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1.0 out of 5 stars
The POOREST; WORST Live Performance in the Jimmy Smith's Life !!!!!, 29 April 2008
This live performance is the worst one of Jimmy Smith !
Here, his approach to the organ is obslolete and nevrotic !
Just listen to the tracks samples and you will see soon what I want to say.
If you want to listen to the real Jimmy Smith in a stimulating, extraordinary and tremendous live performance, please buy or listen to the following live cds of Jimmy Smith trio (organ + guitar + drums):
1)Jimmy Smith Trio (ASIN: B000063E19);it is tremendous: double cds set, nice price and highest sound quality. 1 hour and 30 minutes of "organic orgasm" !!! Recorded live in France in 1965.
2)Jimmy Smith - Pleyel Nov 20 1968 & Dec 1 1969 (ASIN: B00006IJ0H); it is not in the same best sound quality of the first recording, but the material is excellent !!!!!!!!!!!!1 houe and 40 minutes, double cd set, nice price !!!!
3)Jimmy Smith - The Boss (ASIN: B0002LGWRC), with guitarist George Benson, this cd of Verve surpasses the new, poor cd of Verve.
P.S:
If you are searching for new cds about the Jazz Organ, you can visit my listmanias (lists) dedicated to this genre of music, just clicking on my nickname, and afterwards clicking on the " See all Listmania ! List"'s buttom or link.
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4.0 out of 5 stars
It's a stone killer, 23 Nov 2008
This less well known LP was released on MGM's Metro label. MGM, who owned Verve, the label Jimmy was signed to at this time, used Metro for their cut price range. In terms of style, it's clear why this album was put out cheaply, as it was not in keeping with the perceived direction Jimmy was heading in at this time: he plays here in a trio format, not in a big band. But make no mistake, don't let that crappy cover fool you, this set is a stone killer. Jimmy's playing here is frenzied, off kilter and on fire. As you'd expect he throws out grooves and high-end solos like he'd been born for it (and he probably was) but what really lights this set up are the unexpected moments. Sounding like he'd just been listening to wonky avant garde jazz, he throws in great slabs of sound and then fugs around in the mid range making gritty, fearsome noise. He attacks his organ like a man possessed, particularly on I Got A Woman. He just tears that song apart, hanging onto notes, repeating other phrases crazily and throwing in sharp, angular notes everywhere. It's very nearly scary. You can hear the band just sit back to let him get on with it, because they're well out of their depth. When the guitarist solos, the groove damn near stops. Jimmy was never captured quite like this ever again. Get a copy right now.
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