AAA 100% Analogue This LP was Remastered using Pure Analogue Components Only from the Master Tapes through to the Cutting Head
Acoustic Sounds Series EmArcy - 180 Gram Virgin Vinyl
AAA 100% Analogue - Mastered by Ryan K. Smith
Limited Edition - Pressed at QRP Quality Record Pressings
1964 Set Featuring Kenny Burrell, Grady Tate & Don Butterfield With Arrangements by Lalo Schifrin!
… The Incredible Jimmy Smith – that’s what is says so confidently on the cover with the black cat! The law demands that what is promised must be delivered – and a record collector is no less demanding. The fact that Smith moved the Hammond organ from the dance floor to the jazz scene and upgraded it to become a fully-fledged improvisation instrument is to be found in every good dictionary of music. But what resulted must be heard to be believed.
No problem for our cat, crouched low and ready to pounce. She slinks along the Rhythm and Blues path, purrs through the night, steps nimbly to the St. Louis Blues, and gives the somewhat aged Basin Street a gentle blow with her paw. In the background is her powerful clan: Kenny Burrell with his firm grip, Don Butterfield with his strong tone, the thundering Grady Tate, and last but not least Lalo Schifrin, who watches over the haunt with a glinting eye. And then of course there is the VERVE gang – who made a recording that is as black as the cat herself. Incredible!
Musicians:
Jimmy Smith, organ
Lalo Schrifin, conductor
Errie Royal, trumpet
Bernie Glow, trumpet
Jimmy Maxwell, trumpet
Marky Markowitz, trumpet
Snooky Young, trumpet
Thad Jones, trumpet
Ray Alonge, french horn
Earl Chapin, french horn
Bill Correa, french horn
Billy Byers, trombone
Jimmy Cleveland, trombone
Urbie Green, trombone
Tony Studd, bass trombone
Don Butterfield, tuba
Kenny Burrell, guitar
George Duvivier, bass
Phil Kraus, percussion
Grady Tate, drums
Selections:
1. Theme from Joy House
2. The Cat
3. Basin Street Blues
4. Main Title from The Carpetbaggers
5. Chicago Serenade
6. St. Louis Blues
7. Delon’s Blues
8. Blues In The Night
April 1964 in Van Gelder’s Recording Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey (USA) Rudy Van Gelder , Val Valentin
Production: Creed Taylor
