Why Was I Born
~ Recording by Jimmy Smith
Appears on releases
| # | Title | Length | Track Artist | Release Title | Release Artist | Release Group Type | Country/Date | Label | Catalog# |
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| 1.4 | Why Was I Born | 6:36 | Jimmy Smith | Midnight Special | Jimmy Smith | Album |
| Blue Note | BST 84078 |
| 1.4 | Why Was I Born | 6:36 | Jimmy Smith | Midnight Special | Jimmy Smith | Album |
| Blue Note | CDP 7 84078 2 |
| 1.4 | Why Was I Born | 6:36 | Jimmy Smith | Midnight Special | Jimmy Smith | Album |
| Jazz Heritage | 513100T |
| 1.4 | Why Was I Born | 6:36 | Jimmy Smith | Midnight Special | Jimmy Smith | Album |
| Blue Note | 92775 |
| 1.4 | Why Was I Born | 6:36 | Jimmy Smith | Midnight Special | Jimmy Smith | Album |
| Blue Note | 0946 3 92775 2 0 |
| 1.4 | Why Was I Born | 6:36 | Jimmy Smith | Midnight Special | The Incredible Jimmy Smith | Album |
| Blue Note | 0946 3 92775 2 0 |
| 1.4 | Why Was I Born | 6:36 | Jimmy Smith | Midnight Special | Jimmy Smith | Album |
| Blue Note, Analogue Productions | BST-84078, CBNJ 84078 SA |
| 3.4 | Why Was I Born | 6:36 | Jimmy Smith | 5 Original Albums | Jimmy Smith | Album + Compilation | Blue Note | 06007 5376969, 06007 5376970, 06007 5376971, 06007 5376972, 06007 5376973, 06007 5376974 | |
Relationships
| recording engineer: | Rudy van Gelder |
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| producer: | Alfred Lion |
| drums (drum set): | Donald “Duck” Bailey (drummer and harmonica player) (on 1960-04-25) |
| guitar: | Kenny Burrell (on 1960-04-25) |
| organ: | Jimmy Smith (US jazz organist) (on 1960-04-25) |
| tenor saxophone: | Stanley Turrentine (on 1960-04-25) |
| recorded at: | Van Gelder Studio (Englewood Cliffs, July 20, 1959 -) in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, United States (on 1960-04-25) |
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| recording of: | Why Was I Born? (on 1960-04-25: cover, instrumental) |
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Related works
Why Was I Born?
| lyricist: | Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein) (in 1929) |
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| composer: | Jerome Kern (in 1929) |