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Title: A Good Jimmy Smith Starter CD
Review: The Time: 1964The Place: Englewood Cliffs, NJThe Personnel: Jimmy Smith, Hammond B-3 Organ, Kenny Burrell, Guitar, Donald Bailey, Drums, and Percy France on Sax.For about a week in late 1964, these four men made musical history. This wasn't the best of Jimmy Smith's lineups (he had Stanley Turrentine, Grady Tate, and others), but there are two terrific songs on this CD.The first is Messin' Around, a shuffle blues thing with a nice bluesy feel. But the highlight of the CD is "Gracie" which ends with one of the more unique fade outs I've ever heard, which was part manual (musicians playing softer) and part electronic, with Rudy Van Gelder lowering the volume, while Jimmy Smith plays this riff ever and ever quieter.
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