Midnight Special

Jimmy Smith | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 25, 1990)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Blue Note Records
• ASIN: B000005HC8
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #82,970 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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21 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of his best, and Turrentine is hot., May 27, 2000

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Thomas Aikin (San Diego, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Midnight Special (Audio CD)

Midnight Special was culled from the same recording session that produced Back to the Chicken Shack. If you're familiar with that session you may as well just click the purchase button now because this disc is comparably smoking. Like Back At The Chicken Shack the man who puts this disc over the top is Stanley Turrentine. His solo are riotous romps of bluesy honks. Smith keeps it fairly mellow on his solos, but is in the usual form. The original tunes are catchy and the standards are excellent renditions. Basically, an essential recording for any fan of Jimmy Smith, Stanley Turrentine or soul jazz in general.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Another Masterpiece!, November 24, 2004

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j. - See all my reviews

This review is from: Midnight Special (Audio CD)

"Midnight Special" is the lesser-known sister album of Jimmy Smith's monumental "Back at the Chicken Shack." The "Midnight Special" album has exactly the same sound (lineup) and the songs on "Midnight Special" seem to pick up right where "Chicken Shack" left off. Jimmy shines as master of his art, making jamming on the electric organ sound as easy as walking. He's bluesy, funky, and bopping all at the same time. And if the electric organ is the heart of this album, then the saxophone is the soul. There simply isn't a bad note on this album, and it's a shame it isn't remembered with as much popularity and praise as "Chicken Shack." It's just as good.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Quintessential, August 23, 2004

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Andrew Stevenson "Drew" (Union Springs, New York) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Midnight Special (Audio CD)

"Midnight Special" and "Back At The Chicken Shack," both featuring the same line-up (Jimmy Smith - organ, Stanley Turrentine - tenor saxophone, Kenny Burrell - guitar, and Donald Bailey - drums,) are the quintessential organ / tenor sax recordings. Which is better? Well they were both recorded at the same place on the same day so they should be treated as one. In other words, buy them both!