Rockin' The Boat [Remaster]

Performer: Jimmy Smith (Organ)
Artist: Lou Donaldson
Engineer: Rudy Van Gelder
Producer: Alfred Lion; Michael Cuscuna (Reissue)
Distributor: EMI Music Distribution

Notes: Personnel: Jimmy Smith (organ); Lou Donaldson (alto saxophone); Quentin Warren (guitar); Donald Bailey (drums); John Patton (tambourine). Recorded at the Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey on February 7, 1963. Includes liner notes by Leonard Feather and Bob Blumenthal. This is part of Blue Note's RVG series. Personnel: Jimmy Smith (organ); Quentin Warren (guitar); Lou Donaldson (alto saxophone); Donald Bailey (drums); Big John Patton (tambourine). Audio Remasterer: Rudy Van Gelder. Liner Note Authors: Leonard Feather; Bob Blumenthal. Recording information: New Jersey (02/02/1963); New York, NY (02/02/1963); Van Gelder Studios, Englewood Cliffs, NJ (02/02/1963). Photographer: Francis Wolff. Organist Jimmy Smith's next-to-last LP for Blue Note after a very extensive seven-year period is up to his usual level. With altoist Lou Donaldson joining Smith's regular group (which included guitarist Quentin Warren and drummer Donald Bailey), the quartet swings with soul on such fine numbers as "When My Dream Boat Comes Home," "Can Heat," "Please Send Me Someone to Love" and "Just a Closer Walk with Thee." With the exception of the closing ballad, "Trust in Me," all seven of the selections are closely related to the blues. ~ Scott Yanow

Though he was a late bloomer (he didn't start playing organ until age 28), Jimmy Smith is the single most influential figure in the history of jazz organ. He was the pioneering force in making the organ a lead instrument. And while he had bebop chops aplenty, his blues/R&B influences and preference for space over clutter also made him an icon of the subsequent acid jazz movement. Though his heyday was in the 1960s, the larger-than-life organist blazed ahead for decades afterward, until his death in February 2005.

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