Reviews (page 12 of 14)
Quite a funky chicken shack.
Loved every moment of this.
Jazz is not my thing.
Nice blues
FFS. More Jazz? This does have a little bit more soul thanks to the keyboards.
Pretty good jammy, blues/jazz. It just always loses me eventually. This one failed around Messy Bessie.
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
Ich kann das fachlich nicht so super beurteilen, ist einfach die Art von Jazz die mir mega schnell auf den Sack geht. Die scales hoch und runter gedüdelt. Ist sicher im Kontext der Zeit zu hören und bla, aber es gefällt mir einfach nicht. Bewertung ist dementsprechend nicht fundiert sondern nur auf Geschmack basierend. 2/5
3.5 Perfekte Kochmusik Mag die Orgel+Saxkombo Schöne Albenkohärenz Auf das erste Mal ist wenig hängen geblieben, beim zweiten Mal schon mehr Braucht bestimmt noch ein paar Relistens
Holy fuck I hated almost all of this. I strained to enjoy segments but they were short lived. The whole album sounds like an empty stage while you talk to someone else. It sound like exeunt. The organ is dated and persistent like a pervert uncle pawing at your waist. The tootling is unstructured and unamusing. A lot of mind over matter. Utterly emotionless jazz gestures that faintly irritate the skin. Not sla bit of me.
I was excited to try another jazz gem, but Back at the Chicken Shack is painfully boring. Twelve-bar blues repeated endlessly with some soloing on top. Not a single memorable lick or melody to be heard.
Bland and uninspiring organ jazz with some sax mixed in. Title track is good, but I can't get behind the rest - the organ sound is a bit too jarring to even consider it solid background music.
D+ Back at the Chicken Shack 2 When I Grow Too Old to Dream 2 Minor Chant 2 Messy Bessie 1 On the Sunny Side of the Street 2 I really, really do not like jazz. Especially when it's as boring as this.
Very solid album. I’m usually picky with my taste in Jazz, but this turned out very nice.
This was such a nice and calm listen. Super cozy. Starting out the first song with an electric organ was an instant hook for me. I imagine the best way to experience this is in some cozy dim lit NYC basement while having a nice meal.
Maybe i wasn't in the mood today for jazz but I didn't enjoy this all that much. I think it mostly comes down to I'm not a big fan of the electric organ sound.
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
fire
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.
just not my style
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.
4.0
chill jazz
On repeat for the rest of my life. This is art.
So much fun, this is an excellent jazz compilation with some particularly excellent rock organ. Didn't really take notes but enjoyed.
The bluesiest organ music of all time, love it. Jimmy Smith always eats I don't think I've heard a single song of his that didn't go hard. I'm a sucker for an organ though, if an organ is present in a song I turn up regardless.
The soul jazz thing is definitely for me. I wondered when it was decided that Hammond Organ was the official sound of cool, and I strongly suspect it was here.
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
Excellent 4.5/5. Half a point lost as not long enough.
Stone-cold legend
4+/5
one of the coolest ever, once in a while
Jazz
gotta' love listening to the same thing for 45 minutes
Really light and jazzy. Not a bad time killer
Kennelijk kan er nooit genoeg getoeter en georgel in de wereld zijn. Best hoor, en Jimmy Smith was deze keer de toetsenist van dienst, vanuit zijn kippenhok. Alleen al van de hoes word je vrolijk.
Ik hoor vaak dat de spontane Jazz-sessies het meeste gevoel meegeven. Ik ben het er niet mee eens. Juist een meer uitgedachte een plaat als dit neemt je muzikaal mee. Het is wellicht niet heel bijzonder. Maar wel bijzonder toegankelijk.
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.
Great musically but not really my bag.
3.4
не хватает нервов послушать, но вроде прикольчик
Amazing hammond
Enjoyed this, but wasn't completely blown away. Just very pleasantly funky throughout.
Too jazzy.
Jazz tunes
Good stuff. Such an unknown artist/album that I likely won't listen to it again, but I'm glad I did.
Fun Album, lots of elements that would absolutely get used in later music, especially rock
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
SHACK! why isn't this alum a reggae one like the cover suggests?
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.
@SHACK
Nice chill jazz
Big meh.
... because the chicken play The Blues. 3/5
Very nice, not enough jazz on this list.
So good. !!!
Strong 3 cool organ just not in the mood
Love me some Jimmy Smith, but this one is pretty mellow to the point of being not worth listening to
meh
Pleasant jazz album. Little bland
It is getting hard to remember if an album has baffled me as to why it is on this list yet, but this one certainly makes me feel that way. I mean, it has a pretty decent average global rating, and musically it is inoffensive at worst, but why is this here? Like, this genuinely makes me upset listening to it, because it is either the type of music I'd hear at a nice-ish restaurant trying to sound intellectual, or the background music of a baseball documentary, depending on which instrument has the focus, and even though it is only four songs, it gets old FAST. I mean, wouldn't have one song sealed the deal as to what my thoughts would be? Again, this is extremely technically competent, but I can't seriously be in the minority for thinking that it is insane that this made the cut over so many other iconic albums? Just upsetting, and drags it way down. I'm sure the dog on the front had nothing to do with it, though. He's a good boy.
Jazzy/Funky organ. Good stuff.
Other than a couple of guys who had marginal success in the NFL, I've never heard of Jimmy Smith before. I'm not a big jazz guy, and this album just wasn't my cup of tea. Sure, the instrumentation was fine, and it was pleasant enough to listen to, but there's really not much for me to remark on.
Based on the description, I thought I was going to like this album. And while the musicianship is impressive, I just don’t really dig the Hammond organ as a lead instrument. I felt like I was in that Wallace & Gromit episode with the penguin.
Deze meneer gaat helemaal los op zijn orgeltje (en op zijn trompetje). Ik vind het na een tijdje wel genoeg geweest. **
I never feel qualified to talk about jazz. However, I do know that Jimmy Smith is a great organist!
Jazz instrumental, but it flows along and is fun, I didn't find myself waiting for tracks to end despite their length. The guitar in Messy Bessie stood out, but the album overall is pretty good.
Can’t say I liked this one. I respect it tho. That’s gotta count for something.
This jazz was very jazzy.
Drove my Chevy to the levy
Perfect jazz for chilling on a sunny summer's afternoon. Pity I was stuck in the office.
prima niet mijn smaak
A rare instance where, while listening to this during my commute to work,I wanted neither the album nor the commute to finish. 🐓🐓🐓🐓
good jazz record. really liked it
Wonderful jazz esque instrumental album. Crazy, cool and just right when I listened. Discovering that I have enjoyed all the instrumental albums so far 8/10
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)
unremarkable jazz. decent background music I suppose. I didn't hate it. 2/5
Very chill jazz!
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.
So easy... so mellow... so good. I used to watch LA Law all the time growing up, but Victor Sifuentes was never my favorite attorney. It's so rare that actors are good musicians too. Regardless, I wasn't expecting this album to be so awesome.
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.
I literally almost fell asleep.
I don’t hate it, but it’s improvisational jazz. So pretty good…considering.
not on spotify :/ i wish i could visit the chicken shack. i will not be back
Genres: Jazz, soul jazz, hard bop Formed: 1950’s? Run time: 5 songs, 43 min, 48 sec This isn’t a popular album on Spotify. The least played track has over 230k plays and most of the other tracks are similar. The title track, “Back At The Chicken Shack” is the most played, with over 5.3M plays. I’m not a jazz fan, but this was OK. For an instrumental jazz album, this was a chilled listen. If you’re a fan of the Hammond Organ, you love this. The Doors and other groups of the late 60’s and early 70’s made great use of this instrument, but it must have been quite pioneering in the early 60’s. Listen Again?: No My Rating: ****
Wow I didn’t like this. Something very emotionally taxing about any song over 6 min long. I’m just not a big jazz fan to boot
Basic jazz organ for white people
So Jimmy is the guy responsible for bringing the organ era into jazz clubs and ultimately bringing the Hammond into rock and roll and later into prog rock, by way of handing the baton to the Moog. That's good enough for a 4. Who would guess there isn't a bass in the band. He covers off the bass lines flawlessly while at the same time producing at least two handfuls of other notes. I can't even imagine how complicated the keyboards and pedals networks are to negotiate.
Though I've never been a Hammond organ fan, I appreciate that Jimmy Smith was a pioneer and one of the founders of the Soul Jazz movement, which - though poo-pooed by jazz aficionados - really had legs and influenced a lot of artists in the 90s. IMO Stanley Turrentine is the star of this LP with his warm and happy tenor solos especially on tracks like "Minor Chant" where he's more front and center. He was another artist who was poo-pooed by more serious jazz fans, but that didn't stop him from recording 60+ albums. To counter all the poo-poo, I will round up.
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.
It is indeed a jazz album.
1/5, 20%
Is it a sign of a midlife crisis that I am rapidly growing to appreciate jazz more and more?
Good fun this one
Not exciting
Love it
Looking at the reviews, I'm out of tune with the group on this one. Fairly pedestrian jazz album.
Nice
Sounds like a soundtrack to a 1960s cartoon
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 material isn't exactly other-worldly challenging, but the groove is easy, flowing. Turrentine steals the show at times, because JS plays the Hammond B3 solos a bit on the chill side. "Incredible" is an overstatement, sure, but this is well worth knowing.
Þægilegt, ljúft. Saxinn er alltaf kósí. Veit ekki hvort Jimmy hafi verið alveg incredible, samt.
meh, wasn't in the mood at all
First song is immediately giving me The Sandlot vibes. I dig it.
Dude! My old boss showed me this album a few years ago! Still holds up as a back country blues album. Fun stuff.
Solid
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.
So groovy! Fav track was definitely Back at the Chicken Shack but all of them were winners
Pretty neat jazz album 4/5
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
Great Hammond B3 tones.
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*
Un très bel album de type matin
ca detend
The type of album that you know exactly how soulful it'll sound as soon as you see the cover and title. Favorite track: When I Grow Too Old to Dream
Hard to listen to.
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.
Good jazz is sometimes an oxymoron
There aren’t many reasons to be a proud American these days, but god dammit, I’m proud to live in the country that offered jazz, and by extension, Jimmy Smith to the world. Listening to a record like this makes you, I don’t know, live?? I feel alive when I hear a group of players who just FELT the music. And to have it all on tape is a gift. Take me back to the chicken shack.
Extra crispy jazz jams that’d make even Gus Fring get up and shake his tail feather.
I like this album a lot. Very chill music and I love the sound of the organ. The title track is definitely my favorite but it's consistently solid throughout. Standout Tracks: Back At the Chicken Shack, When I Grow Too Old To Dream, Messy Bessie
It’s jazz. As with every jazz album so far I have a hard time getting into it and listening to the whole thing.
This album is wonderful. I found myself tapping my foot and swaying my head through 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.
I know nothing about Jimmy Smith, but dude is dressed very sharp for a chicken shack. This sartorial excellence, the cool dog and the fact it's on Blue Note didn't quite give away how it would sound, but it made sense when I started playing the album. Smoother than I thought it might be. Initially I assumed Jimmy was the keyboard player as that's the hero of the opening title track, but there's some nice guitar in there too. 'When I grow Too Old to Dream' is a bit too the wrong kind of smooth jazz by numbers.
Eh
Good time , nice and groovy, not too long
To the chicken shack! Oh wait, no. I don’t want to go there. No thank you.
Really lovely. Tight grooves and feels like all the songs earn their lenghts. Will definitely find myself returning to this album and exploring Jimmy Smith more.
A very pleasant, smooth nice jazz album. The songs blend together but it's just a really great album to listen to.
Nice. Could do with a bit more of variation
Soul jazz. King of the Hammond organ. That’s not a bass it’s Smith’s left hand. Turrentine on tenor sax, Burrell on guitar, Bailey on drums.
Funk, jazz... What's not to like?
Really good jazz album, added to my rotation.
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.
Honestly expected this to be Jimmie's Chicken Shack. Regardless, really great stuff. I loved the way the organ was the backbone and the different rhythms were used.
It’s groovy enough but too long.
A great demonstration of "where jazz meets blues". A good recording of some simply great tunes.
Pretty good jazz
Jazz
Really good, really chill and just what I needed for the day
Love it. Great jazz album.
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.
Oh yeah! Not at all what I was expecting. I could grove to these organ licks all day.
Too 'elevator music-y' for me. Not a jazz connoisseur by any stretch of the imagination, but I think there's a lot else out there that I'd like instead of this.
One of the greatest keyboard player
Background music
Good for background music, but that's about it. At least it's not John Zorc
приятный джазец
Vet album! Heel chill en vrolijk. Gaat op de lijst.
Pas particulièrement mauvais, mais ça ne m'a vraiment pas autant accroché que d'autres classiques du jazz. Je pense que c'est le fait que ça se fiait beaucoup trop à l'orgue. Fait très bruit de fond.
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.
Great easy listening.
This is just excellent. Just love the Hammond organ on this. Got to be one of my favourite jazz albums of all time. A Blue note classic
I guess ordinary lounge jazz had to originate somewhere. It’s not bad, it’s just nice music. And “nice” is a damning adjective.
1/5
not for me clive
If you love the organ, this is the album for you!
Awesome jazz record. Loved the performances and the vibe.
Bluuuuuuuuues! 😍 What a groovy album. I'd love to jam with these folks
After listening to, Back At the Chicken Shack by Jimmy Smith, I have to reconsider my dislike for the organ. Through it's association with church and sporting events, I never really consider the organ I viable instrument in a band, but this record is a fabulous jazz album that is enhanced by the warmth of Mr. Smith's organ. Perfect background music for a cool brisk day dreaming of summer. Very nice!
Never heard it before. Liked it. Will probably never play it again though.
While this was a bit of background, I would put this one again in a second. I liked everything I heard on this.
Too cool. This bad boy slipped down like the first espresso martini on a Thursday night. Classy, slinky and just tasty enough for the jazz heads, but accessible enough for the general listener. Sometimes I think the Hammond B3 organ has a tendency to overpower other instruments but Smith lends it wonderful light and shade. Kenny Burrell plays some fine guitar too - silky, clean, hip. The bees' knees!
It's nice, but music without lyrics will never be more than background music for me.
Organ — lung
Not a big fan of the Hammond Orfan, but Jimmy made it it work. The album is enjoyable, but probably not one I would revisit.
A really nice album and, again, something I am not used to listen but a great surprise! I loved recognizing the first song
Don't mind it for background/work music
I’d had about enough around half way through song 2. It’s not as bad as some jazz though
Cool
Not my interest, but nice and easy listening. I do love the sound of the organ though.
I didn't know I had a kind of chicken shack but I do and this is it, this is my kind of chicken shack.
OK, judging the music by it's cover, I was expecting some dub reggae, funk or bluegrass. What I wasn't expecting was some of the most mind clenching jazz this side of Miles Davis. A really interesting album that I need to listen to some more
Smooth
A great little jazz album, though times it felt it was crossing over to blues territory and we were just waiting for the raspy voice to slide in. I loved the organ and sax and the occasional drum and guitar focus. Have placed all songs in a 60's and a Jazz playlist, as the album deserves to be listened to again. Favourite track Back at the Chicken Shack
This is just perfect. Listen to it. Love it.
Ik hou op zich wel van jazz, maar vond het een beetje makkelijk. Niet veel variatie, dus snel op uitgekeken.
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!!
Heel fijn album! Had meerdere keren op repeat terwijl je wat dingetjes in huis doet
yeah man yeah this is some really great jazz that i hadn't been interoduced to before. jimmy smith is one of jazz's many classic musicians, but i wasn't acquainted with him or his work. i am now, and he will now be in my rotation! i love the smooth organ tone on a lot of these tracks!!!
Nice album. Organ legend. Died in Scottsdale. RIP
Life is good at the chicken shack. Everything feels right at the chicken shack. Chicken shack, how ever did you make a Hammond Organ sound fun soulful and happy from the first few bars of the album it had me. (But being on the Blue Note Label was a clue to the high bar it would have met to even exist. Note to self, explore more blue note back catalogue - a seam of gold) Mmm mmm mmmmm! Love it.... Gorgeous!
I will fight anyone that's not a 5 for Jimmy
Eh 2.5
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.
Vrolijk, maar iets te chaotisch. Na een tijdje heel repeterend en irritant. Soort heel drukke liftmuziek. 2*
Not really my jam
Awesome jazz to listen to while working.
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.
This album was a jam, but early 60's instrumental blues just isn't my thing
Great sax!
Just put it down to something I don’t get, and never will.
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
Album 300/ whatev the combined total is It's -30 degrees Celsius tonight, and I'll have to remember this for future cold nights. I saw the album cover, took in the chicken and dog and expected something with more brass and percussion. Instead it's chill, smoky- perfect to have on in the background sipping on cocoa. January 27, 2023 (late nite) Fun Stats: - I have had 0 albums by The Who, Bruce Springsteen, and the Byrds. (Not like there's anything stopping me from listening on my own time) BUT - Already got all the Queen albums, 3/4 of the Leonard Cohen, Metallica and Stevie Wonder selections, & 4/6 albums by Elvis Costello
Jazzy! I liked it.
Solid organ jazz album - 4/5 would listen again (such an underrated and overlooked instrument, everyone thinks of Back concerto's, but it's so versatile!)
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.
Perfectly pleasant to listen to as background music, fun, jazzy stuff but not something I'll likely go back to. 2/5.
Very cool. 4/5
Oh, it's like slipping back into old comfy PJs before sliding into a bed with freshly washed sheets. The B3 is soothing and warm and the walking blues lines are comforting and easy to hear. The light jazz treatment within the blues framework is just about as classic as organ music gets for this New Orleans boy. Jimmy is clearly one of the great organ players and was instrumental in popularizing the B3, so there's a lot of deserved flowers to give there. However, I'm not sure how much 1-4-5 blues I can take without some real serious chops to keep me going, and that's not really here. Don't get me wrong, this music is great to have on while you work or clean or cook, but I'm not spinning this record to do active listening or learning. The band is good, but not great. The groove is deep, but none of these solos are going down in history as "must listen." The sax solos are not particularly special, the guitar is lacking (especially with access to so many of the wonderful Motown players around at this time... David T Walker, etc. I would've liked to see some more heat), and even the organ play is not particularly difficult or deep. The band sounds good. The mix is good, I love the buttery tones of the B3, and the drums are clean and bright, but they're a long shot from Herbie's Headhunters or The Meters or Dr. John, all of which I'd prefer to this. Ultimately there's some amazing organ music that I think is perhaps more deserving of a place on this list, so here's a couple if you're interested: * Dr. Lonnie Smith - Finger Lickin' Good (1967), Mama Waller (1971) * Joey DeFrancesco - Relentless (1993) * Papa Grows Funk - Live at the Leaf (2006) * Jon Lord - Sarabande (1976)
I'm usually tepid about organs in jazz, but this was pretty good. Pretty, pretty, pretty good.
The organ really is something, isn't it?
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.
Well now that you mention it, that album WAS pretty incredible. 4 stars.
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.
Back At The Chicken Shack- 8/10 When I Grow Too Old To Dream- 8/10 Minor Chant- 7/10 Messy Bessie- 7/10 On The Sunny Side of The Street- 7.5
Nice listen
Klo mau menerapkan “Rule of Thumb”, album keluaran Blue Note sdh tidak perlu diragukan lagi dikarenakan circle label nya yg ud melegenda. Jimmy Smith di belakang organ mampu memberikan groove yg catchy utk smua lagu, Walaupun dirasa peran Smith lebih terdengar seperti support utk sinSaxophonist Stanley Turrentine.
Pretty good
Sailing on the lazy jazz river. Smith’s dexterity on the organ compliments the horn section and rightfully helped popularize the instrument.
-vibeyyyy -instrumentals not really my style, I respect it though
Zieht mich nicht.
I liked it, easy listening.
Добротный джазз для души с замечательным и изобретательным инструменталом. (8.5)
3.75
Soulful organ jazz. Jimmy Smith is my man I want to give him a pound.
Silky, smooth, fun
Mooie lyrics
Jamsessie. Orgel boy en saxojongen.
Onrustige blues
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.
More like back att the chicken zzzhack
I'm not a jazz guy, so it just sounds like really nice elevator music
Loving the vibe. Great for working.
feels like it inspired pokemon xd soundtrack
Enjoyed
Kinda boring some of the songs were cool but the sad was over powering the organ
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.
Went in with no expectations. I love instrumental jazz music and to make it better - its named back at the chicken shack.
Allemaal super knap. Muzikaal. Intellectueel ook. De ckv leraar zou waarschijnlijk lyrisch zijn, maar we weten allemaal dat dat een beetje vreemde snuiters zijn die in hun studententijd iets teveel hebben geëxperimenteerd met gekke middelen in gekke kraakpanden. Maar als ik heel eerlijk ben heb ik dat eindeloze, muzikale gedans om een thema heen na een minuut of 6 vaak wel gezien. Zeker als de thema's zelf me al niet zo heel veel doen. Jazz is vaak vooral leuk voor de mensen die het maken heb ik het idee. Zo ook in dit geval.
A perfect album.
While I respect the musicality of it, this is the exact kind of jazz that I can't stand so this album was a chore to get through.
If it was Jimmy Smith, it was GOLD. I had the extreme pleasure of seeing the jazz master at the Hammond Organ on two occasions in the late 1970's. This precious disc dates back to 1960 and features Kenny Burrell on guitar and a very young Stanley Turrentine on the tenor sax sharing the soloing. (And with Jimmy, no bass player was needed, of course.) This and Jimmy was funkifizing before we were talking FUNK.
3.5 rounding up to 4 since 3.5 is not an option
Liked the vibe. That’s all I can really say
I have no idea if it’s good. I am clueless in this genre but I will say I did go for a walk for this one and my brain did picture all different scenes. Mainly cops hanging out with dames but yeah it was vivid throughout.
This is a good and interesting jazz album. But for my tastes, personally, if I'm listening to a Hammond B3, there also better be an R&B band like the M.G.'s there too.
3.75/5 nice jazz for background but nothing special
Superb.
very pleasant.
nice jazz. hadn't heard jimmy smith before.
This is steady, tuneful and jazzy. Good to listen to for chilling. Not outstanding but still pretty good.
Amazing, really enjoyable, nothing I didn't like
Fun little Jazz album. Enjoyable listen
I initially misread this as Jimmy's Chicken Shack and was a little disappointed when it wasn't them. Nothing amazing here. If I want to listen to organ-forward bluesy jazz, I'll put on Booker T and the MGs.
Still not a jazz fan
as an album i liked it pretty well , but the mixing was so bad for headphones 7/10
7/10. Good stuff, pleasant to listen to, and great for getting work done to
Not always hype, but they shredded for a bit. 8/10
Very solid, funky fun. Despite quite liking jazz, I'd never heard of Jimmy Smith prior to this, and that now seems like a shame. It doesn't reinvent the wheel, but it does what it does really well. Something to groove to at an intellectual dinner party, or a chilled study session. 28/10/22
Very chill; very cool. Does not resonate to me as soul-changing or life-affirming so I’m a bit confused. Still, it was nice enough.
There are few masters of an instrument. Jimmy Smith is one of them.
Love this. Soulful jazz with a focus on organ is something I didn't know I needed so much.
Jimmy must be raising some funky chickens in that shack!
Absolutely fine album, great to have on in the background, but doesn't stand out too much.
Decent enough.
I don’t have a whole lot to say here. It’s very competent jazz but it didn’t feel super distinctive (maybe it was at the time), but absent a more informed prior, it’s gotta be a 4
this was lovely, i listened at work and it just flowed really well.
This was a great listen. Very mellow and laid back but still interesting. I would listen to this with rapt attention and as background music. Works either way.
Pleasant, but not really a whole more to say. Nice to set a cozy, jazzy mood - not revolutionary but does it need to be?
Great jazzy music. Easy listen
really great instrumental jazz, listened to in the bath and really heightened the experience. I don’t really see how anyone could not like this. 4.6 :D
jazzy i guesss
Excellent
Smooth and a very pleasing listen
I was grooving to this entire album. Loved the organ. Very enjoyable listen.
Not a very exciting jazz album but pleasant enough.