Back At The Chicken Shack

I have this album, not sure why? , but it’s excellent keyboards/organ -make you want to boogie on down….

Those chickens sure can play jazz

This is great! My heart initially sank playing it for the first time as, well if you call your all Back At The Chicken Shack, I am expecting a bolt of nervous energy because a chicken shack is not we're I expect to find laid back jazz. Then again, I have no farm experience. The last jazz album I got was Dave Brubeck's Time Out. That reminded me of Charlie Brown and I didn't like it (the record, no issue with Charlie) whereas this sounds more like something from The Pink Panther. (comparisons I'm sure will make any jazz aficionados screen crawl). As it played on, I kinda dismissed it and it faded into the background bit then when it ended, I was surprised and missed it. So went back to the start because while it was it background, little bits kept getting my attention and I wanted to hear it again. Definitely a very enjoyable record and one I will return to. 3.5/5

neat

Favorite Track: Back at the Chicken Shack

Nije moja soljica caja, lowkey dosadno i mellow, al moze da se slusa. Ne bih slusala opet al se ne bih bacila pod autobus da moram ponovo. Neverovatno da su 4 pesme, a ne samo jedna jako dugacka. Veoma eh za moj ukus, guess it's background noise by design. Toot that thang boy... I guess.

da l je tolko dobar i kad se ne sluša tokom kišnog popodneva?

глуп сам ја за ово ал цепа га брат свакако

Jutarnja kafica u double R dajneru vajb snb

Rating: 4/10 First listen: Yes Would listen again: No Fav track: Messy Bessie Comment: Mister bin dzez + nisam preveliki fan orgija

Come to realise I’m certainly not a fan of jazz. Wanted the album to be over already by the second song. Extremely repetitive. No hate to the specific artist.

Ta wenooo

Slick. Well-played. Just not really my flavor of jazz.

OK jazz, nothing spectacular.

Me re gusta, una cenita relajada y con pocas luces prendidas. Muy buena vibra, la usaría tanto para estudiar como para un plan chill

Extremely overly simplistic jazz - the first track is just a basic blues chord progression with some improvisation from the sax and organ. That's all well and good, and it sounds nice, but the most exciting part about jazz is the synergy between the artists. Where's the interplay? Whatever. It's there on other tracks at least - it just doesn't inspire all that much excitement. It's not bad, I just can't see any reason why anyone would ever come back to this over other soul jazz records. Bonus points for the dog on the cover. 6/10 Do you NEED to listen to it before you die: No

Definitely enjoying but maybe won't live too long in the memory

Extremely boring album

Sad news: boring! Where's the drama diva? It's fine background music, but we really need something more exciting than that I'm afraid.

Can't say I'm a huge fan of the organ, but it's pleasant enough regardless.

holy shit

This was perfect background music for working around the house. Fantastic playing on classic compositions. I enjoyed every minute of it.

ok

Decent jazz album

Organ-ic stuff 🙏🏼

Great album. No notes.

I like her voice and some of the arrangements but it’s not for me

This was an excellent album. My jazz knowledge is underdeveloped, so I can't really tell if this deserves five stars or not. I'm giving it four, but I wouldn't be surprised when someone does. Organ is such a cool instrument when used creatively. The range of emotional expression is moving. I'm glad to be exposed to a master at work.

I hate saying this about jazz albums, it feels really mean, but this does feel like background music. It's good, smooth, well composed, but it just didn't grab me the way I hoped it would, the way a lot of other jazz on this list does.

jazzy groovy, alles is te lang om toe te voegen maar wel echt chill

Jazz remains a very difficult genre to rank in any sense, but thanks to this list I have heard jazz I would call good and that makes it easier to gauge. So how this feel, to me? It's good, it's solid and fun but as many would struggle with, I tried to focus on this album as my primary activity and it was difficult at times. As far as Jazz goes I think this is a good listen, and excellent to have on in the background while you do something else. If someone had this on I'd tune in here and there and like it but otherwise let it fill the gaps between focus. Worth noting there is a bonus track on the album and if you exclude that, this is 38 minutes and a lot easier to focus through. Best song(s): Back At The Chicken Shack Worst Song(s): N/A Rank compared to everything else so far: 65/79 (below Dry, above Better Living Through Chemistry)

I will definitely come back to this chicken shack.

I’m a jazz man now

another entry in the "this sounds nothing like what the cover art would lead you to believe" category A+++ Hammond organ, will listen again

In seeing the description on Wikipedia of hard bop soul jazz, I kind of knew what I was letting myself in for here, namely a fairly accessible side of the genre but ultimately still jazz. I have heard of Jimmy Smith before this. Sometime around the turn of the millennium, The Organ Grinder's Swing was used in an advert for a French hatchback. It featured it careening around the narrow streets of somewhere on the Cote d'Azur interspersed with shots of la 'Mod' femme in Kennedy era clothing. Actually it is notable the three years between recording and release tie neatly with the Kennedy presidency .While not for me, I can see why it is on the list. Booker T and the MG's would tailor the sound to suit for another market. This does ask the question why was this shelved for three years if it is now so retrospectively revered Did the success of 'Green Onions' the year before prompt Back at the Chicken Shack to be finally released?

Beautiful album

8.5/10

It was good

Groovy, baby. Such a cool album. A Blue Note classic. Enjoyed the splendidly literal cover photo too.

Smooooth

Had fun listening to this one. Reminded me of middle school jazz band, and I loved middle school jazz band. We always got Cici’s pizza on the way back to school.

Love to hear a Hammond B-3, love the blues, The Incredible Jimmy Smith lives up to his name! 5 stars for long ass blues songs to have on while boiling eggs or doing chores, or whatever.

this album lands on the love side of my love/hate relationship with jazz! the dalmation and chickens are the cherry on top

A little organ heavy for me, but turns out Jimmy Smith plays organ so what are ya gonna do

It’s a perfectly cromulent album.

Very pleasant, if somewhat underwhelming, soul jazz album. The title track is a pretty famous vamp.

Thus was excellent

I loved this. Jazz with an organ is the best. I listened to it over and over all day. One of my favorite discoveries from this list so far.

I really loved this one. Great vibes

5/10

An album

easy jazz - very good

That was a fantastic jazz album. So good.

I just cant get on with jazz. Not for me

First of all the sound is very. The performances on the first track are very good. Especially organ of course. Great Saxophone solo aswell. Although the track itself isn't very interesting. The organ bass on track 2 is very impressive. The tracks lean on the bluesier side of jazz, and are all easy going and easy listening. A bit to easy, I was missing some spice here and there. Especially in such long pieces. But the playing is very good and the recording is excellent. Maybe a bit to harsh, but a 2.7

Don't know much about jazz, but liked this!

Shoutout the chicken shack. Love me some jazz

I’m usually not a huge fan of the jazz, but this funky jazz was fun to listen to

Found my head bopping to “Back at the Chicken Shack.” It snuck up on it. Pretty sure it was Stanley Turrentine‘s sax overlaying the throbbing beat that drew me in to the music. Drums on “Minor Chant” were a lively addition. Despite these being long numbers, I didn’t even care. There is a sort of casual momentum.

As a notorious skeptic of any genre of music invented before the 2000s, I have to admit there might be something to this Jazz thing.

love me a jazz album - really helped motivate me to do my flashcards lolol

Favorite Song: When I Grow Too Old To Dream Least Favorite: Minor Chant

Smoother than your partners bits after they’ve just come back from the beautician

Early jazz, refreshing to hear.

Very pleasant to listen to, but hard to pick out anything I feel strongly about

i'm not the target audience cool fs!!!

There are elements I really enjoyed however it is a little to organ forward for my taste.

Chill jazz, not bad at all

Nice, cool, and breezy - I dig it.

sorprendido

Listened previously. Expectations: High - Verdict: Good - This is not an overly adventurous take on jazz but it is so incredibly smooth and soulful. The drums anchor everything while the organ vamps and runs around over the top. The touches of sax and guitar are great and everything is fully subservient to keeping the chilled out groove going. I find the tracks can blend together a little too much because the mood remains so consistent throughout. This makes it an incredibly easy album to listen to as it refuses to challenge the listener at all. Depending on my mood I can sometimes see this as a positive and sometimes as a negative but I'm inclined to think that this was very much the artistic intent.

Bluesy jazz, led with an organ: yep

8/10… soul jazz / *1963 / 👂

love the hammond organ sound

This is Jazz that you have playing in the background for when you want the joint to feel classy, like during a dinner party or a poker night. It creates a sophisticated atmosphere while being unobtrusive and smooth enough to not distract from the conversation. This is also kind of my problem with this record as well though, it is so smooth that when listened to as music, it is kinda boring. Don't hate it though, might throw this on when I am working.

real chill

Bridging jazz and soul, popularising the hammond organ, or putting such a good boy on the cover - any of these contributions to music would warrant a star each, but then the tunes are also fantastic Then I realised he's also playing all the walking bass line and my head just exploded, that's an accurate namesake and a fully deserved 5*

I find it really difficult to rate 65 year old Jazz albums, they are basically all background music to me, mood music for bars and restaurants. This one is pleasantly in offensive which is about as high praise as I can give a Jazz album, it was smooth, had some nice rhythm and even flirted with having some hooks but would ever intentionally listen to it again?…. Probably not, so I can’t really rate it as high as it may objectively deserve but then music isn’t objective so fuck it. 2.4

Pleasant enough to have on in the background. The front cover is like something you see in on a young farmers Facebook profile.

6 / 10

I enjoyed this. Really easy to listen to, had Jimmy Smith and other similar artists on for hours after the album finished.

Not my thing, but relaxing I guess

Goated title for an ok album

Ah not my favourite, I would 2.5 if I could, I don't think I would play this album again. This is mostly to do with the fact that I have never liked that jazz organ sound much, sorry Jimmy... Minor chant though, let's go!

Nice album! I remember being made to play it in middle school

Fun jams, not a standout for me.

I'm not much into Jazz, but this really impressed me. I'm going to put it on next time I have snobby visitors over for dinner.

I love me some Soul Jazz. Jimmy was such a soulful Organist. Very easy listen but can get domewhat repetitive.

This cover always struck me as being a Reggae album cover. Maybe its the dog, or maybe it's Jimmy's look - or Jimmy's name. Either way this is a really good 'organic' jazz album. I am normally not a big fan of organ led jazz but this is a really good album which evokes lazy Sunday afternoons. (4.5/5)

Its fine

“Just relax. Find your center.” Caddyshack (1980)

Sounds like decent jazz. Unfortunately, I still hate jazz. Tried and listened to the whole album. Felt like I was on hold the whole time.

Un poco de hueva pero tiene su gracia de soundtrack de peli rara

I am sure it is fine jazz but I just couldn't get into it.

What a gem. The exact reason I'm doing this project. Loved it.

Good but a little one-note.

First Listen Favorites: Back At The Chicken Shack Messy Bessie On The Sunny Side Of The Street Honorable Mentions: Minor Chant

It's cool that it has organ instead of piano

Perhaps I like jazz better when there's a sick ass organ involved.

Meh.