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




Francis Wolff