Crazy! Baby
Appearance
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1960 studio album by the Incredible Jimmy Smith
Crazy! Baby | |
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Studio album by | |
Released | 1960 |
Recorded | January 4, 1960 |
Studio | Van Gelder Studio Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey |
Genre | Jazz |
Length | 51:54 (CD) |
Label | Blue Note |
Producer | Alfred Lion |
Jimmy Smith chronology | |
Singles from Crazy! Baby | |
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Crazy! Baby is an album by American jazz organist Jimmy Smith, recorded on January 4, 1960 and released on Blue Note later that year.[1]
Production and recording
[edit ]It was the first album Smith recorded at Rudy Van Gelder's studio in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey.
Reception
[edit ]The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow states, "Smith is heard in peak form... Despite claims and some strong challenges by others, there has never been a jazz organist on the level of Jimmy Smith."[2]
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [2] |
The Penguin Guide to Jazz | [3] |
Track listing
[edit ]Side 1
[edit ]- "When Johnny Comes Marching Home" (Traditional) – 7:58
- "Makin' Whoopee" (Walter Donaldson, Gus Kahn) – 4:57
- "A Night in Tunisia" (Dizzy Gillespie) – 5:40
Side 2
[edit ]- "Sonnymoon for Two" (Sonny Rollins) – 7:15
- "Mack the Knife" (Bertolt Brecht, Kurt Weill) – 4:58
- "What's New?" (Bob Haggart, Johnny Burke) – 3:50
- "Alfredo" (Jimmy Smith) – 4:30
CD reissue bonus tracks
[edit ]- "If I Should Lose You" (Ralph Rainger, Leo Robin) – 6:26
- "When Lights Are Low" (Benny Carter, Spencer Williams) – 5:38
Personnel
[edit ]Musicians
[edit ]- Jimmy Smith – organ
- Quentin Warren – guitar
- Donald Bailey – drums
Technical
[edit ]- Alfred Lion – producer
- Rudy Van Gelder – recording engineer, mastering
- Reid Miles – design
- Bob Ganley – photography
- Leonard Feather – liner notes
References
[edit ]- ^ Blue Note discography accessed November 26, 2010
- ^ a b Yanow, S. AllMusic Review accessed November 26, 2010
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1312. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.