Bashin': The Unpredictable Jimmy Smith Explained

Bashin': The Unpredictable Jimmy Smith
Type:	studio
Artist:	Jimmy Smith
Cover:	bashjimmy.jpg
Released:	May 1962
Recorded:	March 26 & 28, 1962
Studio:	Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	38:30
Label:	Verve V6-8474
Producer:	Creed Taylor
Prev Title:	Plays Fats Waller
Prev Year:	1962
Next Title:	Rockin' the Boat
Next Year:	1963

Bashin': The Unpredictable Jimmy Smith is a 1962 studio album by the American jazz organist Jimmy Smith, accompanied by a big band arranged and conducted by Oliver Nelson. It was Smith's first album for Verve Records. The first four tracks feature an ensemble that included future Tonight Show band members Doc Severinsen and Ed Shaughnessy.

Track listing

1. "Walk on the Wild Side" (Elmer Bernstein, Mack David) – 5:55
2. "Ol' Man River" (Oscar Hammerstein II, Jerome Kern) – 3:56
3. "In a Mellow Tone" (Duke Ellington, Milt Gabler) – 4:25
4. "Step Right Up" (Oliver Nelson) – 4:13
5. "Beggar for the Blues" (Ray Rasch, Dotty Wayne) – 7:28
6. "Bashin'" (Jimmy Smith) – 6:16
7. "I'm an Old Cowhand (From the Rio Grande)" (Johnny Mercer) – 6:17

Personnel

Musicians
Tracks 1-4

• Jimmy Smith – organ
• Oliver Nelson – arranger, conductor
• Phil Woods, Jerry Dodgion – alto saxophone
• Bob Ashton, Babe Clarke – tenor saxophone
• George Barrow – baritone saxophone
• Joe Newman, Ernie Royal, Doc Severinsen, Joe Wilder – trumpet
• Jimmy Cleveland, Urbie Green, Britt Woodman – trombone
• Tom Mitchell – bass trombone
• Barry Galbraith – guitar
• George Duvivier – bass
• Ed Shaughnessy – drums

Tracks 5-7

• Jimmy Smith – organ
• Quentin Warren – guitar
• Donald Bailey – drums

Production

• Creed Taylor – producer
• Rudy Van Gelder – engineer
• Del Shields – liner notes

Chart performance

Single

Notes and References

1. Web site: Billboard Hot 100 - Jimmy Smith. December 12, 2017.