Listening Room – “Back At The Chicken Shack”

Posted on February 25, 2009 by Jazz Sermon

Back At The Chicken Shack

Jimmy Smith – Back At The Chicken Shack

Jimmy Smith – Messy Bessie

Recorded for Blue Note in 1960, “Back At The Chicken Shack” set the bar for Hammond B3 driven soul-jazz records. A young Stanley Turrentine is in top form, as is Kenny Burrell on guitar and Donald Bailey on drums. Smith wrote two songs for the album, the classic title track as well as the groover Messy Bessie.

Players:
Jimmy Smith – Hammond B3
Stanley Turrentine – Tenor Sax
Kenny Burrell – Guitar
Donald Bailey – Drums

Listening Room – “The Sermon!”

Posted on February 8, 2009 by Jazz 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