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The “Incredible” Jimmy Smith was a self-taught keyboard virtuoso who decided in 1954 to give up the piano to devote himself entirely to the Hammond B3 organ. He settled in a warehouse in Philadelphia and played for a year before attracting attention with his revolutionary approach to the instrument, which immediately caught the attention of Alfred Lion. Between 1956 and 1963, the founder of Blue Note recorded the B3 innovator as often as possible in a variety of contexts and released an extraordinary series of albums with him that laid the foundation for the soul jazz movement. “Midnight Special” is one of two albums recorded in a single day by Jimmy Smith (the other is “Back At The Chicken Shack”), featuring strong musicians such as Stanley Turrentine on tenor saxophone, Kenny Burrell on guitar, Donald Bailey on drums, and, of course, Jimmy Smith on organ. AllMusic awarded the groovy soul jazz and hard bop with a rich dose of blues offered by “Midnight Special” the highly rare top rating!
As part of the extremely popular “Blue Note 85th Anniversary Reissue Series” Universal Music Japan presents the sonically impressive remastering of this jazz classic by the legendary Kevin Gray, who is also responsible for Blue Note US's analog reissues such as “Tone Poet” and “Classic Vinyl” – as a limited Japan only UHQCD with OBI stripe. The original recording session for “Midnight Special” took place on April 25, 1960 at Rudy Van Gelder Studio in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey.
1. Midnight Special2. A Subtle One3. Jumpin' The Blues4. Why Was I Born5. One O'Clock Jump