The Unpredictable Jimmy Smith – Bashin'
Organ – Jimmy Smith
Bass – George Duvivier (A1-4)
Drums – Don Bailey (B1-3), Ed Shaughnessy (A1-4)
Guitar – Barry Galbraith (A1-4), Jimmy Warren (B1-3)
Saxophone – Babe Clarke ( A1-4), George Barrow (A1-4), Gerry Dodgion (A1-4), Phil Woods (A1-4), Robert Ashton (A1-4)
Trombone – Britt Woodman (A1-4), Jimmy Cleveland (A1-4), Tommy Mitchell (A1-4), Urbie Green (A1-4)
Trumpet – Doc Severinsen (A1-4), Ernie Royal (A1 to A4), Joe Newman (A1-4), Joe Wilder (A1-4)
Written by Leonard Bernstein (A1), Jerome Kern (A2), Oscar Hammerstein (A2), Duke Ellington (A3), Oliver Nelson (A4), Jimmy Wayne (B1), Jack Rasch (B1), Jimmy Smith (B2), Johnny Mercer (B3)
1 LP, Stoughton Printing gatefold old-style tip-on jackets
Original analog Master tape : YES
Heavy Press : 180g
Record color : black
Speed : 33 RPM
Size : 12'’
Stereo
Studio
Record Press : Quality Record Pressings
Label : Verve - Acoustic Sounds Series
Original Label : Verve
Recorded in March 1962 in New York City by Rudy Van Gelder
Engineered by Rudy Van Gelder
Produced by Creed Taylor
Mastered by Matthew Lutthans at The Mastering Lab
Liner Notes by Del Shields
Originally released in 1962
Reissued in January 2026
Tracks :
- Walk On The Wild Side
- Ol' Man River
- In A Mellotone
- Step Right Up
Side B :
- Beggar For The Blues
- Bashin'
- I'm An Old Cowhand (From The Rio Grande)
Reviews:
« Although still a regular Blue Note artist (he would make four more albums for the company within the next year), Bashin' was organist Jimmy Smith's debut for Verve, a label that he would record extensively for during 1963-1972. On the first half of the program (reissued in full on this CD), Smith was for the first time joined by a big band. Oliver Nelson provided the arrangements, trumpeter Joe Newman and altoist Phil Woods have a solo apiece, and "Walk on the Wild Side" became Smith's biggest hit up to that point. The final three numbers feature Smith's regular trio with guitarist Quentin Warren and drummer Donald Bailey swinging with soul as usual. The historical set was a turning point for Jimmy Smith's career. » AllMusic Review by Scott Yanow
Ratings:
AllMusic : 5 / 5 ; Discogs : 4,5 / 5