Crazy! Baby is an album by American jazz organist Jimmy Smith, recorded on January 4, 1960 and released on Blue Note later that year.[1]
| Crazy! Baby | ||||
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| Released | 1960 | |||
| Recorded | January 4, 1960 | |||
| Studio | Van Gelder Studio Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 51:54 (CD) | |||
| Label | Blue Note | |||
| Producer | Alfred Lion | |||
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| Singles from Crazy! Baby | ||||
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Production and recording edit
It was the first album Smith recorded at Rudy Van Gelder's studio in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey.
Reception edit
The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow states, "Smith is heard in peak form... Despite claims and some strong challenges by others, there has never been a jazz organist on the level of Jimmy Smith."[2]
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz |  [3] |
Track listing edit
Side 1 edit
- "When Johnny Comes Marching Home" (Traditional) – 7:58
- "Makin' Whoopee" (Walter Donaldson, Gus Kahn) – 4:57
- "A Night in Tunisia" (Dizzy Gillespie) – 5:40
Side 2 edit
- "Sonnymoon for Two" (Sonny Rollins) – 7:15
- "Mack the Knife" (Bertolt Brecht, Kurt Weill) – 4:58
- "What's New?" (Bob Haggart, Johnny Burke) – 3:50
- "Alfredo" (Jimmy Smith) – 4:30
CD reissue bonus tracks edit
- "If I Should Lose You" (Ralph Rainger, Leo Robin) – 6:26
- "When Lights Are Low" (Benny Carter, Spencer Williams) – 5:38
Personnel edit
Musicians edit
- Jimmy Smith – organ
- Quentin Warren – guitar
- Donald Bailey – drums
Technical edit
- Alfred Lion – producer
- Rudy Van Gelder – recording engineer, mastering
- Reid Miles – design
- Bob Ganley – photography
- Leonard Feather – liner notes
References edit
- ^ Blue Note discography accessed November 26, 2010
- ^ a b Yanow, S. AllMusic Review accessed November 26, 2010
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1312. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.