Back At The Chicken Shack

New to me and I like it!

Jimmy Smith’s “Back At The Chicken Shack” is a work that truly captures the essence of jazz and soul with its intoxicating blend of improvisation and infectious rhythm. While I appreciated the masterful playing and vibrant energy of the tracks, I admit that this is not the kind of album I would listen to on a daily basis. Its classic, intense sound is best enjoyed on special occasions, when I’m in the right mood to delve into the depth and richness of organ jazz.

Yes good stuff

"Back at the Chicken Shack" is an album by American jazz musician Jimmy Smith. Smith helped to popularize the Hammond B-3 organ and creating a link between jazz and 1960's soul music. Wiki listed this album's genres as jazz, soul jazz and hard bop. The album was produced by Alfred Lion and was recorded in 1960 but not released until1963 on the Blue Note label. Besides Smith who played the organ, the rest of the quartet included Stanley Turrentine (tenor sax), Kenny Burrell (guitar) and Donald Bailey (drums). The self-titled "Back at the Chicken Shack" opens the album. The Hammond organ. A jazzy drum beat. The sax comes in. This sounds more bluesy than jazz. Splitting hairs, I know. This has a similar sound to Booker T. & the M.G.'s "Green Onions" except this album was recorded before that song. A guitar and sax solo. "When I Grow Old Too Dream" really gives that jazz-soul fusion vibe with the organ. The 12-minute closing song "Messy Bessie" showcases the sax, organ and guitar as they take turns giving solos. Excellent drumming by Donald Bailey. This album has a great mellow groove. The organ really gives the music a more bluesy flair but I do hear the soul too. The four musicians are outstanding players and play well together. This is a great album and one that I really see everyone and anyone liking to some extent.

Never heard of Jimmy Smith, but he’s tight. Great musicianship (I initially thought he must be the sax player, as the sax is the shit on most of these songs!). Laser-like rhythm section, cool organ, nice arrangements. Nothing groundbreaking, but in great listen when you just need to listen.

I discovered Jimmy Smith through the Beastie Boys Root Down. This whole album has such a great funky feel and I don’t listen enough so was glad for the chance to revisit.

Fine

Ya like jazz

Fun. Jazzy. Pleasant enough to have on while I do chores around the house. There's so much organ I felt like I was at a baseball game at times, though.

Real grilling music. Listen to this.

Very enjoyable listen. Little bit of Jr. Walker or Booker T. vibes, but leaning more towards jazz. The backing music isn’t necessarily amazing, but it’s more than solid and creates a perfect background for the excellent solos throughout the album. I’ll definitely check this one out again in the near future.

lovely 3.5

I’m not really a big jazz fan, but this is fun to listen to. Very funky, deeply rooted in blues. This is the kind of jazz that tries to play with the listener rather than challenge and punish him. Great sax, organ and guitar. Many tasty licks. I can’t judge it on historical significance since I’m relatively ignorant in the genre but the cool music and cover photo is a four for me.

Here I was wondering why Jimmy Cliff released a jazz album. I’ll blame fire brain. 😆 This album was all right. Not my favorite or anything, but a solid listen.

FT

4.5

He reminds me a bit of Booker T. Jones who is a favorite of mine... I'm sure Smith was an influence on him though they are contemporaries. I think early Smith predates Booker T. This is like my ultimate chill music... It may not be a #1 pick, but man when listening to it, I just get lost in the groove. His '64 Christmas album is also a fave of mine. (8.47) ★★★★

Bit too generic background jazz. 3 stars

I'm at 3 stars for this. I thought it was good, but maybe a little samey, and it's not totally my thing.

Wouldn’t mind going back to the Caddyshack. Long time since I’ve seen that fully. Miss those cheeky gophers. This monolith of Hammond jazz I would go back to if I needed some cool groovy cliche 60s background music for my cliche 60s house party. With extensive sax solos more than anything it’s a bit like 40 minutes of Rainy Day Dream Away but with no Hendrix on guitar or mic to blaze things up another notch. 3.5 stars.

This is a fun album. It would be a great record to listen to on a winter night in front of the fire, just relaxing. Glad of the exposure to jazz that I am getting from this list.

Got to be one of the worst album covers ever surely?! Fortunately the music is much better than the artwork if a bit samey after a while. I liked the vibe though.

Mentally I'm here, my Chicken Shack: https://maps.app.goo.gl/eb3BTFkxR9txV4VN8 Incredible record. The only downside is that this kind of music makes me crave a concerning amount of nicotine and whiskey.

In what I can only assume is a result of not really having a lot to talk about with the album. the Wikipedia summary for this album mentions how Jimmy Smith wears the same red shirt for both this and his previous album on both covers. I mention this because I am in a similar position or really not having much to say. It's really easy listening and all well made. I just don't think the passive nature of the album really lends itself to much discussion. I fuck with the album name a lot though

Smooth as silk. Same kind of music you’d hear in some fruity David Lynch joint when the characters enter some bizarre anachronistic diner. I think it’s really just the organ doing that to be honest. Good listen.

Yeah I definitely like some tracks more than others, but absolutely no skips, kept listening on repeat all day, such a pleasant experience. 10/10

Groovy music for when you have coworkers over at your place who you don't know super well but you don't want them to know that the music you listen to mostly is your spotify 'On Repeat' playlist. It's jazz, I'm not crazy about it but it's groovy. Highlights: Minor Chant (esp. the keyboard)

Really fun jazz record. Some great grooves, would definitely listen again.

So fun!

A bit like lift music.

- jooooooo deeeeeeeeeerbe chillig! - hat mir sehr gut gefallen, mega Hintergrundmusik zum Arbeiten, eben auch entspannt und einfach unaufgeregt

I thought this was good, but it wasn't anything revelatory, and when there is so much other amazing jazz on this list, I'm not entirely sure why this one is also here. However, it is obviously not bad, and I can understand why fans of this style would have this in their rotation.

Hard to not enjoy this, just some simple, no frills jazz. Not going to blow your mind, but sometimes you just want something you can chill out to and this ticks all those boxes.

so sweet

Surprising I kind of like the album.....interesting early stuff...

Another jazz album. Great... The first track sounded like it took hints from Green Onions. But after that it went into jazz noodling and was all pretty bland. Good background music for a coffeehouse maybe. The bonus track was ok. Nothing really hooked me in. My Rating: 2/5

Have to remind my self the greatness came from making the organ a jazz instrument

Enjoyable

Very nice. Hadn't heard before.

Surprised I'd not come across this before. Really fun jazz record with some great grooves. Time just flew by listening to this and I was honestly tempted to just put in on a second time after listening.

Great album name

Solid jazz and the cover is funny

Nice but elevator music

Legal

I liked a couple of these songs, but was not really into others for some reason.

What a great jazz album. Jimmy Smith’s organ playing is on point, but like I saw some other reviews say, that sax player 100% stole the show. This was a great rainy Sunday morning listen.

Best record cover and name. Could listen to this anywhere, any time.

Unbelievably cool vibes from the cover alone! The outfit, the dog, the garden and of course the titular chicken. And gladly the music matches, just so chill and easy to listen to, like especially while making dinner.

A good reminder of why I don't like jazz. Music that can't get to the damn point.

Had to come back to upgrade this to a 5. Another true discovery from this list, I first listened to this album while driving along the west coast of NZ and have found myself regularly coming back ever since. Love the keys and the soulful tone and what a great name for an album too.

Genuinely great and enjoyable.

Jimmy Smith could sure play the Hammond organ, I will say that. Don't have much else to say outside of that, a pretty simple production when comparing to other jazz records from this time. Not a bad Friday morning listen.

Feels like the average jazz album you'd find on a random cassette at your grandparent's house.

Friendly, warm, accessible, welcoming, forgettable

This album will only leave you hungry for chicken, do not listen!

already in the list

Hitting me with Simon and Garfunkel and jazz on back-to-back days is lowdown and dirty. Cute album cover, though, and I didn't mind the organny bits. Then the saxophone kicked in.

Tempted to give it a 2 just because like. eh.

Thanks to the Beastie Boys, I was introduced to Jimmy Smith a while back. Let me tell you, he does not disappoint. Ever. I have picked up several of his albums on reputation alone and they've all been worth it. This is no exception.

I don’t like Jazz but I really enjoyed this. Great album

enjoyed it

OK seriously, enough with the jazz already... But I'll give it a 2 because the drummer's name is Donald Bailey.

For fucks sake. This sucked. I will not be going back to the chicken shack.

Great jazz album

Very nice easy listening - akin to being in a jazz bar in Paris, thanks!

I’ve been meaning to check this album out for a while since it always comes up when looking for classic Hammond organ records. It turned out to be a great listen, especially for a laidback Sunday morning. The mix of soulful jazz and blues creates a mellow and groovy atmosphere, making it an easy album to relax to.

Jazzy noodling that seemingly lasts forever while going nowhere.

It’s good jazz, i didn’t know when the album finished and other songs started the shuffle though.

Nope

Again decent but not my taste in Jazz - but decent playing and tunes

More Jazz, Niiiice

an entire album of jazz instrumentals. four songs clocking in at just over 37 minutes with the shortest one being around seven and a half minutes. twas not for me.

Jazz. Meh

Boring.

Really liked this one.

Instrumentally very strong 4/5

3.5

Ambient, slow

Loved this. I think it would be wonderful added to my jazz music rotation.

Organ and guitar are the two instruments in jazz that I just can't seem to get into for some reason.

Nice calming good music

Amazinggg

Cool, would probably find myself going 'hell yeah' when used as a radio interlude. Not quite main attraction enough for me on a whole album. Find myself thinking that this could lose some solos and be a killer backing band.

Talk about an album cover not lining up with the content of the album eh? I might regret rounding down here, I just don’t really have the context for jazz unless it’s really obviously Out There. I liked this though, and will probably check it out again.

i'm not kinda jazzy guy, so it's not for me

What an album and what a band. Organ jazz didn’t really live on that long but it’s so cool when done right.

girl whatever low 3, not bad enough for a 2

Pre-listening thoughts: absolutely fire album name and cover. Hopefully the music lives up to it all. Post/during listening thoughts: so smooth I forgot I was listening. Sometimes I was like “oh hell yeah he (and the cats) cooked here” and sometimes I was like “am I in an elevator?”. Maybe that’s just the duality of jazz. 5.5/10 DID I NEED TO HEAR THIS BEFORE I DIE: nah Fav tracks: Minor Chant, On The Sunny Side of the Street (bonus track) Least fav tracks: n/a

Just Jazz

Very skilled musicianship! I like this, but I don't like a whole album of it. I can't believe this is one of 1,001 albums I MUST hear.

Shades of Austin Powers in parts

I could chill at the chicken shack all day with these tunes

It's a good vibe. Overall, fairly unmemorable, despite having solid instrumentals. I'll give it a bonus for having a rather unique cover and name. 'Back at the Chicken Shack' was my fave song.

Good

Did not really listen ngl

Difficult to rate this album as I have very limited knowledge and listening history of jazz music. Sounds a bit like background music or music to put on during dinner party.

Nice keys

Funky

Deserves more listening. Nonvocal jazz with a focus on I think synth? Could move up for me.

Rating: 7.5/10 Some nice blues-inspired jazz.

really excellent production and a solid sound which is impressive with how stripped back it is

Good jazz album. Songs were very long but I enjoyed the ride.

Ok but didn’t really do it for me as much as Miles Davis

Very nice

1963 jamming from good ole jimmy I could listen to all the live long day

Really enjoyed it. First album I've saved so far.

Organ Jazz.

Very groovy

Ehh jazzy and brassy mainly not my style

Some I would have never listened to without this list. I like it, I hope there is more Jazz to come

This was a really cool like groovy album, it reminded me of The Sandlot and I am always ok with that! It was cool hearing just him play with his band no lyrics just the music, I would definitely listen again!

As smooth & chill as it gets. Not a big jazz guy but this was a pleasant listen.

Very enjoyable. Only thing holding it back from a better score for me was the heavy use of electrical organ -- just not what I prefer in my jazz.

Not usually the type of music I listen to however I did enjoy

I listened to the original release (four tracks), not the re-release. Jimmy was master of the Hammond organ and he influenced many later artists. The sax player is also very good here. Maybe I’ve heard too many jazz combos, as there was nothing memorable for me.

This album cover is good. I've never heard of Jimmy Smith, but based on this, he's pretty cool. I like that there is a genre called "hard bop". If it were me I'd say these are more like "chill bops" though. Nothing super captivating, but I'm not mad at it.

Pleasant sax jazz. Boring and irritating towards the end.

Good, almost great.

Best: Messy Bessie Worst: n/a Liked songs: 100%, 5/5 Mid to strong 3 For my first full jazz record I'm certainly not upset, but I'm pretty sure now that organ jazz just isn't my style of jazz. I feel like in order to step into 4 or 5 territory with a jazz record you're gonna need some epic solos, which the record doesn't really have. Don't get me wrong, it's a great record but there's not a lot of distinguishment between the songs; I definitely couldn't tell you what song you were playing if you just chose a random one off the album. That being said, it's still pretty enjoyable, though I'm not really sure I'll be coming back to it that much. Decent record.

music for a ballpark

This was a nice listen.

Pretty good background music but I don't think I'd play it again

Do you like the organ when you hear it? Do you love that fat syrupy sound? Is that your jam? If so, you'll be thrilled when you play this record. If you're not an organ enthusiast, you probably won't unless you happen to find mid-tempo blues vamps with a side of jazzy struts enjoyable. The album is a vibe. Even at its most energetic it still feels laid back with some pleasant bounce and slight swing to contrast with its more sedate moments. It would make for fine background music on a sunny day doing lunch on the back patio with a few friends — or so I imagine.

Härlig bluejazz med fokus på hammondorgel, nice att ha i bakgrunden men ingen låt som stack ut. Kort album men långa låtar

This was great! Really chill vibes and great playing. Good way to start the day but I also want to revisit this with some pot perhaps

Ya like jazz? This album would be good then.

Another nice album to listen to and just vibe along with. Probably an 8

It’s alright. Sax was good

Como pode música instrumental (nesse caso jazz) contar tanto sem nenhuma palavra. Jazz é um gênero que eu não cheguei a escutar muito, mas nesse desafio tá sendo uma boa surpresa

Great jazz album!

Groovy ✨

Background music

This reminds me of when I was a kid because of the jazz element so I’m a bit biased, but it wasn’t the best thing in the world. However I enjoyed just because of the nostalgia factor

it was just background music for me sorry jimmy

3/10

It has the same vibe as Green Onions by Booker T and MG's. A Jazz and Blues album without lyrics, but very well executed and enjoyable to listen to. I'll give it 4 stars.

1-2 mal hören reicht mir.

So chill and easy to listen. Sax has some tasty melodys in it! « Messi Bessie » the highlight 3,5 stars

just kept getting better as it went along. i love a good chill jazz album

Very cool

Perfect jazz album, what more could you want. Fantastic sound, musicians, solos, tunes.

Loved this a lot.

Another amazing Jazz album!!

It was good. Would have probably been rated higher if we hadn't had so many great ones earlier in the week.

Goed jazz album 3.6

7/10 jazz bebop songs are quite long saxophone work amazing organ great but can be repetitive lots of blues

I enjoyed this one as well, nothing objectionable

08/15 smooth jazz, the one that you hear in your 08/15 café or on any spotify jazz playlist

# 388 : ummm…. When your only claim to fame is that you are on this list…

One step above “total chill”. One can’t help but tap their foot along to the music and smile. Not a “in your face” album, more of a “enjoying the groove” experience. My favorite was their interpretation of “Sunny Side of the Street”.

Groove

An album that was enjoyable but kept fading into the background. The organ was fun. I will probably add this to a "background music while I work" playlist.

Organ jazz.

good music for doing dishes to

Chill, funky, cool

You like jazz? 🐝

Background jazz I guess 2/5

Smooth and relaxing. Nothing too exciting.

Great funky jazz album. Very easy to listen to

This is well funky!!

Another solid jazz album. Not much else to say. Standouts: When I Grow Too Old To Dream, Minor Chant, and On The Sunny Side Of The Street.

Organ jazz 👌

Really enjoyed this.

Smooth jazz

Not really a jazz fan, some albums in that genre on this list have been fairly enjoyable and started to convert me but this wasn't one of them. Was mostly bored

Good old school organ jazz. Takes me back to teh 70's

Pleasant music, not something I would willingly put on though

Þetta er alveg fínt. Er þetta meira en fínt? Ég er ekki að heyra það.

very good thinking/background music :>

Pretty great. 3.5.

Personal enjoyment: 4/5 Relevance to this list: 3/5

Pretty much perfect cool lounge jazz.

Not a genre I'm familiar with but really enjoyed this, perfect background music

didnt notice it much it was chill tho

My points of contact with jazz are not that great, although I like the genre. I'm not that familiar with it. That's why Jimmy Smith and this album didn't mean anything to me. My interest was piqued by the genre classifications of jazz and funk. And I was not disappointed. A great album that will now find its way into my collection and that I will certainly listen to more often. I'm happy to take part in the project for something like this. 5/5

Nice smooth jazz album.

ok

Reading up on him, I see he is renowned for playing the organ. Honestly it was probably my least favorite part of this album, but the music is still very well done. Very cool

genre: jazz, no lyrics; i liked this album it was a pleasant listen! it reminded me of the jazz music my dad listened to.

i stan the music part a lot

Enjoyed this

This was an absolute gem. Perfect in every way.

Awesome album to do chores to 4/5

You like Jazz?

First off, the marketing on this record is really cool. Love the artist name, album name, and artwork. As for the music itself, its not really my kind of jazz. Decent, but kinda more fitting for background music at a restaurant, than active listening. Its ok.

I enjoyed my time at the shack. 3.5 stars

If this is about rooting chickens and Hasil Adkins isn't also on this list, I'm gonna be fuming.

Without looking it up, I'm guessing the "incredible" Jimmy Smith is the guy on sax, although the organist has chops too. (damn Jimmy step it up, saxman gonna take yer chickens) Album looped and I must have listened three or four times before realising it was the same 5 tracks.

sounds good. organ and some guitar. doesn't stand out

Nice smooth jazzy blues - but not very interesting. Just background music.

3/5 Competent straight forward jazz

I found it enjoyable. I'm not big on jazz in general, but this one was nice and smooth and I appreciated that quite a bit. I can't name a single track though as they all meld together for me quite easily when there's no lyrics Standouts - 3/5

This is my kind of Jazz

Enjoyable enough but nothing too exciting here, has made me think I don't like the use of organs in jazz 3.5*

Feels like club penguin

Mostly laid back, not terribly exciting. Good background.

hell yeah. short album but such great pieces!! throwing me on a jazz stint through spotify radio

I love organs in music. I love jazz. Not sure I love the two together. It feels like soundtrack music. It doesn't capture my interest the way a piano in its place would. This is kind of like Booker T. Too much of a good thing ruins it.

Jazz isn’t for me, and this album confirms that.

Pretty decent smooth jazz / blues, this is a good one for chilling out and just going with the flow. Will definitely be listening to this again at so am point, but I don't think very soon

I can understand having this on in the background at a bar or cafe, but actively listening to it is just downright boring. Maybe I'm just not sophisticated enough for jazz.

i enjoy the vibes and would listen to it maybe while studying or as background music

Pleasant but a little dull. Love Stanley Turrentine, but in the proper dosage.

What a chill, great time I had

I don't know exactly what it is but it feels more modern than the date suggests, I like it. Not the usual jazz, feels more smooth with fewer notes and scales.

I liked it! And I will be checking out the rest of Jimmy Smith's albums. Good stuff!

Stay in the chicken shack Jimbo

So, Back At The Chicken Shack was an album that just exists. I have a lot of the same problems with this album as i do with an album like Sunday At The Village Vanguard by the Bill Evans Trio as in i think that this album, while not being as well recorded as the one i mentioned, generally sounded fine and didn't really have anything for me to really hate. However, that's all it had, it never deviated or tried anything new or interesting and just stuck to the same old formula it had from song one which even with this album's 37 minute runtime (43 if you are talking about the CD rerelease), it still got tiring. I can see that Jimmy Smith and all the other musicians here absolutely had talent but that talent couldn't really save this album from being anything above mediocre. Best Song: Back At The Chicken Shack Worst Song: When I Grow Too Old To Dream

Perfect jazz! What else can I say?

I really do not like jazz. This is not really awful, but fuck my hat is it dull.

My god those organ keys were fun

Cool stuff! Very old school and fun. 3.75/5

Very nice album, enjoyed listening to it. It seems that it's a pretty old one but it was nice and jazzy. I like that there weren't too many songs and it was a quick listen.

Vibe album. Need to be in the mood

albumcím: 10/10 borító: 15/10 és a zene is igen kiváló!

Groovy stuff

smooth, expressive jazz instrumentals

I liked it. But some of the songs were a bit too long and repetitive.

like i guess. good background noise

She chicken on my shack till I back

Jazz :)

01) Back at the Chicken Shack - 8,0 02) When I Grow Too Old to Dream - 5,0 03) Minor Chant - 5,0 04) Messy Bessie - 5,0 TOTAL: 5,75 (58/100) Current ranking: 319/385

4 - good, not too exciting

Great jazz that I have never heard before. Very smooth, not too experimental. Easy to listen to with a nice groove. I added it to my favorites and will be listening to this one again.

I was surprised by this and actually loved it

Great jams

Back At The Chicken Shack might be the biggest BOP on here. Stellar track and an immensely cool album.

Soulful jazz drenched in organ? I’ll take it.

I feel like the songs are really long and they sound almost the same to me.

It’s been fun discovering some old Jazz albums through this list. This was another good one.

A groovy feel, but not enough light and dark for me

Yes I vibe.

-this sort of reminds me of Green Onions, with all the Hammond synth and R&B feel. I liked the way it fused all that with a slightly more traditional jazz sound. -this guy seems pretty underrated, apparently he worked with Wes Montgomery -Favorites are When I Grow Too Old To Dream and Minor Chant

God smooth blues jazz. Fine soloer.

I listened to most of this album while lying on my bed and letting it wash over me. I loved the flexibility of the sound and the journeys each track took

no my cup of tea but can see if was influential

Chicken shack rocks. Solid easy listening. Little too slow for my taste

Not my thing but great

A lot of jazz drumming.

damn the tracks on this album are so smooth, I can't believe it's from the 60's

blue note jazz guy. great.

nice soothing sound, not something id usually listen to

I enjoyed this. Old jazz and big band vibe.

Like running through falls leaves on a wonderfully beautiful autumn day

I really enjoyed this album I have to say. So why the 3 stars? I’m not sure what other blue note stuff is coming up in this list, but if this record is in there then I know there’s gonna be stuff I enjoy more, or is more adventurous. Still a solid listen

Jazz I actually enjoyed. Not sure why.

just some great laid back jazz stuff. everyone performs well and the vibes are amazing. good shit

I like jazz but outside some of the big names my knowledge is poor. This record has a great laid back feel to it, background jazz but in the nicest way possible.

Jazz. Det bedste ved albumet et titlerne, og længden. Den får 2 fordi den kender sin besøgstid.

Blues-Jazz fusion. Det er sgu meget cool

Nice and bluesy jazz wholesomeness.

pretty standard jazz album, but i enjoyed it!

I really enjoyed this.

Maybe it’s because it came after a string of sub par albums, but I liked this more than I expected to. 3.5 rounded up to 4.

I liked this quite a bit in general, but a lot of it sounded the same. 3.5 rounded down.

Jazz that I really love. That organ sound is just soul cleansing. Very enjoyable! Cant wait to check out his xmas album

Really enjoyed this one. Very cool smooth sound. High 3.

Solid instrumental jazz album

this album first came into my life as a listening assignment from Mike LeDonne when he coached an organ quartet I was placed in during my grad school days with the exact instrumentation featured here. the sound of the Hammond organ, compared to a bassist plus a pianist, changed a lot about how I had to react as a member of a band, for a few reasons that are pretty apparent on this album. the Hammond is, in a certain way, a relic of a bygone era. in the fifties and sixties, they were a fixture of jazz bars and clubs owing to their economic value; a skilled organist does the job of two musicians for the price of one! however, the Hammond presents several challenges for the non-organists in the band. chief among these is the instrument's notoriously muddy low end, which can make it difficult for the drummer and guitarist to lock up with the organist's left-hand basslines. there's moments on this album where Jimmy Smith will speed just slightly ahead of drummer Donald Bailey and vice versa; this game of desynchronizing and recoupling just comes with the territory of organ grinding! as such, a lot of the repertoire that organ bands from this era gravitate to is in a soulful hard bop idiom, with simpler song forms that allow for that push and pull. there's perhaps no organist that typifies this sound, style and era better than "The Incredible" Smith, and this album in particular is a masterclass for anyone looking to play with a little more grease (which I, a suburban white kid, definitely needed to do at the time)! given that I'm usually paying the most attention to the saxophonist on any given album, I have to give it up to Stanley Turrentine, who plays a ton of great bebop phrasing with a heavy dose of the blues thrown in. I'm definitely still trying to cop his vibe whenever I play at these medium swing tempos. but Bailey and Kenny Burrell hold their own across this tracklist as well! Bailey's drumming is never too busy, and it's often deceptively technical, particularly on the title track, with its upbeats in the left foot. Burrell's role as rhythm guitarist is often very subtle, but he ties the entire band together flawlessly, and his solo spots are pure, understated genius. newer editions of this album append a version of "On the Sunny Side of the Street" to the end, and I'm never going to say no to that song! it sounds nice in G major. decent 8/10.

This album’s got a laid-back vibe that pulls you right in. The organ is rich and bluesy, almost like it's talking to you. The whole thing rolls out smooth and easy, kind of like a Ray Charles instrumental but with more of a soulful, late-night feel. It’s casual but confident, like it knows exactly what it’s doing without trying too hard.

3.9 1x cool short jazz organ (w sax) album

What a fine jazz album. Easy but fun listening.

A great 60s blues album. Fantastic to chill out to!

I did enjoy listening to this. But I put it on while painting a room. Can’t say any song jumped out at me as being essential. 3.5/5

This was pretty nice actually. If I'd known it was an instrumental jazz album going in I'd have had low expectations but it's quite a pleasant listen. Good background music for working to

Similar to Green Onions, but slightly more bareable. The sax was really cool

Really nice jazz!

I enjoyed listening to this. Also found one of his Christmas albums, and added that to my own list of music to listen to.

Not a bad album, although doesn’t give me the feeling that I like to feel when listening to music. Not to say all lyrics-less music is bad but this just isn’t for me

Etwas Saxofon, etwas Botempi Orgel und ganz viel Freestyle Jazz. Ich finde ein Hühnerstall klingt besser.

At first I worried about the prominence of the Hammond organ, but I enjoyed this quite a lot.

Very nice, perfect groovjazz

Great! Want to listen again

My immediate thought within seconds of pressing play is that this sounds like something that would play over a montage of Jimmy carrying out a scheme in Better Call Saul Nothing too crazy, just a nice relaxing time that settles into the background (in a good way). I find it quite hard to articulate what I like and dislike about jazz so I'll just say I appreciated the emphasis on the organ. If I had to guess, Jimmy Smith played a part in a lot of prog rock bands that followed shortly after this adopting the organ 3.5 Highlights: Back At The Chicken Shack

Pretty cool, pretty groovy, by my oh my, with so many albums what makes this one special? Fave? I guess Back At The Chicken Shack.

Definitely on the cool end of jazz - had me feeling like I'd stepped into a Steven Soderbergh movie - time to plan a casino heist! 😎 Fave track - "Back at the Chicken Shack"

Not for me. There was no progression, just some recorded Jazz sessions, which were boring and too long.

This was a really good album. Really nice old school jazz album that I vibed with. Plus, jimmy smith is from Norristown, PA which is even cooler!

good

Am I uncultured? I found this to be plain. old, boring, nice to listen to in the background jazz. I guess I’ll put this on when my aunts and uncles come over and we get wine drunk

You know, this was good as hell.

Wow... 5 total songs? Pretty blues-y/jazzy.

dead

Smooth background jazz

Jazz!

Thought this was a good album. Could say it was a little repetitive with the same underlying rhythm throughout but that didn't detract from the enjoyment, maybe enhanced it a little because it gave the music its own statement. I would place it in the genre of modern jazz as opposed to that of funk but who am I to argue that point 😅. A good listen

Yessss Hammond. Decent. Enjoyable. Blowing me away like Mingus? No. But definitely going into the repeat play list. Reminiscent of the sort of incidental music that would play behind cartoons like Pink Panther.

too crunchy for my taste

Quit with the jazz. Enough!

Funky organ-led jazz with a strong footing in blues. Goes down smooth.

Jazz eh? I found this to be good background music

Decent jazz. I liked it. Great sax work, which as I understand was actually Stanley Turrentine, not Jimmy Smith.

This is so good it’s almost a caricature of cool.

Very cool, made me think of Gregg Allman and afterwards found out why.

Cool jazzy album

A chill record.

Sexy

Class. Very influential.

Jazzy

Solid Jazz track that I would put on in the background while doing something else but nothing that jumped out at me or moved me.