Bucket!
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Bucket! |
| type | Album |
| artist | Jimmy Smith |
| cover | Bucket!.jpg |
| released | 1966 |
| recorded | February 1, 1963 |
| studio | Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ |
| genre | Jazz |
| length | 45:08 |
| label | Blue Note |
| producer | Alfred Lion |
| chronology | Jimmy Smith |
| prev_title | I'm Movin' On |
| prev_year | 1963 |
| next_title | Rockin' the Boat |
| next_year | 1963 |
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| name = Bucket! | type = Album | artist = Jimmy Smith | cover = Bucket!.jpg | alt = | released = 1966 | recorded = February 1, 1963 | venue = | studio = Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ | genre = Jazz | length = 45:08 | label = Blue Note | producer = Alfred Lion | chronology = Jimmy Smith | prev_title = I'm Movin' On | prev_year = 1963 | next_title = Rockin' the Boat | next_year = 1963
Bucket! is an album by American jazz organist Jimmy Smith featuring performances recorded in 1963 but not released on the Blue Note label until 1966. The CD reissue added two tracks recorded at the same session as bonus tracks.
Reception
The Allmusic review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine awarded the album 3 calling it: | rev1 = Allmusic | rev1Score =
Track listing
:All compositions by Jimmy Smith except as indicated
- "Bucket" – 4:43
- "Careless Love" (W.C. Handy, Martha E. Koenig, Spencer Williams) – 3:53
- "3 for 4" – 4:49
- "Just Squeeze Me (But Please Don't Tease Me)" (Duke Ellington, Lee Gaines) – 5:44
- "Sassy Mae" – 4:20
- "Come Rain or Come Shine" (Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer) – 5:47
- "John Brown's Body" (Traditional) – 6:21
Bonus tracks on 2000 CD reissue
- "Trouble in Mind" (Richard M. Jones) – 5:39
- "Sassy Mae" [alternate take] – 3:52
- Recorded at Rudy Van Gelder Studio in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey on February 1, 1963
Personnel
Musicians
Technical
- Alfred Lion – producer
- Rudy Van Gelder – engineer
- Reid Miles – cover design
- Jean-Pierre Leloir – photography
- Leonard Feather – liner notes
References
References
- [http://www.jazzdisco.org/blue-note-records/catalog-4200-series/#blp-4235 Blue Note discography] accessed November 29, 2010
- Erlewine, S. T. [{{AllMusic
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