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Jimmy Smith
Lou Donaldson
Donald Byrd
Hank Mobley
Eddie McFadden
Art Blakey

A Date With Jimmy Smith (2 LP on 1 CD)

Fresh Sound Records

Personnel:
Jimmy Smith (org), Donald Byrd (tp), Lou Donaldson (as), Hank Mobley (ts), Eddie McFadden (g), Art Blakey, Donald Bailey (d)

Reference: FSRCD 623

Bar code: 8427328606233

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These 1957 sessions were the first Jimmy Smith did with horns after his recording debut the previous year. With the calibre of the top-rank musicians involved Smith, the first to translate Birds innovations to the organ, altoist Donaldson, the blues-drenched Bird follower, and both Mobley and Byrd contributing some thoughtful blowing of their own on tenor and trumpet respectively - the overall results were rewarding.

In the rhythm section, McFaddens warm guitar offered another colour to the organ-and-horns sound, and Blakey, as always, was a force of nature on drums in this no-holds-barred meeting of modern minds.

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01.

Falling in Love with Love 12:10

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02.

How High the Moon 6:01

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03.

Funk's Oats 15:59

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04.

I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart 17:03

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05.

I'm Getting Sentimental Over You 4:16

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06.

Groovy Date 13:03

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Total time: 68:33 min.

01. Falling in Love with Love (Rodgers-Hart) 12:08
02. How High the Moon (Hamilton-Lewis) 5:56
[Only organ, guitar, and drums]
03. Funks Oats (Smith) 15:54
04. I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart
(Redmond-Mills-Nemo-ellington) 16:59
05. Im Getting Sentimental Over You (Washington-Bassman) 4:11 [Only organ and alto sax]
06. Groovy Date (Mobley) 13:00

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Sources:

Tracks #1-3 from the 12" LP
"A Date with Jimmy Smith - Vol. 1"
Blue Note BLP-1547 (81547)

Tracks #4-6 from the 12" LP
"A Date with Jimmy Smith - Vol. 2"
Blue Note BLP-1548 (81548)

Personnel on all tracks:

Donald Byrd (tp), Lou Donaldson (as), Hank Mobley (ts), Jimmy Smith (org), Eddie McFadden (g), Art Blakey, Donald Bailey (only on #2) (d).

Recorded at Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey, on February 11, 12 & 13, 1957.

Original recordings produced by Alfred Lion
Photos by Francis Wolff
Cover design Reid Miles
Engineered by Rudy Van Gelder
This CD release produced by Jordi Pujol.
24-Bit Digitally Remastered