Back At The Chicken Shack

bluesy

It was funky

Fun listen. Not a genre I would seek out but I liked this. First song, Back at the Chicken Shack, reminded me of the Sandlot scene where they are at the fair so kind of brought in a childhood memory to me and made me feel good.

I enjoy a lil jazz in the background. Could see myself listening to this again and exploring his other stuff.

This album is a vibe. I guess all jazz is a vibe, but this is a vibe I actually enjoy. I could see myself putting this as background music during a sexy/sex party. That may be simultaneously a diss and the highest compliment I can give a jazz album. Jazz always makes me think of that scene in So I Married an Axe Murderer. Woman. WHOOAAA-man. 3.5/5

Just didn't appeal to me as much as other jazz albums I've heard through top album list. When I Grow Too Old to Dream and Messy Bessie were the two I liked the most.

Funky jazz, good background music.

3 Meh, it's cool I'm just not that into this kind of music.

funkyyyyyyyy and jazzyyyyy my bf would listen to this

Favorite is track 1, "Back at the Chicken Shack".

Rock organs have such a cool sound. Back At The Chicken Shack starts as it means to go on, very cool. Good Sunday morning coffee music.

Um bom álbum instrumental

Nice smooth jazz for background listening. Listened to on the road and was pretty nice for driving but a little sleepy at times.

Not a big Saxophone lover.

I mean, it's jazz. I don't know how to rate this, because it just sounds like jazz. Is it good? I don't know! is it bad? No clue! If you've heard jazz before, you've heard this album. I'm sure that's incredibly reductive analysis, and if someone who actually *knows* jazz reads this they're fuming at what an uncultured moron I am. In terms of rating, it's fine. 2 seems harsh, 3 seems inflated (considering some of the other albums I've rated a 3). I'd give it a 2.5 if I could.

Pretty straight cut. Really nice, easy listening. Not completely my thing but I appreciate it for what it is.

Slow bluesy jazz. I don't mind it, but it isn't doing all that much for me.

Great instrumental music but not my style to listen to!

Really enjoyed this in a background type of music way but unlikely to put it on again

Ok

First track was excellent, but overall found the album to be nice, but not exceptional

Cool jazz with some hints of funk and soul. Need to listen a little bit more.

#66. Listening to this album it makes me wish I was sitting in the garage with the door open, a cigarette in one hand, and a beer or three in the other during a heavy rainstorm. I couldn't tell you why, but that's what's what. 3/5: acceptable Song added to playlist: Back At The Chicken Shack I've created a playlist on Spotify that consists of the best and/or my favorite song from each of the albums in this book. This list can be found here if you are interested: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7MAXDGLWlwLkFLb8veGfkA?si=FqkQQPgZTFWG0jAUJXLFZA&utm_source=copy-link

A little too low key

3/5. I really liked this album where the more 70s electronic keyboard meets classic jazz. It would’ve been a 4 star rating had the album just been a bit lengthier.

This was nice enough to listen to but it didn't really grab me in any way.

Nice and chill Hammond organ dominant jazz

Very smooth instrumental jazz. Relaxing. Favorite Track: Back at the Chicken Shack

Cool tunes but kind of background music for me.

If I’m at a coffee shop or restaurant and they’ve got this music going on, I know the food is going to be good. Listens: 2 Fave Track: Minor Chant Rating: 3

Nice, easy listen. Can't say I was really into it, but Jimmy Smith is the king of the Organ.

ITS JAZZ

Unfortunately the organ use in jazz really does not do much for me, so much of this album lost its appeal for large chunks. I did enjoy the saxophone bits quite a bit though. 5/10

Jazz piano. A fun listen, upbeat.

Smooth, bluesy and easy listening jazz. Similar easy accessibility as Booker T, but more smooth jazz than r&b.

Not my style

This is the first album I’ve gotten that I didn’t have a strong opinion on, so it’s getting a 3/5 for neutrality. I’m not well acquainted with jazz, so I struggle to see the greatness of this record, but I think that is part of my limited scope on it. A lot of it sounds cliche, but that may be a result of being from 1963. It’s also all instrumental, and I have a better handle on sensing what good songwriting is than good instrumental writing. I will say that it sounds like good dinner party music. But should that be my criteria for what makes an album worthy of being on this list? I wish their were more information available about its impact or legacy, but sadly, I couldn’t find any. If I knew, I may be able to form some actual opinions.

Shades of Booker T and the MGs. Fun, but not essential listening. Well done but not ground breaking.

The cover art gave me Peter Tosh Legalize It vibes at first and I got worried. This turned out to be pretty good jazz all around.

Pretty smooth and calm.

The title track was fun and interesting to listen to, something I’d heard before but never the whole album. Jazz just isn’t really ever what I want to listen to.

Not terrible. Not my thing and a lot of the same

It's not often you hear that much organ music in blues. Kinda interesting. I mighta listen to it again. Don't know when.

3/5 nice grooves

🤷🏻‍♂️

Very chill, I enjoyed it as background music

Really enjoyable grooves from the 60's

wayyy too long. do not have the attention span for a 12 minute song w no vocals

Fine sound

Solid jazz record. Nothing more nothing less

Instrumental, bluesy, good vibe

After immersing myself in the soulful, water-like textures of Jimmy Smith's Hammond organ, I can confidently say that Back At The Chicken Shack is the ultimate "vibe" record. It’s a masterclass in soul-jazz that feels like the sonic equivalent of a warm, dimly lit room or a late-night drive where everything finally feels in sync.

I enjoyed this quite a bit, although some of it gave me flashbacks of high school jazz band.

I enjoyed this. I’m not a huge fan of jazz yet, but I love the blues. This was a good mix.

That was cool! I didnt know of Jimmy Smith. Solid Organ player, very jazzy album lol. Can't pretend like i know the intricacies within jazz that qualifies this as a must listen, but it was enjoyable and fun to play along w too.

Having never heard of Jimmy Smith and not knowing what to expect, hearing how smooth the keys start on "Back At The Chicken Shack" was SUPER pleasing. Jazzy af and kinda "soulful" and "churchy" because of the tone of the keyboard. It reminded me of like a sermon you'd hear at a big church with the guy saying "PRAISSEEE THE LAWWDDDD" accentuated by the keys everytime I def enjoyed the listen, would I go back to it? Maybe, it probably has a space on my easy listening or weekend cleaning playlist.

It’s nice but I’m just not as into instrumental jazz as I wish I was

Fijn album. Leuk om te luisteren bij boekje lezen ofzo. Goede band voor met rook gevuld cafeetje. Ik ga er wel niet direct iets van in een afspeellijst zetten.

This album has a cool vibe to it that I enjoy. Organ-based jazz funk music.

I like this, not my usual jam but a good change and definitely interesting to listen to and enjoy during a meal

-never heard of this guy but i love the album name and cover -this guy looks like be knows what tf is UP -jazzy sort of instrumental to start the album off which is nice -see, this would be a great album to get if i really loved jazz (i don’t really love jazz) -and thats fine! jazz is great music! just not what i personally really like -so in my opinion, this album is kinda boring. and i wouldn’t really listen to it again -does that make it bad? NO! -it sounds cool tho. i will give it that -so for that, it gets a 3 -cause a 2 feels too harsh for this. its just jazz

fijn om jazz orgel te hebben, ben hier wel fan van. maar precies eerder nummers om op te zoeken ipv om in afspeellijst te zetten. Voor avondje boek te lezen als het buiten regent. Of voor in een met rook gevuld café gans op los te gaan en achteraf te zeggen 'amai dat was een tof café'. Pokkelange nummers wel.

So it's a blues album? First track donnt sound too half bad. So it's all instrumental? Oh it's technically jazz. Jazz is fine. Yall gotta really blow me away like miles Davis

Not very exciting but perfectly listenable jazz. Hammond organ brings a cool element. Wish the drums weren’t so quiet in the mix.

Straightforward jazz album. Good if you’re into that sort of thing, I suppose.

Accessibility is good but maybe too much so, after a time I felt like I was doing Xmas shopping at the mall

Light blues, very chill

It’s just jazz

Pretty tasty jazz, not exactly the style of jazz that I like, but still excellent. The keys are especially soothing and nice.

Other reviews said “dinner party” and I agree - the best kind of dinner party

Ganz nettes Album, das ich aber eher als Hintergrundmusik einstufen würde: Zum aktiven Hören fehlt es an Abwechslung. Das Saxophon ist teilweise anstrengend und 'Minor Chant' ist für mich stellenweise schwer auszuhalten, insgesamt sind hier drei Sterne redlich verdient.

No vocals, only jazz instrumental, but quite nice.

very jazzy very sauveee

So much hammond

Solid jazz, enjoyed the organ but got a little monotonous with the one instrument

Excellent! Good flow

Not really a jazz guy, but this was OK. Tuned out the surroundings on my bus journey.

There's nothing wrong with this album, but I don't really believe it's one of the albums I need to listen to before I die.

Alright, just instrumental

I really liked that version of Sunnyside of the Street

back at the chicken shack - 68 when i grow too old to dream - 75 minor chant - 71 messy bessie - 74

Easy Listening. Feel like I’m in the Sandlot with background music.

Cute backgrounds music when you clean the house, or if you want a vintage bar atmosphere

snark

Quite a funky chicken shack.

A showcase for the virtuoso organ skills of Jimmy Smith, especially the memorable and familiar title track. Thereafter some of the noodling on other tracks goes on a bit too long and it is easy to lose attention.

Is nett, kann man gut hören, aber berührt einen nicht besonders. Ist wie der meiste Jazz unemotional und eher belanglos von der mood

I like how silly the whole thing is. Definately sounds like it’s been licensed out to channel 4 for all their kitchen related idents in the 2000s

I don't know what I was expecting but it wasn't organ-led jazz

First jazz record, took me long enough smhhh. At least the record gave me is great tho

A nice enough album, makes for great background music when working or having a dinner party. Not particularly memorable if you're not a jazz fan.

I do love some jazz, and thankfully this is a new album for me. While it wasn't up there with the best i've heard, it was pleasant enough. The organ was a nice change to have as the lead instrument, not often you get to see that. Glad I got to listen to it though, whole album went by before I even realised.

I don’t love jazz, but this was very pleasant to listen to and made for good background music while I did some work.

Du ptit blues instrumental bien chouette, mais sans plus

I liked this a decent amount more than I thought. It was quite chill, I don't know what Jimmy Smith was on, but the keyboards stood out most to me and was my favorite part of this album. Overall would listen to again.

Very 60s babbity with added seaside organ

Really light and jazzy. Not a bad time killer

Hele relaxte jazz, niet dat zenuwachtige gedoe gelukkig. Het orgeltje zorgt voor genoeg afwisseling met andere jazzplaten. En af en toe komt er een soort van herkenbaar melodietje voorbij. Het is wel muziek voor in een ietwat gedateerd restaurant met een grote zaal, waar ietwat gedateerde mensen aan een ietwat gedateerd diner zitten.

3.4

не хватает нервов послушать, но вроде прикольчик

This is a seminal album in the evolution of a mode of keyboard music that I find pleasant, which earn it this piffling middle score. But love is not too much to ask for! Si, have listened to “Desire” once, liked it quite a bit, especially the opener. Will listen to some more!

Never heard of this guy, but I did know the title track. Cool swing/jazz vibe but tunes go on way too long. Probably taught Booker T and his MGs a thing or two, and quite a few soul groups as well

I spent a lot of my youth wanking in the back at The Chicken Shack. Was it mayonnaise? Was it my jizz? That was why so many customers kept returning. It's good to keep a bit of mystery. It was my jizz.

... because the chicken play The Blues. 3/5

Strong 3 cool organ just not in the mood

meh

Pleasant jazz album. Little bland

Drove my Chevy to the levy

Perfect jazz for chilling on a sunny summer's afternoon. Pity I was stuck in the office.

good jazz record. really liked it

Al principio guay. Luego ya .... pues mira, si voy en un ascensor durante mucho rato, sería agradable. Vale, o en un crucero.

I find instrumental albums a bit boring. This album is packed with great musicians playing typical jazz progressions. It would make a great jamming album for practicing jazz comping, or nice background music at a supper club.

Una clásica colección de canciones de “Hard Bop”, con el talento de Smith brillando en el órgano en cada una de las composiciones. Bastante digerible, disfrutable y consumible. Quizá, no un indispensable del Jazz, pero sin duda un disco muy divertido.

некоторые очень хорошие (которые на духовых)

Cool stuff.

The extensive use of the Hammond breathes new life into what would otherwise have been merely a traditional jazz album. The organ lends a huge amount of funkiness and I liked it.

Jimmy Smith's "Back at the Chicken Shack" should not be confused with Jimmie's Chicken Shack, which is not a jazz album or a drive-thru fried chicken establishment, but rather the one-hit wonder behind 1996's "High," off "Pushing the Salmanilla Envelope." Ok, yes, Jimmie's Chicken Shack is an awful band name. And, yes, "Pushing the Salmanilla Envelope" is a slightly humorous pun but also a terrible album name. Alright, and I'll give it to you, their hit song's constant refrain of "What does it take to get you high/ What will it take to get me high/ What does it take to get us high/ Whatever it takes to get you High" is pretty groan-inducing. But Jimmy Smith's entry on the list today made me think of JCS, and I went back for a listen and, not only did I remember much of the album well, I've gotta say I didn't hate it. I also didn't hate "Back at the Chicken Shack." It was decent jazz.

Basic jazz organ for white people

I'm glad to say this landmark and highly influential album is is part of my Bluenote vinyl collection. His influence here is huge as he has a totally original sound with the prominent use of the Hammond B-3 and you can hear the transition from hard bop jazz to 60's Soul music.

1/5, 20%

Good fun this one

Not exciting

This was a decent jazz album. Pretty short but still able to seem entertaining and enjoyable. I recognized one cover one this album but none of the other songs. The jazz keyboard was easy to chill to and it was nice background noise. Not too sure how technically impressive this was but it seemed like old school jazz mixed with funky disco. Wouldn’t revisit this often but potentially. 6.1/10

pretty good. standard jazz fare. nothing remarkable but pleasant nonetheless. a generic jazz record.

The playing and improvisation on this album are impressive and the genre-bending heavy use of the Hammond organ is interesting. I can imagine this music being nice to hear played live at a jazz club or wine bar. Outside of that, I wouldn't personally seek it out but I appreciate the skill that went into it.

this is a wondaful idea

Nice relaxing jazz

I enjoyed this album very much. That doesn’t mean the album was good. I always tend to think any jazz is awesome, but this seemed a little plain. The background was incredibly simple throughout the album and, while, the sax was fantastic, it cannot make up for the fact that such a large part of what makes jazz great is lost on here. By no means was it a bad album. It was good, but it really could have been great. 3/5

This is one of those "its okay background music, but I'd never listen to it by choice albums". It gets a 3 for being fine. 5 stars for chicken shacks. This album title seriously made me hungry for a good chicken place. My town is blessed to have 2 but I gotta watch my weight for summer. *sigh*

cool

Good jazz

An organ jazz album. Super nice dinner jazz vibes, very cool for something recorded in 1960. I can see how it bridged gaps, and important for history, but its not making my top 10 list.

It’s jazz. As with every jazz album so far I have a hard time getting into it and listening to the whole thing.

Serviceable, but not entirely the groundbreaking organ performance I expected. Did provide some nice easy listening this morning even if I don't see myself returning to it anytime in the future.

Eh

Good time , nice and groovy, not too long

Nice. Could do with a bit more of variation

One of the greatest Jazz organist on the planet.

That’s one vibey chicken shack. Not bad!

I prefer my jazz on the energetic/fast paced side, but this had it's moments. Good vibes all around.

Pretty good jazz

Jazz

It’s an interesting Jazz exploration. One I never would’ve taken myself. It’s an easy listen and a tight 30ish minutes through its 4 tracks. Decent stuff.

Une très sympathique pause dans ce générateur foireux est cet album de chillax-jazz. C'est bon Robert, tu peux rebalancer la sauce.

Un album très relaxant, j'ai d'ailleurs profité de l'occasion pour me faire chauffer une petite chicorée. Beacoup de lecteurs me demandent d'ailleurs pourquoi je fais le choix de consommer de la chicorée. Il s'agit en fait d'une façon pour moi d'éviter les désagréments liés à la caféine, présente dans le café classique, tout en profitant d'une bonne boisson chaude pendant l'écoute des albums du générateur.

Awesome jazz record. Loved the performances and the vibe.

It's nice, but music without lyrics will never be more than background music for me.

Organ — lung

Don't mind it for background/work music

Not my interest, but nice and easy listening. I do love the sound of the organ though.

Nice

Heerlijke albumcover, verder qua muziek wel lekker album. Heb eigenlijk weinig verstand van jazz maar klonk wel goed

Best wel nice maar heb het altijd een beetje gehad met dit soort nummers na 20 min zoiets. Wel leuk om iets uit de jaren 60 te luisteren!!

Not for me. Fine.

eka biisi hyvä mood

Very jazzy. Has some interesting sections, but need to be in the right frame of mind to actually listen to. May need a couple more listens.

I wish I got jazz. This sounds great and I recognize why this would be a significant record worth hearing on this list. But it does nothing for me. And I wish I knew why.

ok

3/5 This was really easy and smooth to listen to, man. I dug it, man. He's not just a cat man, he's a cool cat.

I wasn't looking forward to this after the garbage that's been selected lately (on top of it being jazz which I hate) but... It was okay! I actually kind of enjoyed it despite myself. Would I listen again? Maybe. Maybe.

It may well have been responsible for making the Hammond B3 the organ of choice for the decade, but beyond this it is nothing exceptional. Rather slow paced light jazz

The first song on Back At The Chicken Shack reminded me of Baby Elephant Walk and The Simpsons, so that was interesting. Then it settled into decent middling jazz, 3/5, could listen often without hating it.

I'm usually tepid about organs in jazz, but this was pretty good. Pretty, pretty, pretty good.

3/5. A fun jazz album that makes it stand out with the organ. Pretty good background music.

Smooth

Jazz aint too bad to have on in the background.

Very relaxing album and technically proficient. I don't know if I had to hear this album though.

Nice laid back grooves and a great r&b jazz vibe. Echoes of Booker T.

Enjoyed this album. Minor Chant was my favorite song.

Nice listen

-vibeyyyy -instrumentals not really my style, I respect it though

3.75

Mooie lyrics

Nice enough, certainly not too shrill or stressful. Cool grooves for sure but it didn’t really capture my attention, I almost put a podcast on half way through without thinking what I was doing.

Enjoyed

I wish I could hear Jimmy jamming on his organ a little better. I feel like the saxophone really takes over on these tracks and drowns him out. Still, it’s amazing stuff, just not personally a sax fan, so probably won’t go back to this album.

Classic jazz patterns, great for a summer day or relaxing background. A vibe for sure

Very organ-inclusive jazz, enjoyable.

very pleasant.

This is steady, tuneful and jazzy. Good to listen to for chilling. Not outstanding but still pretty good.

Still not a jazz fan

Absolutely fine album, great to have on in the background, but doesn't stand out too much.

Decent enough.

Pleasant, but not really a whole more to say. Nice to set a cozy, jazzy mood - not revolutionary but does it need to be?

Smooth and a very pleasing listen

Not a very exciting jazz album but pleasant enough.

Fun and light bluesy jazz - nothing too memorable but will put you in a good mood if you put it on.

It’s okay

Pleasant jazz. Something that could be playing in the background at a chill café while talking to friends. But that's about it. Not much personality, not much to grab attention, nothing to really remember when the track has finished.

Nice sounding Jazz, very chill. I may be spoiled with things like Miles Davis on this list so this comes up a bit short for me in comparison, but still very nice.

Vibes all the way through! It does raise concerns, though, as I feel like this does not qualify for being on this list. It is great, but not too unique

- Schön Melodisch - Bisschen Jazzig meine ich - Groovy

Niceeeee

Nice lounge jazz Amazing bagground music

It made good background noise while cooking.

Like other albums of this genre: Nice and interesting to hear, but nothing more

Chill plodding along Jazz

Finger lickin good

Funky Jazz lekker om op te zetten tijdens de focus momenten of om weg te dromen

jazz pajerillo, it's OK

Not bad for Jazz

some jazz

La première chanson a joué dans beaucoup de trucs, non? Bon album dans l'ensemble, quoique les chansons soient assez similaires. Je ne connaissais pas Jimmy Smith, belle découverte!

Pretty good jazz album. I liked it but it didn't hold my attention. 3/5

Was fine. Sounds like 70’s jazz.

I have been listening to this record today while I work, and it has been a perfect album for that. It's smooth and funky, unobtrusive, and happily chugs along. I enjoyed. So many imitators have reduced this genre to a cliche, but this is the real deal. I like this story from the BBC review: "The recently-departed Jimmy Smith, originator of the 'soul jazz' Hammond Organ genre, was such a spectacular success for Blue Note at the time of these recordings that label founder Alfred Lion admitted years later that the profits from Smith’s hits kept the company afloat for an extended period. Lion also once jokingly told his wife that he often considered selling off Blue Note around this time - just so he could become Smith’s tour manager; ‘that way,’ he explained, ‘I could get to watch him play every day’." Amen, brother.

Bardzo chillowe organki i trąbka, ale trochę za mało różnorodności jak na 45 min muzyki. Za to dobrze się kodziło rano.

Приятный джаз, но не сильно альбом запомнился.

Solid album, played like a really cool set without any distinguishing tracks. I thought it was really well produced and mastered - just nothing jumped out. Im sure this is an important record for the genre but I haven't done enough digging for context. I would definitely return to this album. Standout Tracks: The entire album

Great background music to throw on while working, reading, or another similarly passive activity. I would never sit and actively listen to this style of jazz, but its got a strong enough groove to avoid getting stale before the end. The incorporation of that organ really helped this album stand out from other songs I've heard in this genre (which is an admittedly small sampling). Standout tracks: "Back at the Chicken Shack"

I feel like this album all sounds the same Some really good piano and guitar on this, but I found it to all sound very similar to each other. I also like the drum work on this too 5/10

🙂

Decent

Can we take a moment to respect the fact that 60-70 years ago, it was totally cool to call your album “The [amazing/ incredible/ magnificent/ unbelievable/ strongly positive adjective] [Name]”? Nowadays, the only person who dares compliment themselves so highly is Kanye West, and we all side eye him a bit for it. Anyway, I enjoyed this! I like jazz but I find it slips into the background for me after a few minutes. However, whenever my attention was brought back to the music, I liked what I was hearing.

Voici ce que j'en ai déjà dit: "Ça prend effectivement un album de Jimmy Smith dans cette liste. Pour certains, peut-être que l'album Root Down Jimmy Smith Live! serait plus pertinent vu la popularité de l'album Ill Communication des Beasties Boys où l'on retrouve le sampling de cette fameuse pièce. Par contre c'est intéressant d'avoir un album plus en début de carrière pour entendre la sonorité particulière qu'il amenait dans un jazz plus conventionnel avec son Hammond B3. Sans vouloir diminuer la contribution de Donald Bailey à cet album, on y retrouve également Kenny Burrell et Stanley Turrentine qui sont des grands jazzman de cette époque. La pochette est horrible, mais l'album s'écoute très bien."

we really do be back at the chicken shack tho

I do struggle with instrumental albums in the foreground. That being said, this album was not too difficult and had a Down home sound that I quite enjoyed. Definitely would put it on in the back, but probably won't intentionally seek it out to listen to with full attention.

Ei pahaa sanottavaa, nautinnollista ja letkeää.

Varsin toimivaa! Menee jazz-listalle

Instrumental y un tanto plano. Mucho saxofón. Para amantes del jazz clásico

Expert playing. I've just never (since childhood) been a fan of the sound of the organ. It's too intense and takes up such a wide space in the listener's ears. The instrument equivalent of a pushy person.

Smith's playing is so light and economic - a rarity in a lot of jazz - but feels like he's in danger of taking a back seat in his own band.

Jimmy Smith is a notable soul jazz artist. Soul jazz came about around the time of cool jazz and bebop, incorporating melodies and rhythms from Gospel and R&B. This allowed for the genre to grow, influencing the soon-to-be genre of hard bop which would also take inspiration from gospel and R&B. Jimmy Smith's play in all of this was his fantastic organ skills, which almost certainly pulls from Booker T's "Green Onions" here. Smith also gives Stanley Turrentine time to shine on alto sax, smooth as ever. Turrentine is can also be found playing with Abbey Lincoln, Duke Jordan, and Kenny Burrell on some fantastic jazz records. Speaking of, Burrell is the man on guitar for this record, doing a fantastic job of keeping things held down. Lastly we have Donald Bailey rounding out the quartet on drums. He's a steady swing while also adding personality to the track. He compliments the boys very well while also keeping time. Overall this is a short but sweet collection of jazz tunes that are done excellently.

ok

Smooth lounge jazz. Amazing background music, but not the kind of thing I would just listen to. Kind of remind me of being on hold.

one laid-back shack

Funky

Well, its smooth long-form organ jazz and that's pretty much the album summed up. Excellent BGM but I can't imagine ever really feeling the urge to listen to this specifically over just typing "smooth jazz mix" into youtube.

Fín plata, rosa þægileg og smooth.

5/3/2022 Today's Album: "Back At The Chicken Shack" by Jimmy Smith - This album is pretty simple to review because it's just a really straightforward and simple album. Simple blues grooves are constructed by a consistently chilled out drum set and a bass guitar walking up and down the blues scales. On top of that, Jimmy Smith solo's over these tracks with some fairly impressive organ playing and there's a saxophonist that really takes the spotlight when it's their time to solo. Honestly, it's pretty surprising that Jimmy Smith is the one on the cover of this album when whoever he has on sax just totally steals the show. Not to say the organ playing is by any means bad, but it really can't hold a candle to some of the amazing stuff the sax pulls of. I really like the stripped back nature of this album. It works with what it has and creates some great tunes out of 4-5 instruments and some basic blues progressions. I should mention there's also a guitar soloist that is pretty great as well that really helps to fill out the bluesy feel of this record. The mixing and production sound really nice with an obvious attention to bringing out the soloing organ or sax, but while maintaining impressive balance. That being said, there isn't much more to say about this album given just how basic a lot of the basis of it is. It's just a bunch of fantastic performances by musicians that know these blues scales backwards and forwards upside-down and inside-out. Overall, this is a great blues record to just vibe to and admire some fantastic performances. Give this one a listen if you like blues organ or blues soloing in general. Highlights: All Score: 7/10 Great blues improv

veldig jazzkanalen på nrk radio, ganske chill

Orgel og sax, ka meir kan du be om. Chill fredagsalbi

This didn't leave a huge impression on me but was pleasant enough. Perhaps I didn't pay enough attention. So of mid-level jazz I can handle though

I guess I can get on board with this. Not my favourite thing but pleasant enough!

C'est un bon disque de jazz mais c'est pas époustouflant non plus... avec le peu de disques de jazz sur cette liste il y en a une bonne dizaine, voir 20 , que j'aurais mis avant celui-ci ... Tous des légendes, ça joue c'est certain! Les lignes de bass de jimmy sont très bonnes, le tone de l'orgue est fou et on sens les ghost notes de la bass à un point tel que j'ai rechecké le line up voir si il n'y avait pas un bassiste dans la piece 3.

Ça prend effectivement un album de Jimmy Smith dans cette liste. Pour certains, peut-être que l'album Root Down Jimmy Smith Live! serait plus pertinent vu la popularité de l'album Ill Communication des Beasties Boys où l'on retrouve le sampling de cette fameuse pièce. Par contre c'est intéressant d'avoir un album plus en début de carrière pour entendre la sonorité particulière qu'il amenait dans un jazz plus conventionnel avec son Hammond B3. Sans vouloir diminuer la contribution de Donald Bailey à cet album, on y retrouve également Kenny Burrell et Stanley Turrentine qui sont des grands jazzman de cette époque. La pochette est horrible, mais l'album s'écoute très bien.

Nicht der ganz große Wurf eines ganz Großen. Schlechte 3.

Listening to this album I think Tom Waits might've listened to it once or twice. It's nicely smooth jazz, but in my limited knowledge of Jazz, nothing really special

To sie nazywa orginalny tytul, blue note nie zawodzi i kolejny raz dostarcza jakosciowej porcji jazzowania, tym razem w wykonaniu pana Jimmiego Smitha, o ktorym wczesniej nie slyszalem, a ma dosc spora dyskografie i byl aktywny do samego konca, a moglem go wczesniej slyszec na ill communication od beastie boys, sam kurnikowy krazek byl wydany w 63, ale same nagrania do niego trwaly trzy lata wczesniej, taka dyskografia bogata, to nie dziwne ze batchowo byly nagrywane te albumy, sam pan Smith gra na ogranach, a jedynymi dodatkowymi instrumentami jest saksa, drumy i gitara na dwoch z czterech kawalkach, tak samo wyglada sprawa jesli chodzi o kompozycje, z ktorych polowa to autorskie piosenki pana Jummiego, ciekawe spojrzenie na hardy bop z perspektywy organowej, ktorych brzmienie do tej pory najbardziej kojarzyla mi sie z green onions od Bookera, a na tym 37 minutowym materiale mozna poznac instrument z calkiem innej strony, no i tym razem wygraly autorskie pomysly, ktore przy zaprzegnieciu gitary i tworzac kwartet tworza unikalne brzmienie, na plejke dodam openingowy trak tytulowy, za prawdziwe harde solowki organowe

"Back at the Chicken Shack" is a interesting jazz album, with a focus on hard bop and references to early soul music. The use of the Hammond organ creates a unique sound and a competent backing band, specially Stanley Turrentine's tenor sax, gives a smoothness to the songs.

Liked it in general. Jazz cannot go too wrong.

Cool organ tones. Didn't think I'd like this but I was wrong. It grooved along nicely.

Genre: Soul Jazz 3/5 Another album that I enjoyed to an extent. It's soft, subtle jazz, led by Jimmy Smith's organ and some pretty boring saxophone work, but it confuses me as to why this is in the book. This seems like some editor had this album on repeat a lot, loved it so much, savored it as a deep cut, and then found his time to be like "woooah, you've never heard Back at the Chicken Shack??" The album is seriously tremendous background music, and there's value in that, but when it comes to jazz, I like it a bit quicker and a bit more technical. It never gets above a fluttering pace. The music is played nicely enough, but it's pretty bland. This'll be enjoyed by those who use music to study, clean, or those who use it purely as muzak.

Ok as chill out music, wouldn’t really be listening again though.

3/5

Goes down smooth

good jazz album, the title song is definitely the best one on the album

Some decent jazz stuff, not the most musically interesting or varied jazz we've had on the list.

Listened to on 3/1/22 3.5/5 Favorite song: Back at the Chicken Shack, On the Sunny Side of the Street Perfect background jazz music

Somewhere between a 3 and a 4 for me. Somewhat enjoyable background music but definitely background music. Very easy listening jazz.

Pretty decent- could easily have this in in the background

Five songs in 43 minutes, means it must be either jazz or prog-rock! Jazz it is, which I still don't really get. Very impressive musicianship, even if it doesn't move me like some other music does.

Very jazzy very shagadelic baby yeah

I actually like that I had to listen to this. I can see how stuff like this inspired the early blues rock and early hard rock I like. It's like tracing a lineage. Some stuff on Led Zeppelin's first album for example, like the keyboard solo in You Shook Me, are reminiscent of this style. Keys are an underrated component of rock. There’s not really anything I dislike about this album, but based on my personal rating system this probably one falls into the 2 category. The songs are long and each song isn't varied enough to merit their length. Not bashing it, just is how I feel. There are some nice guitar/brass bits sprinkled throughout. And he's a good keyboardist. As an album it didn't inspire me, but I can understand why this list has a few albums of this genre.

Hard for me to listen through an entire jazz album, but i enjoyed this one enough.

Nice Jazz Blues album

I like this - instrumental accessible soul jazz with a guitar and organ, really nice feel to it. Organ, sax, guitar drums. Jimmy Smith plays just the organ. It does get a bit samey though.

p52. 1960. 3 stars. Nice ;) Wasn't expecting to like this as much as I did. Smooth as Jim Beam bourbon. Direct connection to Booker T and Georgie Fame. Tight guitar work and smooth sax. Tends to stray into background music though. Not a jazz fan, so not sure I'd play it often. Incidentally, I once owned an album called "The Swinging Organ of Jimmy Smith". Sadly missed opportunity for the album cover.

Smooth

3.4 - fun and funky organ jazz

Background jazz from the man who opened the world of sould to the Hammond Organ. Very smooth, you'll hardly notice it's there.

Smooth - perhaps a little too much so - but good background music

First track sounded familiar. Good music.

107. Back at the Chicken Shack - Jimmy Smith 5 tracks This is sort of chilled & mellow but I'm not feeling that way at all at the moment. I might have to return to this and give it another go. It's good, absolutely no doubt, but it's just not grabbing me at the moment. 3/5

Songs are long, which I'm not a fan of. But it's got some good ol' jamming sessions. 3.0/5

Aint bad- solid listen

Not my thing but probably fine

Not my usual cup of tea but found myself tapping my toes and doing some dodgy dance moves

Ihan kuin olisi ollut jameja kuuntelemassa. Paikoittelen oikein viihdyttävää kamaa joten kolmoseen taipuu

Bluesilla lähti aamu loistavasti käyntiin. Varsinkin kun nimen perusteella ennakkoluulot oli ”eiih, taas jotain kantria?”

Solid jazz album, unclear why it is on the list

Chill music but should be kept to a jazz club or an elevator

Loving it

Love this album. First listen. So smooth, relaxing and cool. It is excellent to have on in the background, but it is also more than just background music. I need more of this music in my life.

Pretty good - nothing special

jazzy

3.5 stars. I really like jazz.

Quite alright but not amazing. Would work great as background/lounge music but not as an album to be listened to front to back. I liked the vibe more than the actual melodies.

Soul jazz is another interpretation of incorporating R&B into jazz. It's groovier with a heavy emphasis on rhythm. But it's also repetitive. And this isn't necessarily a bad thing. This kind of music was not designed for active listening. It's pleasant and sets a mellow mood, perfect for playing in the background of a restaurant. In terms of the tracks themselves, the first is the star. Love the organ. It sounds so familiar but I can't put my finger on it. The others each have their own personality. That keeps things interesting. But yeah, without much variation, it's hard to actively listen for more than 6 minutes on each track.

Bad timing on a Monday for this cool blues jazz. Best artist name ever though ?

chill jazz album, am not a jazz person

Groovy jazz record with hints of funk, soul and an astounding Hammond organ sound throughout the album. I just knew 'The Sermon', so it is a great discovery

Nice music, but I got the point of the specific organ jazz sound long before the album was done.

5 songs but it’s jazz so they’re long. Relaxing. Not overly jazzy

I might have been more impressed with this if I hadn't already had the Green Onions album. Best track: Back at the Chicken Shack

Smooth bluesy jazz to soothe the soul👌. Racist looking album art though 🧐

A jazz album I actually enjoyed listening to

Fun soul jazz, it even feels kind of funky at times.

This is...fine. I like jazz but this is a little more flat than I prefer.

Тёплый, ламповый альбом, который было бы приятно слушать в хрипящем радиоприёмнике, сидя в кресле качалке перед камином. Только вот ни первого, ни второго, ни третьего у меня не будет, так что вновь альбом я вряд ли включу. Несмотря на качество композиций и исполнения, запоминающихся цепляющих тем, к которым бы хотелось возвращаться, нет. Поэтому при всей симпатии, четвёрку натягивать особо не тянет.

- Nice lounge sound meets 3 piece jazz - Sax has strong improv, would love a drum solo - Mellow hammond organ, a little far back in the mix but impressive.

Instrumental, jazzy, great background music for cooking with friends.

Sounded like classic blues, good songs, no words.

Good smooth jazz!

Smooth Jazz. Background music.

I've enjoyed a lot of the jazz that I've listened to so far on this project, but this one didn't really do it for me. I think the organ was just a bit to easy to listen to! Didn't get me excited.

Groovy jazz and blues. No vocals. Vibin to it

Classic jazz album. Jimmy Smith is the organ player. Track 1: Relaxed, pleasant blues. Track 2: also relaxed, cool jazz feel. Impressive tenor sax solo (Stanley Turrentine). Track 3: faster tempo, retaining a subdued feel. Darker (minor key---called "Minor chant") Really very good if you're in the jazz mood. I'm warming to the album here. Track 4: slowed back down, which I'm a little disappointed about. Sax is still honking fire though Track 5: a bit disappointing---ends on probably the least interesting/challenging song of the album. It's kind of pleasant, but sounds a bit like department store musak (filled with impressive solos, to be fair, but not the highlight of the album) This album was a 3 Rating scale: 5 Blown away 4Very impressed, loved it 3Good, solid effort, nothing special though 2 kinda bad 1 very bad

it was a nice beat, but really boring to be honest.

nice music to put on in the background, chill, nothing of personal interest but the instrumentation was nice. felt kind of repetitive at parts