| Angel Eyes: Ballads & Slow Jams | ||||
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| Released | November 5, 1996 | |||
| Recorded | January 25–26, 1995 | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 47:12 | |||
| Label | Verve | |||
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Angel Eyes: Ballads & Slow Jams is a 1996 album by the American jazz organist Jimmy Smith. The album was Smith's penultimate album, and his last recording for five years. [1] [2]
On the Billboard Top Jazz Album charts Angel Eyes: Ballads & Slow Jams peaked at number 22. [3]
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album three stars and wrote that "Despite the constant changing of instrumentation, the results (although pleasant) are uneventful and somewhat predictable. Good for late-night background music rather than for close listening." [1]
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