Jimmy Smith‘s ‘The Sermon!’ is an album recorded on August 25, 1957 and February 25, 1958 and released in 1959 by Blue Note.

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Track listing : 1.The Sermon (Jimmy Smith) – 20:12 . 2.J.O.S. (Jimmy Smith) – 11:56 . 3.Flamingo (Edmund Anderson, Ted Grouya) – 08:02 .


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Musicians : Jimmy Smith – organ . Lee Morgan – trumpet . Lou Donaldson – alto saxophone on (1 – 3) . Tina Brooks – tenor saxophone on (1 – 3) . Kenny Burrell – guitar on (1 – 3) . Art Blakey – drums on (1 – 3) . George Coleman – alto saxophone on (2) . Eddie McFadden – guitar on (2) . Donald Bailey – drums on (2) .

Production Produced by Alfred Lion . Rudy Van Gelder – Engineer .

Package : Bob Blumenthal – Liner Notes . Michael Cuscuna – Liner Notes . Ira Gitler – Liner Notes . Francis Wolff asterisques RVM – Cover Photo, Photography . Bob Blumenthal – Liner Notes .

Recorded August 25, 1957 & February 25, 1958 at Manhattan Towers, New York City .

Released in 1959 by Blue Note.

(Source Jimmy Smith – The Sermon! | Jimmy Smith @ wikipedia)

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jazz.com
The Sermon‘ is a straight-ahead, 12-bar blues in which everyone solos. It also was the tune that proved, once and for all, that the organ is not a gimmick as a jazz instrument. […]

The Hard Bop Homepage
The session closes with the magic, rarified track that has become one of the most famous pieces of recorded jazz: “The Sermon,” a relaxed twelve-bar blues line inspired by and dedicated to Horace Silver. Time is suspended as all three hornmen, Smith and Burrell weave magnificently soulful and intelligent solos that mesmerize the listener. […]

All About Jazz
While it is certainly a stellar example of Jimmy Smith’s concept, it’s even more novel as a document of the fledgling careers of Lee Morgan, George Colemanand the overlooked tenor player Tina Brooks. […]

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