Description
Jimmy Smiths 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 Smiths regular trio with Quentin Warren (guitar) and Donald Bailey (drums) This historic set was a turning point for Smiths career, with the track Walk on the Wild Side becoming his biggest hit to that point, reaching #21 on Billboards Hot 100 chart.
Verves Acoustic Sounds Series features transfers from analog tapes and remastered 180-gram vinyl in deluxe gatefold packaging.
Tracklist:
Side 1
Walk On The Wild Side
Ol’ Man River
In A Mellotone
Step Right Up
Side 2
Beggar For The Blues
Bashin’
I’m An Old Cowhand (From The Rio Grande)
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