Smooth Sailing (Arnett Cobb album) explained

Smooth Sailing
Type:	Studio
Artist:	Arnett Cobb
Cover:	Smooth Sailing.jpg
Released:	1960
Recorded:	February 27, 1959
Studio:	Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	36:30
Label:	Prestige PRLP 7184
Producer:	Esmond Edwards
Chronology:	Arnett Cobb
Prev Title:	Blow Arnett, Blow
Prev Year:	1959
Next Title:	Party Time
Next Year:	1959

Smooth Sailing is an album by the saxophonist Arnett Cobb recorded in 1959 for the Prestige label and released in 1960.^[1]

Reception

The Allmusic review awarded the album 3 stars and stated: "Arnett Cobb's solos are typically emotional and generally exciting during the fine set".^[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Arnett Cobb except where noted

1. "Charmaine" (Erno Rapee, Lew Pollack) - 4:23
2. "Cobb's Mob" (George Duvivier) - 4:44
3. "I Don't Stand a Ghost of a Chance with You" (Bing Crosby, Ned Washington, Victor Young) - 4:44
4. "Let's Split" - 3:44
5. "Blues Around Dusk" (Osie Johnson) - 8:18
6. "Smooth Sailing" - 5:01
7. "(I'm Left with the) Blues in My Heart" (Irving Mills, Benny Carter) - 5:36

Personnel

• Arnett Cobb - tenor saxophone
• Buster Cooper - trombone
• Austin Mitchell - organ
• George Duvivier - bass
• Osie Johnson - drums

Notes and References

1. http://www.jazzdisco.org/prestige-records/catalog-7100-series/#prlp-7184 Prestige Records discography
2. [Scott Yanow|Yanow, Scott]