Jimmy Smith – Bashin’: The Unpredictable Jimmy Smith (AS Verve 180g Vinyl LP)

Jimmy Smith’s Bashin’: The Unpredictable Jimmy Smith on 180g LP. Remastered and Transferred from Analog Tapes. Pressed at QRP and Packaged in Deluxe Gatefold Packaging.

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 point, reaching #21 on Billboard’s Hot 100 chart.

This Verve Series features transfers from analog tapes and remastered 180-gram vinyl in deluxe gatefold packaging.

Musicians:
Jimmy Smith – Organ
Doc Severinsen – Trumpet
Quentin Warren – Guitar
Donald Bailey – Drums

Side A:

1. Walk on the Wild Side
2. Ol’ Man River
3. In a Mellotone
4. Step Right Up

Side B:

1. Beggar for the Blues
2. Bashin’
3. I’m An Old Cowhand (From the Rio Grande)