Prayer Meetin'
Prayer Meetin' | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 1964 | |||
Recorded | February 8, 1963 | |||
Studio | Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 39:16 original LP 55:23 CD reissue | |||
Label | Blue Note BST 84164 | |||
Producer | Alfred Lion | |||
Jimmy Smith chronology | ||||
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Prayer Meetin' is an album by the American jazz organist Jimmy Smith, recorded in 1963 and released on the Blue Note label.[1] The album was rereleased on CD with two bonus tracks from the same session.
Reception
[edit]The AllMusic review by Steve Leggett stated:
"Prayer Meetin' is a delight from start to finish".[2]
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [2] |
The Penguin Guide to Jazz | [3] |
Track listing
[edit]- "Prayer Meeting" (Jimmy Smith) – 5:45
- "I Almost Lost My Mind" (Ivory Joe Hunter) – 9:25
- "Stone Cold Dead in the Market" (Wilmoth Houdini) – 3:43
- "When the Saints Go Marching In" (Traditional) – 6:15
- "Red Top" (Gene Ammons) – 7:38
- "Picnickin'" (Smith) – 6:30
- "Lonesome Road" (Gene Austin, Nathaniel Shilkret) – 8:55 Bonus track on CD reissue
- "Smith Walk" (Smith) – 7:12 Bonus track on CD reissue
NOTE: "Lonesome Road" and "Smith Walk" are bonus tracks on a CD reissue that were recorded on June 13, 1960, featuring the same lineup plus Sam Jones on bass.
Personnel
[edit]Musicians
[edit]- Jimmy Smith – organ
- Stanley Turrentine – tenor saxophone
- Quentin Warren – guitar
- Donald Bailey – drums
- Sam Jones – bass (tracks 7 & 8 only)
Technical
[edit]- Alfred Lion – producer
- Rudy Van Gelder – engineer
- Reid Miles – design
- Francis Wolff – photography
- Joe Goldberg – liner notes
Chart performance
[edit]Album
[edit]Chart (1964) | Peak position | Total weeks |
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U.S. Billboard 200 | 86[4] | 20 |
References
[edit]- ^ Blue Note discography accessed November 26, 2010
- ^ a b Leggett, 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.
- ^ "Billboard 200 - Jimmy Smith". Retrieved December 14, 2017.