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The Incredible Jimmy Smith (subtitled Jimmy Smith at the Organ Vol. 3) is the third album by American jazz organist Jimmy Smith featuring performances recorded in 1956 and released on the Blue Note label.[1] The album was rereleased on CD combined with Smith's previous two LP's A New Sound... A New Star... and A New Sound A New Star: Jimmy Smith at the Organ Volume 2.

The Incredible Jimmy Smith at the Organ
Studio album by Jimmy Smith
Released	1956
Recorded	June 17 & 18, 1956
Studio	Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ
Genre	Jazz
Length	66:01
Label	Blue Note
Producer	Alfred Lion
Jimmy Smith chronology
A New Sound A New Star: Jimmy Smith at the Organ Volume 2 (1956) The Incredible Jimmy Smith at the Organ (1956) At Club Baby Grand (1956)
Singles from The Incredible Jimmy Smith at the Organ
"I Cover the Waterfront" Released: 1957

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	(CD reissue) [3]

The Allmusic review by Steve Leggett awarded the album 4 stars calling it:

"one of his most energetic and varied albums".[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Jimmy Smith except as indicated

1. "Judo Mambo" – 5:31
2. "Willow Weep for Me" (Ann Ronell) – 5:41
3. "Lover, Come Back to Me" (Oscar Hammerstein II, Sigmund Romberg) – 6:42
4. "Well, You Needn't" (Thelonious Monk) – 6:23
5. "Fiddlin' the Minors" – 5:08
6. "Autumn Leaves" (Joseph Kosma, Johnny Mercer, Jacques Prévert) – 4:43
7. "I Cover the Waterfront" (Johnny Green, Edward Heyman) – 3:38

Bonus tracks on 2005 CD reissue

8. "Jamey" – 6:00
9. "My Funny Valentine" (Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers) – 6:20
10. "I Can't Give You Anything But Love" (Dorothy Fields, Jimmy McHugh) – 4:48
11. "Slightly Monkish" – 5:27

• Recorded at Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey on June 17 (tracks 2, 6, 8 & 9) and June 18 (tracks 1, 3-5, 7, 10 & 11), 1956

Personnel

Musicians

• Jimmy Smith – organ
• Thornel Schwartz – guitar
• Donald Bailey – drums

Technical

• Alfred Lion – producer
• Rudy Van Gelder – engineer
• Reid Miles – cover design
• Francis Wolff – photography
• Leonard Feather – liner notes

References

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