The Sermon

Jimmy Smith · 1958 (year to be confirmed)

Context

Composition by organist Jimmy Smith that fills all of side 1 of the album The Sermon!, a little over twenty minutes. It was recorded on February 25, 1958, with Lee Morgan, Lou Donaldson, Tina Brooks, Kenny Burrell, and Art Blakey, then released by Blue Note in December 1959. The record received a favorable reception from AllMusic, which sees in it a good example of the talents of Smith and his group.

In the genealogy of jazz

This track belongs to Soul jazz, boogaloo. Among the origins and influences of Soul jazz, boogaloo: Hard bop, Jump blues, R&B, Gospel.

By the same artist

• Back at the Chicken Shack (1960)

Sources

• EN: The Sermon (Jimmy Smith album)

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