Bluesmith is a 1972 jazz album by Jimmy Smith, released on the Verve label.[1][2]
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| Released | 1972 | |||
| Recorded | September 11, 1972 | |||
| Genre | Jazz-funk, jazz fusion | |||
| Length | 42:33 | |||
| Label | Verve V6-8809 | |||
| Producer | Eric Miller | |||
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Reception
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
Allmusic awarded the album four and a half stars, with reviewer Scott Yanow writing that it was "...ironic that one of Jimmy Smith's best Verve releases would be his next-to-last for the label." Yanow also commented that it was a "surprisingly freewheeling but relaxed jam session" and "Fine straight-ahead music."[1]
Track listing
edit- All compositions by Jimmy Smith unless otherwise noted
- "Straight Ahead" (Oliver Nelson, Jimmy Smith) - 5:25
- "Absolutely Funky" - 9:12
- "Lolita" - 6:23
- "Mournin' Wes" (Harvey Siders) - 10:00
- "Blues for 3+1" - 4:52
- "Bluesmith" - 6:41
Personnel
edit- Jimmy Smith - Electric organ
- Teddy Edwards - tenor saxophone
- Ray Crawford - guitar
- Leroy Vinnegar - double bass
- Victor Pantoja - Congas
- Donald Dean - drums
- Production
- Harvey Siders - liner notes
- Ken Veeder - photography
- Ed Greene, Louis Peters - engineer
- Eric Miller - producer
- Eddie Ray - executive producer