Groovin'_at_Smalls'_Paradise
Groovin' at Smalls' Paradise
1958 live album by Jimmy Smith
Groovin' at Smalls' Paradise, Vols. 1 & 2 are a pair of separate but related live albums by American jazz organist Jimmy Smith, recorded at Smalls' Paradise in New York City on November 15, 1957 and released on Blue Note the following year.[1] The album was rereleased as a double CD with four bonus tracks recorded at the same performance.
Quick Facts Groovin' at Smalls' Paradise, Live album by Jimmy Smith ...
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| Released | 1958 | |||
| Recorded | November 15, 1957 | |||
| Venue | Small's Paradise New York City | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 76:04 | |||
| Label | Blue Note BLP 1585 (Vol. 1) BLP 1586 (Vol. 2) | |||
| Producer | Alfred Lion | |||
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| Singles from Groovin' at Smalls' Paradise | ||||
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More information Review scores, Source ...
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz | [3] |
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The Penguin Guide to Jazz awarded Groovin' at Smalls' Paradise four starts and selected the CD reissue as part of its suggested “core collection” of essential recordings.[3]
Groovin' at Smalls' Paradise, Volume 1
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| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "After Hours" | 10:58 | |
| 2. | "My Funny Valentine" | 11:03 |
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| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Slightly Monkish" | Jimmy Smith | 6:59 |
| 2. | "Laura" | 10:28 |
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Groovin' at Smalls' Paradise, Volume 2
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| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Imagination" | 7:56 | |
| 2. | "Just Friends" | 6:29 | |
| 3. | "Lover Man" |
| 7:28 |
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More information No., Title ...
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Body and Soul" | 10:03 | |
| 2. | "(Back Home Again in) Indiana" | 15:40 |
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CD reissue: Groovin' at Smalls' Paradise, Volumes 1&2
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| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Imagination" | 7:56 | |
| 2. | "Walkin'" | Richard Carpenter | 11:41 |
| 3. | "My Funny Valentine" | 11:03 | |
| 4. | "It's Only a Paper Moon" | 10:28 | |
| 5. | "I Can't Give You Anything but Love" | 7:00 | |
| 6. | "Laura" | 10:28 |
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More information No., Title ...
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "(Back Home Again in) Indiana" | 15:40 | |
| 2. | "Body and Soul" | 10:03 | |
| 3. | "The Champ" | Dizzy Gillespie | 13:47 |
| 4. | "Lover Man" |
| 7:28 |
| 5. | "Slightly Monkish" | Jimmy Smith | 6:59 |
| 6. | "After Hours" | 10:58 | |
| 7. | "Just Friends" | 6:29 |
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Musicians
- Jimmy Smith – organ
- Eddie McFadden – guitar
- Donald Bailey – drums
Technical personnel
- Alfred Lion – producer
- Rudy Van Gelder – engineer
- Reid Miles – cover design
- Francis Wolff – photography
- Leonard Feather – liner notes
- Blue Note discography accessed November 29, 2010
- Allmusic Review accessed November 29, 2010
- Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1312. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.