Bucket! is an album by American jazz organist Jimmy Smith featuring performances recorded in 1963 but not released on the Blue Note label until 1966.[1] The CD reissue added two tracks recorded at the same session as bonus tracks.

Bucket!
Studio album by
Released1966
RecordedFebruary 1, 1963
StudioVan Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
GenreJazz
Length45:08
LabelBlue Note
ProducerAlfred Lion
Jimmy Smith chronology
I'm Movin' On
(1963)
Bucket!
(1966)
Rockin' the Boat
(1963)

Reception

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The Allmusic review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine awarded the album 3 calling it:

"a pretty good record, one that hardcore fans will find satisfying after they've exhausted the greater Smith sessions, but not one that will captivate the attentions of anyone who isn't a dyed-in-the-wool Jimmy Smith aficionado".[2]

Professional ratings
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Allmusic     [2]

Track listing

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All compositions by Jimmy Smith except as indicated
  1. "Bucket" – 4:43
  2. "Careless Love" (W.C. Handy, Martha E. Koenig, Spencer Williams) – 3:53
  3. "3 for 4" – 4:49
  4. "Just Squeeze Me (But Please Don't Tease Me)" (Duke Ellington, Lee Gaines) – 5:44
  5. "Sassy Mae" – 4:20
  6. "Come Rain or Come Shine" (Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer) – 5:47
  7. "John Brown's Body" (Traditional) – 6:21

Bonus tracks on 2000 CD reissue

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  1. "Trouble in Mind" (Richard M. Jones) – 5:39
  2. "Sassy Mae" [alternate take] – 3:52
  • Recorded at Rudy Van Gelder Studio in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey on February 1, 1963

Personnel

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Musicians

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Technical

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References

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  1. ^ Blue Note discography accessed November 29, 2010
  2. ^ a b Erlewine, S. T. Allmusic Review accessed November 29, 2010