Rockin' the Boat explained

Rockin' the Boat
Type:	Album
Artist:	Jimmy Smith
Cover:	Rockin' the Boat.jpg
Released:	1963
Recorded:	February 7, 1963
Studio:	Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	38:29
Label:	Blue Note
Producer:	Alfred Lion
Chronology:	Jimmy Smith
Prev Title:	Bucket!
Prev Year:	1963
Next Title:	Prayer Meetin'
Next Year:	1963

Rockin' the Boat is an album by the American jazz organist Jimmy Smith, recorded in 1963 and released on the Blue Note label.^[1]

Reception

The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow stated:

Track listing

1. "When My Dreamboat Comes Home" (Cliff Friend, Dave Franklin) – 7:29
2. "Pork Chop" (Lou Donaldson) – 7:39
3. "Matilda, Matilda!" (Harry Thomas) – 2:59
4. "Can Heat" (Jimmy Smith) – 5:24
5. "Please Send Me Someone to Love" (Percy Mayfield) – 6:14
6. "Just a Closer Walk With Thee" (Traditional) – 3:48
7. "Trust in Me" (Milton Ager, Jean Schwartz, Ned Wever) – 4:56

• Recorded at Van Gelder Studio in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey on February 7, 1963

Personnel

Musicians

• Jimmy Smith – organ
• Lou Donaldson – alto saxophone
• Quentin Warren – guitar
• Donald Bailey – drums
• "Big" John Patton – tambourine (tracks 2, 3 & 6)

Technical

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

Chart performance

Album

Notes and References

1. http://www.jazzdisco.org/blue-note-records/catalog-4100-series/#blp-4141 Blue Note discography
2. Web site: Billboard 200 - Jimmy Smith. December 14, 2017.