Prayer Meetin' Explained

Prayer Meetin'
Type:	Album
Artist:	Jimmy Smith
Cover:	Prayer Meetin'.jpg
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
Chronology:	Jimmy Smith
Prev Title:	Rockin' the Boat
Prev Year:	1963
Next Title:	Hobo Flats
Next Year:	1963

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

The AllMusic review by Steve Leggett stated:

Track listing

1. "Prayer Meeting" (Jimmy Smith) – 5:45
2. "I Almost Lost My Mind" (Ivory Joe Hunter) – 9:25
3. "Stone Cold Dead in the Market" (Wilmoth Houdini) – 3:43
4. "When the Saints Go Marching In" (Traditional) – 6:15
5. "Red Top" (Gene Ammons) – 7:38
6. "Picnickin'" (Smith) – 6:30
7. "Lonesome Road" (Gene Austin, Nathaniel Shilkret) – 8:55 Bonus track on CD reissue
8. "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

Musicians

• Jimmy Smith – organ
• Stanley Turrentine – tenor saxophone
• Quentin Warren – guitar
• Donald Bailey – drums
• Sam Jones – bass (tracks 7 & 8 only)

Technical

• Alfred Lion – producer
• Rudy Van Gelder – engineer
• Reid Miles – design
• Francis Wolff – photography
• Joe Goldberg – liner notes

Chart performance

Album

Notes and References

1. http://www.jazzdisco.org/blue-note-records/catalog-4100-series/#blp-4164 Blue Note discography
2. Web site: Billboard 200 - Jimmy Smith. December 14, 2017.