GROOVE ADDICT : THE INCREDIBLE JIMMY SMITH MIDNIGHT SPECIAL

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Read an article on a post Bob Stanley on Guardian

"In the summer, the scene would move en masse to Ostend, Belgium's equivalent to Blackpool. DJ Freddy Cousaert played at the Groove, a late night downstairs bar frequented by US marines, lovers of blues and soul music and tourists, it was Cousaert who later looked after Marvin Gaye during his 80s sejourn in Ostend. The music he played at the Groove included ska, Latin jazz and even Broadway songs such as Stranger in Paradise, or Whatever Lola Wants from Damn Yankees...."

lundi 23 novembre 2020

THE INCREDIBLE JIMMY SMITH MIDNIGHT SPECIAL

BLUE NOTE RECORDS 1960 BST 84078

Midnight Special is an album by American
jazz organist Jimmy Smith featuring performances
recorded in 1960 and released on the Blue Note label.
The album was recorded at the same session which
produced Back at the Chicken Shack (1960).

credits:

Drums – Donald Bailey
    Guitar – Kenny Burrell
    Organ – Jimmy Smith
    Saxophone – Stanley Turrentine

Recorded :

April 25, 1960
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs

tracks list:

A1 Midnight Special
A2 A Subtle One
B1 Jumpin' The Blues
B2 Why Was I Born
B3 One O'Clock Jump