Jimmy Smith - Bashin': The Unpredictable Jimmy Smith

 

Acoustic Sounds Series reissues from Verve/Universal Music Enterprises!

Monthly releases highlighting the world's most historic and best jazz records!

Mastered by Matthew Lutthans at The Mastering Lab from the original analog tapes

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Stoughton Printing gatefold old-style tip-on jackets

Series supervised by Chad Kassem CEO of Acoustic Sounds

Bashin': The Unpredictable Jimmy Smith marks a classic turning point — Jimmy Smith's explosive 1962 debut for Verve Records, where the Hammond B-3 master steps out in front of a roaring Oliver Nelson-arranged big band and proves he can swing with any ensemble at full throttle.

From the opening notes, this album crackles with energy. Smith's unmistakable grit and groove meet Nelson's bold, sophisticated charts, creating a powerhouse session that rewrites what organ-driven jazz can sound like. The first four tracks bring the fire with an ensemble packed with future Tonight Show legends Doc Severinsen and Ed Shaughnessy — players who match Smith's intensity punch for punch.

Bashin' is essential: the sound of an artist leveling up, expanding his palette, and delivering some of the most electrifying big-band organ work ever put to tape.

 

Side A

1. Walk On The Wild Side

2. Ol' Man River

3. In A Mellotone

4. Step Right Up

Side B

1. Beggar For The Blues

2. Bashin'

3. I'm An Old Cowhand (From The Rio Grande)

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