Crazy! Baby
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| Released | 1960 | |||
| Recorded | January 4, 1960 | |||
| Studio | Van Gelder Studio Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 51:54 (CD) | |||
| Label | Blue Note | |||
| Producer | Alfred Lion | |||
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| Singles from Crazy! Baby | ||||
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Crazy! Baby is an album by American jazz organist Jimmy Smith, recorded on January 4, 1960 and released on Blue Note later that year.[1]
Production and recording
It was the first album Smith recorded at Rudy Van Gelder's studio in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey.
Reception
The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow states, "Smith is heard in peak form... Despite claims and some strong challenges by others, there has never been a jazz organist on the level of Jimmy Smith."[2]
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz |  [3] |
Track listing
Side 1
- "When Johnny Comes Marching Home" (Traditional) – 7:58
- "Makin' Whoopee" (Walter Donaldson, Gus Kahn) – 4:57
- "A Night in Tunisia" (Dizzy Gillespie) – 5:40
Side 2
- "Sonnymoon for Two" (Sonny Rollins) – 7:15
- "Mack the Knife" (Bertolt Brecht, Kurt Weill) – 4:58
- "What's New?" (Bob Haggart, Johnny Burke) – 3:50
- "Alfredo" (Jimmy Smith) – 4:30
CD reissue bonus tracks
- "If I Should Lose You" (Ralph Rainger, Leo Robin) – 6:26
- "When Lights Are Low" (Benny Carter, Spencer Williams) – 5:38
Personnel
Musicians
- Jimmy Smith – organ
- Quentin Warren – guitar
- Donald Bailey – drums
Technical
- Alfred Lion – producer
- Rudy Van Gelder – recording engineer, mastering
- Reid Miles – design
- Bob Ganley – photography
- Leonard Feather – liner notes
References
- ^ Blue Note discography accessed November 26, 2010
- ^ a b Yanow, S. AllMusic Review accessed November 26, 2010
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1312. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
