Rockin' the Boat

Rockin' the Boat is an album by American jazz organist Jimmy Smith featuring performances recorded in 1963 and released on the Blue Note label.^[1]

Reception

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4 stars stating "Organist Jimmy Smith's next-to-last LP for Blue Note after a very extensive seven-year period is up to his usual level... the quartet swings with soul".^[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Jimmy Smith except as indicated

1. "When My Dreamboat Comes Home" (Cliff Friend, Dave Franklin) - 7:29
2. "Pork Chop" (Lou Donaldson) - 7:39
3. "Matilda, Matilda!" (Harry Thomas) - 2:59
4. "Can Heat" - 5:24
5. "Please Send Me Someone to Love" (Percy Mayfield) - 6:14
6. "Just a Closer Walk With Thee" (Traditional) - 3:48
7. "Trust in Time" (Wever-Ager Schwartz) - 4:56

• Recorded at Rudy Van Gelder Studio in Hackensack, New Jersey on February 7, 1963

Personnel

• Jimmy Smith – organ
• Lou Donaldson - alto saxophone
• Quentin Warren – guitar
• Donald Bailey – drums
• "Big" John Patton - tamborine (tracks 2, 3 & 6)

References