Jimmy Smith - Back At The Chicken Shack (2LP, 45RPM)
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Organ - Jimmy Smith [click here to see more vinyl featuring Jimmy Smith]
Tenor saxophone - Stanley Turrentine [click here to see more vinyl featuring Stanley Turrentine]
Guitar - Kenny Burrell [click here to see more vinyl featuring Kenny Burrell]
Drums - Donald Bailey
Written by Jimmy Smith (A1), Oscar Hammerstein (B1), Sigmund Romberg (B1), Stanley Turrentine (C1), Jimmy McHugh (D1), Dorothy Fields (D1)
2 LP, standard sleeve
Limited edition
Original analog Master tape : YES
Heavy Press : 180g
Record color : black
Speed : 45RPM
Size : 12”
Stereo
Studio
Record Press : Record Technology Incorporated
Label : Analogue Productions
Original Label : Blue Note
Recorded at the Van Gelder Studio in Englewood Cliffs, NJ on April 25, 1960
Engineered by Rudy Van Gelder
Produced by Alfred Lion
Mastered by Kevin Gray & Steve Hoffman at AcousTech Mastering
Liner Notes by Ira Gitler
Photography By Francis Wolff
Design by Reid Miles
Originally released in February 1963
Reissued in 2010
Tracks :
Side A :
- Back At The Chicken Shack
Side B :
- When I Grow Too Old To Dream
Side C :
- Minor Chant
Side D :
- Messy Bessie
Reviews:
"Back at the Chicken Shack is one of organist Jimmy Smith's classic Blue Note sessions, and the first to draw attention to tenor saxophonist Stanley Turrentine. Recorded in 1960 with Kenny Burrell on guitar, Donald Bailey on drums, and Turrentine, the group reaches the peak of funky soul jazz that all other challengers of the genre would have to live up to. Included on this uptempo session is a reworking of "When I Grow Too Old to Dream" (a feature for Turrentine), Turrentine's "Minor Chant," two Smith compositions, "Messy Bessie" as well as the set's notable title cut. Smith's Midnight Special album was recorded at these same sessions, and is also exceptional." AllMusic Review by Al Campbell
Ratings :
AllMusic : 5 / 5 , Discogs : 4.7 / 5 , The Penguin Guide to Jazz : 3 / 5