The Sermon!
Blue Note records 1958 – Blp 4011
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The Sermon! is the eleventh studio album by jazz organist Jimmy Smith,
recorded on August 25, 1957 and February 25, 1958 and released on
Blue Note in 1959—Smith's fifteenth album for the label.
The Sermon! was the second of two albums recorded on two dates at
The Manhattan Towers Hotel Ballroom; the first was Smith's previous album,
House Party (1958). Rudy Van Gelder used the ballroom as a
recording studio for recording sessions in 1957–1958
credits:
Tracks 1, 3
Jimmy Smith – organ
Lee Morgan – trumpet
Lou Donaldson – alto saxophone
Tina Brooks – tenor saxophone
Kenny Burrell – guitar
Art Blakey – drums
recorded :Rudy Van Gelder
Manhattan Towers, NYC, February 25, 1958
Track 2
Jimmy Smith – organ
Lee Morgan – trumpet
George Coleman – alto saxophone
Eddie McFadden – guitar
Donald Bailey – drums
recorded :Rudy Van Gelder
Manhattan Towers, NYC, August 25, 1957
tracks list:
A1 The Sermon
Alto Saxophone – Lou Donaldson
Drums – Donald Bailey
Guitar – Kenny Burrell
Tenor Saxophone – Tina Brooks
Written-By – Jimmy Smith
20:10
B1 Flamingo
Drums – Art Blakey
Guitar – Kenny Burrell
Written-By – E. Anderson, T. Grouya*
8:00
B2 J.O.S.
Alto Saxophone – George Coleman
Drums – Donald Bailey
Guitar – Eddie McFadden
Written-By – Jimmy Smith
The Sermon! is the eleventh studio album by jazz organist Jimmy Smith,
recorded on August 25, 1957 and February 25, 1958 and released on
Blue Note in 1959—Smith's fifteenth album for the label.
The Sermon! was the second of two albums recorded on two dates at
The Manhattan Towers Hotel Ballroom; the first was Smith's previous album,
House Party (1958). Rudy Van Gelder used the ballroom as a
recording studio for recording sessions in 1957–1958
credits:
Tracks 1, 3
Jimmy Smith – organ
Lee Morgan – trumpet
Lou Donaldson – alto saxophone
Tina Brooks – tenor saxophone
Kenny Burrell – guitar
Art Blakey – drums
recorded :Rudy Van Gelder
Manhattan Towers, NYC, February 25, 1958
Track 2
Jimmy Smith – organ
Lee Morgan – trumpet
George Coleman – alto saxophone
Eddie McFadden – guitar
Donald Bailey – drums
recorded :Rudy Van Gelder
Manhattan Towers, NYC, August 25, 1957
tracks list:
A1 The Sermon
Alto Saxophone – Lou Donaldson
Drums – Donald Bailey
Guitar – Kenny Burrell
Tenor Saxophone – Tina Brooks
Written-By – Jimmy Smith
20:10
B1 Flamingo
Drums – Art Blakey
Guitar – Kenny Burrell
Written-By – E. Anderson, T. Grouya*
8:00
B2 J.O.S.
Alto Saxophone – George Coleman
Drums – Donald Bailey
Guitar – Eddie McFadden
Written-By – Jimmy Smith