Midnight Special (Jimmy Smith album)

Midnight Special
Studio album by Jimmy Smith
Released	November 1961
Recorded	April 25, 1960 Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs
Genre	Jazz
Length	36:43
Label	Blue Note BST 84078
Producer	Alfred Lion
Jimmy Smith chronology
Plain Talk (1960) Midnight Special (1960) Back at the Chicken Shack (1960)

Midnight Special is an album by American jazz organist Jimmy Smith featuring performances recorded in 1960 and released on the Blue Note label.^[1] The album was recorded at the same session which produced Back at the Chicken Shack (1960).

Reception

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 5 stars calling it "Highly recommended".^[2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]
Down Beat	[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz	[4]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[5]

Track listing

All compositions by Jimmy Smith except as indicated

1. "Midnight Special" - 9:57
2. "A Subtle One" (Turrentine) - 7:44
3. "Jumpin' the Blues" (Walter Brown, Jay McShann, Parker) - 5:27
4. "Why Was I Born?" (Hammerstein II, Kern) - 6:35
5. "One O'Clock Jump" (Basie) - 7:00

Personnel

• Jimmy Smith – organ
• Stanley Turrentine - tenor saxophone
• Kenny Burrell – guitar
• Donald Bailey – drums

References

1. Blue Note discography accessed November 26, 2010
2. Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed November 26, 2010
3. Down Beat: March 1, 1962 vol. 29, no. 5
4. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1312. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
5. Swenson, J. (Editor) (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 183. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.