cookin (Blue Note Classic Vinyl Reissue Series ) ( 180g vinyl LP )

Release date: 10-12-2021 (Originally released in 1961)

2021 reissue 180g vinyl LP as part of Blue Note Classic Vinyl Series -

The Incredible Jimmy Smith was a self-taught keyboard virtuoso who gave up the piano in 1954 in favor of the Hammond B3 organ, setting up shop in a warehouse in Philadelphia and woodshedding for a year before emerging with a revolutionary approach to the instrument that immediately caught the ear Alfred Lion. The Blue Note founder recorded the B3 innovator as often as he could between 1956-1963 in a range of different settings and released a tremendous run of albums that laid the foundation for the Soul Jazz movement. Drawn from three different sessions recorded in 1958-1959, Home Cookin’ featured Smith in a quartet with tenor saxophonist Percy France, guitarist Kenny Burrell, and drummer Donald Bailey, and it stands as one of the most deeply soulful albums Smith ever made. The band gives a soul jazz symposium on this seven-song set that includes covers of tunes by Ma Rainey, Ray Charles, and Jimmy McGriff along with originals by Smith and Burrell.

This Classic Vinyl Edition is all-analog, mastered by Kevin Gray from the original master tapes, and pressed on 180g vinyl at Optimal.

Tracks:
A1 See See Rider
A2 Sugar Hill
A3 I Got A Woman
A4 Messin' Around
B1 Gracie
B2 Come On Baby
B3 Motorin' Along

Credits:

Design [Cover Design], Cover [Cover Design] – Reid Miles
Drums – Donald Bailey
Guitar – Kenny Burrell
Lacquer Cut By – KPG
Liner Notes – Ira Gitler
Mastered By [LP Mastering By] – Kevin Gray
Organ – Jimmy Smith
Photography By [Cover Photo], Cover [Cover Photo] – Francis Wolff
Recorded By [Recording By] – Rudy Van Gelder
Tenor Saxophone – Percy France (tracks: A1, A4 to B2)