Jimmy Smith - Organ Grinder Swing
Organ – Jimmy Smith
Drums – Grady Tate
Guitar – Kenny Burrell
Written by Irving Mills (A1), Mitchell Parish (A1), Will Hudson (A1), Jimmy Smith (A2, A3), Traditional (B1), William "Billy" Reid (B2), Buddy Kaye (B2), Duke Ellington (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 on June 14–15, 1965 at Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs
Engineered by Val Valentin, Rudy Van Gelder
Produced by Creed Taylor
Mastered by Matthew Lutthans at The Mastering Lab
Liner Notes by Holmes Daddy-O Daylie
Cover Design by Michael Malatak
Photography by Charles Stewart
Originally released in 1965
Reissued in January 2026
Tracks :
Side A:
- The Organ Grinder's Swing
- Oh, No, Babe
- Blues For J
Side B:
- Greensleeves
- I'll Close My Eyes
- Satin Doll
Reviews:
« Most of organist Jimmy Smith's recordings for Verve during the mid- to late '60s were with big bands, making this trio outing with guitarist Kenny Burrell and drummer Grady Tate a special treat. This outing is a throwback to Smith's Blue Note sets (which had concluded two years earlier) and gives the organist the opportunity to stretch out on three blues and three standards. This release shows that, even with all of his commercial success during the period, Smith was always a masterful jazz player. » AllMusic Review by Scott Yanow
Ratings:
AllMusic : 4 / 5 ; Discogs : 4.32 / 5