Crazy! Baby
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| Released | 1960 | |||
| Recorded | January 4, 1960 | |||
| Studio | Van Gelder Studio Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 51:54 (CD) | |||
| Label | Blue Note | |||
| Producer | Alfred Lion | |||
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| Singles from Crazy! Baby | ||||
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Crazy! Baby is an album by American jazz organist Jimmy Smith, recorded on January 4, 1960 and released on Blue Note later that year.[1]
Production and recording[edit]
It was the first album Smith recorded at Rudy Van Gelder's studio in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey.
Reception[edit]
The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow states, "Smith is heard in peak form... Despite claims and some strong challenges by others, there has never been a jazz organist on the level of Jimmy Smith."[2]
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz |  [3] |
Track listing[edit]
Side 1[edit]
- "When Johnny Comes Marching Home" (Traditional) – 7:58
- "Makin' Whoopee" (Walter Donaldson, Gus Kahn) – 4:57
- "A Night in Tunisia" (Dizzy Gillespie) – 5:40
Side 2[edit]
- "Sonnymoon for Two" (Sonny Rollins) – 7:15
- "Mack the Knife" (Bertolt Brecht, Kurt Weill) – 4:58
- "What's New?" (Bob Haggart, Johnny Burke) – 3:50
- "Alfredo" (Jimmy Smith) – 4:30
CD reissue bonus tracks[edit]
- "If I Should Lose You" (Ralph Rainger, Leo Robin) – 6:26
- "When Lights Are Low" (Benny Carter, Spencer Williams) – 5:38
Personnel[edit]
Musicians[edit]
- Jimmy Smith – organ
- Quentin Warren – guitar
- Donald Bailey – drums
Technical[edit]
- Alfred Lion – producer
- Rudy Van Gelder – recording engineer, mastering
- Reid Miles – design
- Bob Ganley – photography
- Leonard Feather – liner notes
References[edit]
- ^ Blue Note discography accessed November 26, 2010
- ^ a b Yanow, S. AllMusic Review accessed November 26, 2010
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1312. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
