Jimmy Smith - Softly As A Summer Breeze
ARTIST.....: Jimmy Smith
TITLE......: Softly As A Summer Breeze
LABEL......: Bluenote Records
URL........: http://www.cduniverse.com/productinfo.asp?pid=7022891
RIP DATE...: Feb-18-2006
STORE DATE.: Feb-21-2006
GENRE......: Jazz
QUALITY....: VBR / 44.1Hz / Joint-Stereo
SIZE.......: 67,7 MB
Track Listing:
01 - These Foolish Things 05:30
02 - Hackensack 06:01
03 - It Could Happen To You 06:19
04 - Sometimes I'm Happy 08:23
05 - Someone To Watch Over Me 06:33
06 - One For Philly Joe 04:49
07 - Willow Weep For Me 03:26
08 - Ain't No Use 02:41
09 - Angel Eyes 03:28
10 - Ain't That Love 02:46
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49:56 min
Release Notes:
Softly As a Summer Breeze is one of Jimmy Smith's more obscure
Blue Notes. The six-song trio program finds the organist joined by
either guitarist Kenny Burrell and drummer Philly Joe Jones or
guitarist Eddie McFadden and drummer Donald Bailey. In the
original liner notes, Leonard Feather makes it seem like a
ballad-oriented set, but "Hackensack" really cooks, "Sometimes I'm
Happy" struts, and "One For Philly Joe" (a familiar but
unplaceable melody used for a later pop tune) has its exciting
moments. What is unusual about the set is the absence of any
blues. The CD is augmented by four other selections that were
originally released as 45s and are features for Bill Henderson's
vocals; the singer is joined by Smith, guitarist Ray Crawford and
drummer Bailey. Henderson's debut, a version of "Senor Blues" with
Horace Silver, had been a hit, but lightning would not strike
twice, although the he would have a productive career during the
next four decades.