At the Organ 3 [Original recording remastered]

Jimmy Smith | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 2, 2005)
• Original Release Date: 2005
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Original recording remastered
• Label: Blue Note Records
• ASIN: B000A2H7T0
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #376,338 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3.0 out of 5 stars Jimmy Smith's Third Blue Note Album on CD, February 19, 2012

By 

D.R.L. (Austin, Texas, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: At the Organ 3 (Audio CD)

~ This CD contains Jimmy's third Blue Note album (Blue Note 1525), his follow-up to "A New Sound, A New Star - Jimmy Smith at the Organ Volumes One and Two" (Blue Note Album 1512 & 1514). You can obtain the same material plus an additional 17 tracks for a approximately the same cost on the Blue Note 2-CD set New Sound New Star.

~ The reason for the 3-star rating is not because of the music, but it is because of the value - why pay more money for less music, when Blue Note offers more music for less money. See my review of New Sound New Star

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars James Oscar Smith, December 26, 2006

By 

Bomojaz (South Central PA, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: At the Organ 3 (Audio CD)

Jimmy Smith was an early Blue Note staple, almost always recording with a trio at first. That's the case here, with Thornel Schwartz on guitar and Donald Bailey on drums. Smith is among the most playful of jazz artists and two tunes (I COVER THE WATERFRONT and MOSTLY MONKISH) feature this side of Jimmy wonderfully. WATERFRONT sounds like a completely different tune as Jimmy fools around with it, and MONKISH is definitely that, though with Smith playing with tongue very much in cheek. FIDDLIN' THE MINORS finds Jimmy almost on fire as he works his way through the riff tune, and I CAN'T GIVE YOU ANYTHING BUT LOVE has a solid medium groove going in it. Perhaps it's just my ears but the Hammond organ would gain a warmer less buzzing-bee sound in just a few years after these 1956 recordings were made. Still, they're wonderful early Jimmy Smith trio sides, foundation stones of what would develop into a prestigious career in jazz.

0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars saywhatjack, December 19, 2010

By 

Jack Higgins - See all my reviews

Amazon Verified Purchase

This review is from: At the Organ 3 (Audio CD)

Jimmy is in his prime on this performance. A must have for all us Jimmy Smith fans. I like to put the music on and turn off most of the lights and feel as if I'm there. What a feeling ! ..