Plain Talk is a studio album by American jazz organist Jimmy Smith featuring performances recorded in 1960 but not released on the Blue Note label until 1968.[1] The album was rereleased on CD combined with Open House (1960) in 1992 compiling all the recordings from the session.
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| Released | April 1968 | |||
| Recorded | March 22, 1960 | |||
| Studio | Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs | |||
| Genre | Jazz blues | |||
| Length | 38:21 | |||
| Label | Blue Note BST 84296 | |||
| Producer | Alfred Lion | |||
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Reception
editThe Allmusic review by Michael Erlewine awarded the album 4 stars calling it "a fast-paced studio jam session".[2]
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic | [2] |
Track listing
edit- "Big Fat Mama" (Lucky Millinder, Stafford Simon) – 11:12
- "My One and Only Love" (Robert Mellin, Guy Wood) – 5:14
- "Plain Talk" (Jimmy Smith) – 15:24
- "Time After Time" (Cahn, Styne) – 6:31
Personnel
editMusicians
edit- Jimmy Smith – organ
- Blue Mitchell – trumpet (tracks 1, 2, 3; feature track 2)
- Jackie McLean – alto saxophone (track 3)
- Ike Quebec – tenor saxophone (tracks 1, 3, 4; feature track 4)
- Quentin Warren – guitar
- Donald Bailey – drums
Technical
edit- Alfred Lion – producer
- Rudy Van Gelder – engineer
- Photomedia – photography
- Nat Hentoff – liner notes
References
edit- ^ Blue Note discography accessed November 26, 2010
- ^ a b Erlewine, M. Allmusic Review accessed November 26, 2010