Midnight Special (Jimmy Smith album)

Midnight Special is an album by the American jazz organist Jimmy Smith, recorded in 1960 and released on the Blue Note label.[1] The album was recorded at the same session that produced Back at the Chicken Shack (1960).[2]

Midnight Special
Studio album by
ReleasedNovember 1961
RecordedApril 25, 1960
StudioVan Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs
GenreJazz
Length36:43
LabelBlue Note
BST 84078
ProducerAlfred Lion
Jimmy Smith chronology
Home Cookin'
(1961)
Midnight Special
(1961)
Plays Fats Waller
(1962)

Reception

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The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow called the album "highly recommended".[2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [2]
DownBeat
(Original LP release)
     [3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz    [4]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide     [5]

Track listing

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  1. "Midnight Special" (Jimmy Smith) – 9:57
  2. "A Subtle One" (Turrentine) – 7:44
  3. "Jumpin' the Blues" (Walter Brown, Jay McShann, Parker) – 5:27
  4. "Why Was I Born?" (Hammerstein II, Kern) – 6:35
  5. "One O'Clock Jump" (Basie) – 7:00

Personnel

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Production

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References

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  1. ^ Blue Note discography accessed November 26, 2010
  2. ^ a b c Yanow, S. AllMusic Review accessed November 26, 2010
  3. ^ DownBeat: March 1, 1962 vol. 29, no. 5
  4. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1312. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
  5. ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 183. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.