A Date with Jimmy Smith
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| A Date with Jimmy Smith | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Volume One | ||||
| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1957 | |||
| Recorded | February 11–13, 1957 | |||
| Studio | Manhattan Towers, NYC | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 34:02 | |||
| Label | Blue Note BLP 1547 (Vol. One) BLP 1548 (Vol. Two) | |||
| Producer | Alfred Lion | |||
| Jimmy Smith chronology | ||||
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| A Date with Jimmy Smith | ||||
 Volume Two | ||||
| Singles from A Date with Jimmy Smith, Volume One | ||||
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A Date with Jimmy Smith, Vols. One and Two are a pair of separate but related albums by American jazz organist Jimmy Smith recorded between February 11–13, 1957 and released on Blue Note later that year.[1][2]
Reception[edit]
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic (Vol. 1) |   [3] |
| AllMusic (Vol. 2) | [4] |
AllMusic awarded each volume three-out-of-five stars.[3][4]
Track listing[edit]
A Date with Jimmy Smith, Volume One[edit]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Date recorded | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Falling in Love with Love" | February 11, 1957 | 12:09 | |
| 2. | "How High the Moon" | February 13, 1957 | 6:00 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Date recorded | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Funk's Oats" | Jimmy Smith | February 11, 1957 | 15:53 |
A Date with Jimmy Smith, Volume Two[edit]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Date recorded | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart" | February 11, 1957 | 16:59 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Date recorded | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "I'm Getting Sentimental over You" | February 12, 1957 | 4:11 | |
| 2. | "Groovy Date" | Hank Mobley | February 11, 1957 | 6:00 |
Personnel[edit]
Musicians[edit]
February 11, 1957[edit]
- Jimmy Smith – organ
- Donald Byrd – trumpet
- Lou Donaldson – alto saxophone
- Hank Mobley – tenor saxophone
- Eddie McFadden – guitar
- Art Blakey – drums
February 12, 1957[edit]
- Jimmy Smith – organ
- Lou Donaldson – alto saxophone
February 13, 1957[edit]
- Jimmy Smith – organ
- Eddie McFadden – guitar
- Donald Bailey – drums
Technical personnel[edit]
- Alfred Lion – producer
- Rudy Van Gelder – recording engineer
- Reid Miles – design
- Francis Wolff – photography
- Ira Gitler – liner notes
References[edit]
- ^ "Blue Note discography". Archived from the original on 13 May 2011. Retrieved 1 April 2011.
- ^ "Blue Note discography". Archived from the original on 13 May 2011. Retrieved 1 April 2011.
- ^ a b Yanow, Scott. A Date with Jimmy Smith, Vol. 1: Review at AllMusic. Retrieved December 26, 2023.
- ^ a b Yanow, Scott. A Date with Jimmy Smith, Vol. 2: Review at AllMusic. Retrieved December 26, 2023.
