Jimmy Smith's Finest Hour

~ Release by Jimmy Smith (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

▼CD 1
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1Walk on the Wild Side
recorded in:
New Jersey, United States (on 1962-03-28)
engineer:
Rudy van Gelder
producer:
Creed Taylor
alto saxophone and alto saxophone, flute and tenor saxophone:
Jerry Dodgion (on 1962-03-28) and Phil Woods (US jazz woodwind player) (on 1962-03-28)
baritone saxophone and baritone saxophone, flute and tenor saxophone:
George Barrow (on 1962-03-28)
bass trombone:
Thomas Mitchell (US jazz trombonist) (on 1962-03-28)
double bass:
George Duvivier (on 1962-03-28) and Milt Hinton (on 1962-03-28)
drums (drum set) and drums (drum set) and percussion:
Ed Shaughnessy (on 1962-03-28)
flute and tenor saxophone:
Robert Ashton (saxophonist) (on 1962-03-28) and Babe Clark (saxophonist) (on 1962-03-28)
guitar:
Barry Galbraith (on 1962-03-28)
Hammond organ and organ:
Jimmy Smith (US jazz organist) (on 1962-03-28)
tenor saxophone:
Bob Ashton (on 1962-03-28) and Arthur Clarke (baritone saxophonist) (on 1962-03-28)
trombone:
Jimmy Cleveland (on 1962-03-28), Urbie Green (on 1962-03-28) and Britt Woodman (on 1962-03-28)
trumpet:
Joe Newman (US jazz trumpeter) (on 1962-03-28), Ernie Royal (on 1962-03-28), Doc Severinsen (on 1962-03-28) and Joe Wilder (on 1962-03-28)
orchestra:
Oliver Nelson's Orchestra
conductor:
Oliver Nelson (saxophone, arranger, composer) (on 1962-03-28)
arranger and orchestrator:
Oliver Nelson (saxophone, arranger, composer)
instrumental recording of:
Walk on the Wild Side (on 1962-03-28)
lyricist:
Mack David (American lyricist and songwriter)
composer:
Elmer Bernstein (American score composer)
publisher:
Columbia Pictures
5:58
2Ol' Man River
recorded in:
New Jersey, United States (on 1962-03-28)
engineer:
Rudy van Gelder
producer:
Creed Taylor
alto saxophone:
Babe Clark (saxophonist) (on 1962-03-28), Jerry Dodgion (on 1962-03-28) and Phil Woods (US jazz woodwind player) (on 1962-03-28)
baritone saxophone:
George Barrow (on 1962-03-28)
bass guitar:
George Duvivier (on 1962-03-28)
bass trombone:
Tom Mitchell (US jazz trombonist) (from 1962-03-26 until 1962-03-28, on 1962-03-28)
double bass:
George Duvivier (on 1962-03-28) and Milt Hinton (on 1962-03-28)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Ed Shaughnessy (on 1962-03-28)
flute:
Robert Ashton (saxophonist) (on 1962-03-28), George Barrow (on 1962-03-28), Babe Clark (saxophonist) (on 1962-03-28), Jerry Dodgion (on 1962-03-28) and Phil Woods (US jazz woodwind player) (on 1962-03-28)
guitar:
Barry Galbraith (on 1962-03-28)
organ:
Jimmy Smith (US jazz organist) (on 1962-03-28)
solo alto saxophone:
Phil Woods (US jazz woodwind player) (on 1962-03-28)
tenor saxophone:
Bob Ashton (on 1962-03-28), Robert Ashton (saxophonist) (on 1962-03-28), George Barrow (on 1962-03-28), Arthur Clarke (baritone saxophonist) (on 1962-03-28), Jerry Dodgion (on 1962-03-28) and Phil Woods (US jazz woodwind player) (on 1962-03-28)
trombone:
Jimmy Cleveland (on 1962-03-28), Urbie Green (on 1962-03-28) and Britt Woodman (on 1962-03-28)
trumpet:
Joe Newman (US jazz trumpeter) (on 1962-03-28), Ernie Royal (on 1962-03-28), Doc Severinsen (on 1962-03-28) and Joe Wilder (on 1962-03-28)
orchestra:
Oliver Nelson's Orchestra (on 1962-03-28)
conductor:
Oliver Nelson (saxophone, arranger, composer) (from 1962-03-26 until 1962-03-28, on 1962-03-28)
arranger:
Oliver Nelson (saxophone, arranger, composer)
instrumental recording of:
Ol’ Man River (Show Boat) (on 1962-03-28)
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein) (in 1927)
composer:
Jerome Kern (in 1927)
publisher:
PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (renamed Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. circa 1998) and T.B. Harms Co. (on 1927-11-30)
part of:
Show Boat (1951 film)
part of:
Show Boat: Act I
4:00
3Organ Grinder's Swing
drums (drum set):
Grady Tate (on 1965-06-14)
guitar:
Kenny Burrell (on 1965-06-14)
organ:
Jimmy Smith (US jazz organist) (on 1965-06-14)
instrumental recording of:
Organ Grinder’s Swing (on 1965-06-14)
lyricist:
Irving Mills and Mitchell Parish
composer:
Will Hudson
publisher:
EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated)
2:16
4Got My Mojo Workin'
alto saxophone:
Phil Woods (US jazz woodwind player) (on 1965-12-17)
baritone saxophone:
Jerome Richardson (on 1965-12-17)
bass guitar and double bass:
George Duvivier (on 1965-12-17)
drums (drum set):
Grady Tate (on 1965-12-17)
guitar:
Kenny Burrell (on 1965-12-17)
organ:
Jimmy Smith (US jazz organist) (on 1965-12-17)
tenor saxophone and woodwind:
Romeo Penque (on 1965-12-17)
trumpet:
Ernie Royal (on 1965-12-17)
conductor:
Oliver Nelson (saxophone, arranger, composer) (on 1965-12-17)
arranger:
Oliver Nelson (saxophone, arranger, composer)
instrumental cover recording of:
Got My Mojo Working (original version) (on 1965-12-17)
lyricist and composer:
Preston Foster and McKinley Morganfield (blues musician)
publisher:
Dare Music, Inc., Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996) and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
recording of:
Got My Mojo Working (Muddy Waters arrangement) (on 1965-12-17)
additional writer:
Morgan Field (blues musician)
arranger:
Muddy Waters (blues musician)
publisher:
Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher) and Dare Music Co.
version of:
Got My Mojo Working (original version)
8:03
5Hobo Flats
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1963-03-20)
engineer:
Ray Hall (engineer), Bob Simpson (US jazz engineer/producer) and Val Valentin
producer:
Creed Taylor
alto saxophone:
George Dorsey (on 1963-03-20) and Phil Woods (US jazz woodwind player) (on 1963-03-20)
baritone saxophone:
Danny Bank (reeds) (on 1963-03-20)
bass trombone:
Tom Mitchell (US jazz trombonist) (on 1963-03-20)
double bass:
George Duvivier (on 1963-03-20)
drums (drum set):
Willie Rodriguez (Latin jazz drummer and percussionist) (on 1963-03-20)
flute:
Danny Bank (reeds) (on 1963-03-20) and George Dorsey (on 1963-03-20)
harmonica:
Buddy Lucas (Tenor saxophonist / vocalist / harmonica player) (on 1963-03-20)
organ:
Jimmy Smith (US jazz organist) (on 1963-03-20)
tenor saxophone:
Al Cohn (on 1963-03-20) and Zoot Sims (US jazz saxophonist) (on 1963-03-20)
trombone:
Jimmy Cleveland (on 1963-03-20), Urbie Green (on 1963-03-20) and Quentin Jackson (on 1963-03-20)
trumpet:
Joe Newman (US jazz trumpeter) (on 1963-03-20), Ernie Royal (on 1963-03-20) and Clark Terry (American swing trumpeter) (on 1963-03-20)
orchestra:
Oliver Nelson's Orchestra (on 1963-03-20)
conductor:
Oliver Nelson (saxophone, arranger, composer) (on 1963-03-20)
arranger:
Oliver Nelson (saxophone, arranger, composer)
instrumental recording of:
Hobo Flats (from 1963-03-15 until 1963-03-20)
composer:
Oliver Nelson (saxophone, arranger, composer)
recording of:
Hobo Flats (on 1963-03-20)
composer:
Oliver Nelson (saxophone, arranger, composer)
4:46
6Blues for Del
bass guitar:
Milt Hinton
drums (drum set):
Bill English (US jazz drummer)
guitar:
Kenny Burrell
organ:
Jimmy Smith (US jazz organist)
recording of:
Blues for Del
composer:
Kenny Burrell
6:19
7The Cat
engineer:
Rudy van Gelder
producer:
Creed Taylor
alto saxophone:
Phil Woods (US jazz woodwind player) (on 1964-04-29)
bass:
George Duvivier (on 1964-04-29)
bass trombone:
Tony Studd (on 1964-04-29)
drums (drum set):
Grady Tate (on 1964-04-29)
French horn:
Ray Alonge (french horn) (on 1964-04-29), Earl Chapin (on 1964-04-29), Bill Corea (on 1964-04-29), Bill Correa (Hornist) (on 1964-04-29) and Jim Buffington (US jazz, studio and classical hornist) (on 1964-04-29)
guitar:
Kenny Burrell (on 1964-04-29)
organ:
Jimmy Smith (US jazz organist) (on 1964-04-29)
percussion:
Phil Kraus (on 1964-04-29)
trombone:
Billy Byers (on 1964-04-29), Jimmy Cleveland (on 1964-04-29) and Urbie Green (on 1964-04-29)
trumpet:
Bernie Glow (on 1964-04-29), Thad Jones (on 1964-04-29), Marky Markowitz (on 1964-04-29), Jimmy Maxwell (Trumpet) (on 1964-04-29), Ernie Royal (on 1964-04-29) and Snooky Young (on 1964-04-29)
tuba:
Don Butterfield (on 1964-04-29)
conductor:
Lalo Schifrin (pianist & composer) (on 1964-04-29)
arranger:
Lalo Schifrin (pianist & composer)
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Englewood Cliffs, July 20, 1959 -) in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, United States (on 1964-04-29)
recording of:
The Cat (original music (no lyrics) by Lalo Schifrin) (on 1964-04-29)
composer:
Lalo Schifrin (pianist & composer)
3:27
8Blues in the Night
engineer:
Rudy van Gelder
producer:
Creed Taylor
alto saxophone:
Phil Woods (US jazz woodwind player) (on 1964-04-29)
bass and bass guitar:
George Duvivier (on 1964-04-29)
bass trombone:
Tony Studd (on 1964-04-29)
drums (drum set):
Grady Tate (on 1964-04-29)
French horn:
Ray Alonge (french horn) (on 1964-04-29), Earl Chapin (on 1964-04-29), Bill Corea (on 1964-04-29), Bill Correa (Hornist) (on 1964-04-29) and Jim Buffington (US jazz, studio and classical hornist) (on 1964-04-29)
guitar:
Kenny Burrell (on 1964-04-29)
organ:
Jimmy Smith (US jazz organist) (on 1964-04-29)
percussion:
Phil Kraus (on 1964-04-29)
trombone:
Billy Byers (on 1964-04-29), Jimmy Cleveland (on 1964-04-29) and Urbie Green (on 1964-04-29)
trumpet:
Bernie Glow (on 1964-04-29), Thad Jones (on 1964-04-29), Marky Markowitz (on 1964-04-29), Jimmy Maxwell (Trumpet) (on 1964-04-29), Ernie Royal (on 1964-04-29) and Snooky Young (on 1964-04-29)
tuba:
Don Butterfield (on 1964-04-29)
conductor:
Lalo Schifrin (pianist & composer) (on 1964-04-29)
arranger:
Lalo Schifrin (pianist & composer)
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Englewood Cliffs, July 20, 1959 -) in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, United States (on 1964-04-29)
instrumental recording of:
Blues in the Night (My Mama Done Tol' Me) (on 1964-04-29)
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer (in 1941)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1941)
publisher:
Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!) and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
4:49
9The Sermon
bass guitar:
George Duvivier (on 1963-07-29)
drums (drum set):
Mel Lewis (American jazz drummer) (on 1963-07-29)
guitar:
Kenny Burrell (on 1963-07-29)
organ:
Jimmy Smith (US jazz organist) (on 1963-07-29)
recording of:
The Sermon (on 1963-07-29)
composer:
Jimmy Smith (US jazz organist)
7:44
10James and Wes
congas:
Ray Barretto (on 1966-09-28)
drums (drum set):
Grady Tate (on 1966-09-28)
guitar:
Wes Montgomery (on 1966-09-28)
Hammond organ:
Jimmy Smith (US jazz organist) (on 1966-09-28)
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Englewood Cliffs, July 20, 1959 -) in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, United States (on 1966-09-28)
recording of:
James and Wes (on 1966-09-28)
composer:
Jimmy Smith (US jazz organist)
8:14
11Papa's Got a Brand New Bag
bass:
Christian McBride (American jazz bassist) (in 1995-01)
drums (drum set):
Bernard “Pretty” Purdie
guitar:
Mark Whitfield (American jazz guitarist) (in 1995-01)
organ:
Jimmy Smith (US jazz organist) (in 1995-01)
trumpet:
Roy Hargrove (in 1995-01) and Nicholas Payton (in 1995-01)
instrumental cover recording of:
Papa’s Got a Brand New Bag (in 1995-01)
lyricist and composer:
James Brown (“The Godfather of Soul”)
7:37

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ASIN:US: B00004ST5E [info]