The Incredible Jimmy Smith at the Organ

The Incredible Jimmy Smith (subtitled Jimmy Smith at the Organ Vol. 3) is the third album by American jazz organist Jimmy Smith featuring performances recorded in 1956 and released on the Blue Note label.[1] The album was rereleased on CD combined with Smith's previous two LP's A New Sound... A New Star... and A New Sound A New Star: Jimmy Smith at the Organ Volume 2.

The Incredible Jimmy Smith at the Organ
Studio album by
Jimmy Smith
Released1956
RecordedJune 17 & 18, 1956
StudioVan Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ
GenreJazz
Length66:01
LabelBlue Note
ProducerAlfred Lion
Jimmy Smith chronology
A New Sound A New Star: Jimmy Smith at the Organ Volume 2
(1956)		 The Incredible Jimmy Smith at the Organ
(1956)		 At Club Baby Grand
(1956)
Singles from The Incredible Jimmy Smith at the Organ
  1. "I Cover the Waterfront"
    Released: 1957

Reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]

The Allmusic review by Steve Leggett awarded the album 4 stars calling it:

"one of his most energetic and varied albums".[2]

Track listing
All compositions by Jimmy Smith except as indicated
  1. "Judo Mambo" – 5:31
  2. "Willow Weep for Me" (Ann Ronell) – 5:41
  3. "Lover, Come Back to Me" (Oscar Hammerstein II, Sigmund Romberg) – 6:42
  4. "Well, You Needn't" (Thelonious Monk) – 6:23
  5. "Fiddlin' the Minors" – 5:08
  6. "Autumn Leaves" (Joseph Kosma, Johnny Mercer, Jacques Prévert) – 4:43
  7. "I Cover the Waterfront" (Johnny Green, Edward Heyman) – 3:38

Bonus tracks on 2005 CD reissue
  1. "Jamey" – 6:00
  2. "My Funny Valentine" (Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers) – 6:20
  3. "I Can't Give You Anything But Love" (Dorothy Fields, Jimmy McHugh) – 4:48
  4. "Slightly Monkish" – 5:27
  • Recorded at Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey on June 17 (tracks 2, 6, 8 & 9) and June 18 (tracks 1, 3-5, 7, 10 & 11), 1956

Personnel

Musicians

Technical

References
  1. Blue Note discography accessed October 5, 2010
  2. Legett, S. Allmusic Review accessed October 5, 2010
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