Title: Finest in Jazz Artist: Jimmy Smith Release Date: 6/5/2007 Label: Angel, Blue Note Album Type(s): Greatest Hits UPC: 094638612421 Genre: Jazz Styles: Soul-Jazz, Hard Bop Moods: Amiable/Good-Natured, Earthy, Energetic, Exuberant, Gritty, Gutsy, Joyous, Laid-Back/Mellow, Organic, Party/Celebratory, Passionate, Playful, Boisterous, Bravado, Confident, Dramatic, Earnest, Effervescent, Freewheeling, Fun, Greasy, Literate, Lively, Rambunctious, Rousing, Searching, Slick, Sophisticated, Sprawling, Stately, Street-Smart, Uplifting, Urgent, Warm, Witty, Wry Total Copies: 0 Members Wishing: 0 Number of Discs/SwapaCD Credits: 1

1. The Champ
2. Blues After All
3. I Got a Woman
4. Minor Chant
5. The Jumpin' Blues
6. When Johnny Comes Marching Home
7. Fungii Mama

Year Type Label Catalog # 2007 CD Angel 861242 2007 CD Blue Note 86124

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As part of Blue Note's Finest in Jazz series, Hammond organ pioneer Jimmy Smith is spotlighted on seven tracks, six recorded between 1956 and 1960, and "Fungii Mama" released in 1986 upon his return to the label some 20 years later. This set is aimed at the casual listener and includes top-notch soul-jazz performances of "I Got a Woman," "Minor Chant" and Dizzy Gillespie's signature tune "The Champ." Smith, guitarist Thornel Schwartz and drummer Donald Bailey are joined by fellow Blue Note alumni Lee Morgan, Kenny Burrell and Stanley Turrentine, among others, making this a nice sampler for the novice at a mid-line price. ~ Al Campbell, All Music Guide

Name Credits Alfred Lion Original Session Producer Crusher Bennett Percussion Curtis Fuller Trombone Donald Bailey Drums Eli Wolf Liner Notes Gordon Jee Creative Director Grady Tate Drums Jimmy Smith Organ Keith Karwelies A&R Kenny Burrell Guitar Kurt Lundvall Mastering Lola Smith Producer Michael Cuscuna Producer, Compilation Producer Perry Greenfield Product Manager Quentin Warren Guitar Stanley Turrentine Sax (Tenor) Thornel Schwartz Guitar