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

Rockin' the Boat
Studio album by
Released1963
RecordedFebruary 7, 1963
StudioVan Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
GenreJazz
Length38:29
LabelBlue Note
ProducerAlfred Lion
Jimmy Smith chronology
Bucket!
(1963)
Rockin' the Boat
(1963)
Prayer Meetin'
(1963)
Singles from Rockin' the Boat
  1. "Can Heat"
    Released: January 1964

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [3]
DownBeat     [2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz    [4]

The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow stated:

"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".[3]

Track listing

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  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" (Jimmy Smith) – 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 Me" (Milton Ager, Jean Schwartz, Ned Wever) – 4:56
  • Recorded at Van Gelder Studio in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey on February 7, 1963

Personnel

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Musicians

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Technical

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Chart performance

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Album

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Chart (1963) Peak
position
Total
weeks
U.S. Billboard 200 62[5] 8

References

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  1. ^ Blue Note discography accessed November 26, 2010
  2. ^ DownBeat:December 5, 1963 Vol. 30, No.31
  3. ^ a b Yanow, S. AllMusic Review accessed November 26, 2010
  4. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1312. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
  5. ^ "Billboard 200 - Jimmy Smith". Retrieved December 14, 2017.