Rockin' the Boat

Rockin' the Boat
Studio album by Jimmy Smith
Released	1963
Recorded	February 7, 1963
Genre	Jazz
Length	38:29
Label	Blue Note
Producer	Alfred Lion
Jimmy Smith chronology
Bucket! (1963) Rockin' the Boat (1963) Prayer Meetin' (1963)

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]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[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 - tambourine (tracks 2, 3 & 6)

References