Plain Talk (album)

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Plain Talk
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Studio album by
ReleasedApril 1968
RecordedMarch 22, 1960
Studio Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs
Genre Jazz blues
Length38:21
Label Blue Note
BST 84296
Producer Alfred Lion
Jimmy Smith chronology
Stay Loose
(1968)
Plain Talk
(1968)
Livin' It Up!
(1968)

Plain Talk is a studio album by American jazz organist Jimmy Smith featuring performances recorded in 1960 but not released on the Blue Note label until 1968. [1] The album was rereleased on CD combined with Open House (1960) in 1992 compiling all the recordings from the session.

Contents

Reception

The Allmusic review by Michael Erlewine awarded the album 4 stars calling it "a fast-paced studio jam session". [2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
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Track listing

  1. "Big Fat Mama" (Lucky Millinder, Stafford Simon) – 11:12
  2. "My One and Only Love" (Robert Mellin, Guy Wood) – 5:14
  3. "Plain Talk" (Jimmy Smith) – 15:24
  4. "Time After Time" (Cahn, Styne) – 6:31

Personnel

Musicians

Technical

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References

  1. Blue Note discography accessed November 26, 2010
  2. 1 2 Erlewine, M. Allmusic Review accessed November 26, 2010