Six Views of the Blues explained

Six Views of the Blues
Type:	Album
Artist:	Jimmy Smith
Cover:	Six Views of the Blues.jpg
Released:	1999
Recorded:	July 16, 1958
Studio:	Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	45:53
Label:	Blue Note
Producer:	Alfred Lion
Chronology:	Jimmy Smith
Prev Title:	Cool Blues
Prev Year:	1958
Next Title:	Home Cookin'
Next Year:	1958-59

Six Views of the Blues is an album by the American jazz organist Jimmy Smith. It features performances recorded in 1958, but it wasn't released on the Blue Note label until 1999.^[1] Originally, the single "The Swingin' Shepherd Blues" was released in 1958 as Blue Note 45–1711.^[2]

Reception

The Allmusic review by Ken Dryden awarded the album 3 stars, stating:

Track listing

All compositions by Jimmy Smith except as indicated

1. "St. Louis Blues" (W. C. Handy) – 8:38
2. "The Swingin' Shepherd Blues" (Moe Koffman) – 3:55
3. "Blues No. 1" – 6:25
4. "Blues No. 3" – 7:10
5. "Blues No. 4" – 10:45
6. "Blues No. 2" – 9:00

• Recorded at Rudy Van Gelder Studio in Hackensack, New Jersey, on July 16, 1958

Personnel

Musicians

• Jimmy Smith – organ
• Cecil Payne – baritone saxophone
• Kenny Burrell – guitar
• Donald Bailey – drums (tracks 4–6),
• Art Blakey – drums (tracks 1–3)

Technical

• Alfred Lion – producer
• Rudy Van Gelder – engineer
• Francis Wolff – photography

Notes and References

1. http://www.jazzdisco.org/blue-note-records/discography-1957-1958/#580716 Blue Note discography
2. Web site: Blue Note Records Catalog: 45 rpm 1700 series. December 7, 2017.