Respect (Jimmy Smith album) explained

Respect
Type:album
Artist:Jimmy Smith
Cover:Jimmy Smith Respect.jpeg
Released:1967
Recorded:June 2 & 14, 1967
Studio:Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
Genre:Jazz
Length:31:26
Label:Verve
V-8705
Producer:Creed Taylor
Chronology:Jimmy Smith
Prev Title:Further Adventures of Jimmy and Wes
Prev Year:1967
Next Title:The Boss
Next Year:1968

Respect is a 1967 album by the American jazz organist Jimmy Smith.[1]

On the Billboard albums chart, Respect peaked at number 60 on the Billboard 200, at 3 on the top R&B albums chart and at 5 on the top Jazz albums chart.

Reception

Billboard magazine chose Respect as one of their 'Jazz Spotlight' albums for their 30 September 1967 issue and commented that:

AllMusic's review by Scott Yanow stated that Smith:

Track listing

  1. "Mercy, Mercy, Mercy" (Joe Zawinul) – 6:30
  2. "Respect" (Otis Redding) – 2:12
  3. "Funky Broadway" (Arlester "Dyke" Christian) – 6:39
  4. "T-Bone Steak" (Jimmy Smith) – 7:24
  5. "Get Out of My Life Woman" (Allen Toussaint) – 8:50

Personnel

Musicians

Technical

Chart performance

Album

Notes and References

  1. Web site: [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=respect-mw0000544183|pure_url=yes}} Respect]. AllMusic. March 23, 2015.
  2. Web site: Billboard 200 - Jimmy Smith. December 26, 2017.