8Feb/090
Listening Room – “The Sermon!”
Jimmy Smith - "The Sermon"
From "The Sermon!": 1958 : Blue Note Records
Well, it only seems fitting to start off this blog with a post from Jimmy Smith's 1958 Blue Note recording The Sermon. It is a stone cold classic from the era of the late night "blowing sessions" and features a who's who from the early Hard Bop era.
Players:
Jimmy Smith - Hammond B3 Organ
Lee Morgan - Trumpet
Tina Brooks - Tenor Sax
Lou Donaldson - Alto Sax
Kenny Burrell - Guitar
Art Blakey - Drums

