Six Views of the Blues
Studio album by
Jimmy Smith
Released1999
RecordedJuly 16, 1958
StudioVan Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ
GenreJazz
Length45:53
LabelBlue Note
ProducerAlfred Lion
Jimmy Smith chronology
Cool Blues
(1958)		 Six Views of the Blues
(1999)		 Home Cookin'
(1958-59)
Singles from Six Views of the Blues
  1. "The Swingin' Shepherd Blues"
    Released: 1958
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

Six Views of the Blues is an album by American jazz organist Jimmy Smith featuring performances recorded in 1958 but not released on the Blue Note label until 1999.[2] Originally the single "The Swingin' Shepherd Blues" was released in 1958 as Blue Note 45–1711.[3]

Reception

The Allmusic review by Ken Dryden awarded the album 3 stars, stating:

"this is great music that needs to be explored. Smith is still the master when it comes to slow blues on his instrument".[1]

Track listing

All compositions by Jimmy Smith except as indicated
  1. "St. Louis Blues" (W. C. Handy) – 8:38
  2. "The Swingin' Shepherd Blues" (Moe Koffman) – 3:55
  3. "Blues No. 1" – 6:25
  4. "Blues No. 3" – 7:10
  5. "Blues No. 4" – 10:45
  6. "Blues No. 2" – 9:00
  • Recorded at Rudy Van Gelder Studio in Hackensack, New Jersey, on July 16, 1958

Personnel

Musicians

Technical

References

  1. 1 2 Dryden, K. Allmusic Review accessed November 29, 2010.
  2. ↑ Blue Note discography accessed November 29, 2010
  3. ↑ "Blue Note Records Catalog: 45 rpm 1700 series". Retrieved December 7, 2017.
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