Jimmy Smith- Bashin: Unpredicable Jimmy Smith (Verve Acoustic Sound Series) [ VINYL LP ]

Jimmy Smith's first album for Verve, recorded in 1962, Bashin' features the organist in two very different configurations - the first with an Oliver Nelson-conducted big band (including up-and-coming trumpeter Doc Severinsen), and the second with Smith's regular trio with Quentin Warren (guitar) and Donald Bailey (drums.) This historic set was a turning point for Smith's career, with the track "Walk on the Wild Side" becoming his biggest hit to that point, reaching #21 on Billboard's Hot 100 chart. Verve Acoustic Sounds Series features transfers from analog tapes and remastered 180-gram vinyl in deluxe gatefold packaging.

    1 Walk on the Wild Side
    2 Ol' Man River
    3 In a Mellow Tone
    4 Step Right Up
    5 Beggar for the Blues
    6 Bashin'
    7 I'm An Old Cowhand (From the Rio Grande)