Jimmy Smith – Bashin: Unpredicable Jimmy Smith (LP Vinyl)
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By the time Jimmy Smith recorded this session in 1962, he had already spent years reshaping what the Hammond B-3 could do in a jazz context, essentially creating the blueprint that every organ trio that followed would borrow from. Pairing him with Oliver Nelson's big band arrangements was an inspired gamble, putting Smith's bluesy, street-level swing against lush orchestration and producing a crossover moment that introduced him to a far wider audience.
Jimmy Smith's first album for Verve, recorded in 1962, Bashin' features the organist in two very different configurations - the first with an Oliver Nelson-conducted big band (including up-and-coming trumpeter Doc Severinsen), and the second with Smith's regular trio with Quentin Warren (guitar) and Donald Bailey (drums.) This historic set was a turning point for Smith's career, with the track "Walk on the Wild Side" becoming his biggest hit to that point, reaching #21 on Billboard's Hot 100 chart. Verve Acoustic Sounds Series features transfers from analog tapes and remastered 180-gram vinyl in deluxe gatefold packaging.
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Side A
Side B
UPC: 602478723285
Label: Verve
Release Date: 1.23.26
Format: LP Vinyl