Jimmy Smith – Prayer Meetin: Blue Note Tone Poet Series (180g Vinyl LP)

Tone Poet offer is available only for in-store purchases or pick-up.

Jimmy Smith revolutionized the use of a Hammond B-3 organ. Arguably his finest moments, the sessions with Stanley Turrentine (tenor saxophone) helped define jazz. 1964’s Prayer Meetin’ is brimming with the bluesy grooves that made their collaborations classics. Highlights include “Red Top” and the title track’s incredible interplay, while Turrentine delivers a ballad tour-de-force on “I Almost Lost My Mind.”

Blue Note Records has announced the continuation of the acclaimed Tone Poet Audiophile Vinyl Reissue Series in 2020. Launched in 2019 in honor of the label’s 80th Anniversary, the Tone Poet series is produced by Joe Harley (from Music Matters) and features all-analog, 180g audiophile vinyl reissues that are mastered from the original master tapes by Kevin Gray of Cohearent Audio. Tone Poet vinyl is manufactured at RTI in Camarillo, CA, and packaged in deluxe Stoughton Printing “Old Style” gatefold Tip-On jackets. The titles were once again handpicked by Harley and cover the crème de la crème of the Blue Note catalog along with underrated classics, modern era standouts, and albums from other labels under the Blue Note umbrella including Pacific Jazz and United Artists Records. Every aspect of these Blue Note/Tone Poet releases is done to the highest-possible standard. It means that you will never find a superior version.

Musicians:
Jimmy Smith, organ
Stanley Turrentine, tenor saxophone
Quentin Warren, guitar
Donald Bailey, drums

Features:
• Blue Note Tone Poet Series
• Curated by Music Matters co-founder Joe Harley
• Audiophile-quality 180g vinyl LP
• All-analog mastering (direct from the master tapes) by Kevin Gray
• Manufactured at Record Technology Incorporated
• Deluxe gatefold jacket packaging