Home Cookin’ (Classic Vinyl Series): Vinyl LP

The IncredibleJimmy Smithwas a self-taught keyboard virtuoso who gave up the piano in 1954 in favor of the Hammond B3 organ, setting up shop in a warehouse in Philadelphia and woodshedding for a year before emerging with a revolutionary approach to the instrument that immediately caught the earAlfred Lion. The Blue Note founder recorded the B3 innovator as often as he could between 1956-1963 in a range of different settings and released a tremendous run of albums that laid the foundation for the Soul Jazz movement. Drawn from three different sessions recorded in 1958-1959, Home Cookin featured Smith in a quartet with tenor saxophonistPercy France, guitaristKenny Burrell, and drummerDonald Bailey, and it stands as one of the most deeply soulful albums Smith ever made. The band gives a soul jazz symposium on this seven-song set that includes covers of tunes byMa Rainey,Ray Charles, andJimmy McGriffalong with originals by Smith and Burrell.

This Classic Vinyl Edition is all-analog, mastered byKevin Grayfrom the original master tapes, and pressed on 180g vinyl at Optimal.

Tracklist:
Side A
1. See See Rider
2. Sugar Hill
3. I Got A Woman

Side B
1. Messin’ Around
2. Gracie
3. Come On Baby
4. Motorin’ Along