Jimmy Smith - Bashin' - The Unpredictable Jimmy Smith (Acoustic Sounds Series) (LP)

Jimmy Smith's first album for Verve, recorded in 1962, 'Bashin'' features the organist in two very different configurations - the first with an Oliver Nelson-conducted big band (including up-and-coming trumpeter Doc Severinsen), and the second with Smith's regular trio with Quentin Warren (guitar) and Donald Bailey (drums). This historic set was a turning point for Smith's career, with the track 'Walk on the Wild Side' becoming his biggest hit to that point, reaching #21 on Billboard's Hot 100 chart.

Verve's Acoustic Sounds Series features transfers from analog tapes and remastered 180-gram vinyl in deluxe gatefold packaging.

1 Walk On the Wild Side
2 Ol' Man River
3 In a Mellotone
4 Step Right Up
5 Beggar for the Blues
6 Bashin'
7 I'm an Old Cow Hand (From the Rio Grande).