Smith, Jimmy - Bashin' - The Unpredictable Jimmy Smith (Verve Acoustic Sounds Series) (180 Gram Vinyl) Splatter Vinyl) (RSD 2024)

Smith, Jimmy - Bashin' - The Unpredictable Jimmy Smith (Verve Acoustic Sounds Series) (180 Gram Vinyl) Splatter Vinyl) (RSD 2024)Jimmy Smith's first album for Verve, recorded in 1962, Bashin' features the organist in two very different configurations the first with an Oliver Nelson conducted big band (including up and coming trumpeter Doc Severinsen), and the second with Smith's regular trio with Quentin Warren (guitar) and Donald Bailey (drums.) This historic set was a turning point for Smith's career, with the track "Walk on the Wild Side" becoming his biggest hit to that

Before the Flood buries any notion of limits

the album had key tracks like "Wheels" and the ever popular "No Phone

Limited clear blue vinyl colored vinyl LP pressing

"New America"

The stubbornest husk falls away

" this tracklist showcases Wilco's talent for crafting emotionally impactful music using a distinctive range of sounds and styles

The story behind this album

You'll play this once and find yourself continually playing it again in succession

Although the album was released on the Swedish label Gravitation without the help of widespread distribution

in-jokes and innuendos

is a collection of standards (as well as one original) and features her singular voice

the Philadelphia-based project of Adam Granduciel