Midnight Special (Jimmy Smith album)

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ReleasedNovember 1961
RecordedApril 25, 1960
StudioVan Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs
GenreJazz
Midnight Special
Studio album by
Jimmy Smith
ReleasedNovember 1961
RecordedApril 25, 1960
StudioVan Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs
GenreJazz
Length36:43
LabelBlue Note
BST 84078
ProducerAlfred Lion
Jimmy Smith chronology
Home Cookin'
(1961)		 Midnight Special
(1961)		 Plays Fats Waller
(1962)

Midnight Special is an album by the American jazz organist Jimmy Smith, recorded in 1960 and released on the Blue Note label.[1] The album was recorded at the same session that produced Back at the Chicken Shack (1960).[2]

The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow called the album "highly recommended".[2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
DownBeat
(Original LP release)		[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz[4]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[5]

Track listing

  1. "Midnight Special" (Jimmy Smith) – 9:57
  2. "A Subtle One" (Turrentine) – 7:44
  3. "Jumpin' the Blues" (Walter Brown, Jay McShann, Parker) – 5:27
  4. "Why Was I Born?" (Hammerstein II, Kern) – 6:35
  5. "One O'Clock Jump" (Basie) – 7:00

Personnel

Production

References

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