Plays Pretty Just for You

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Plays Pretty Just for You
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Studio album by
Released1957
RecordedMay 8, 1957
StudioManhattan Towers, New York City
Genre Jazz
Length41:39
Label Blue Note
Producer Alfred Lion
Jimmy Smith chronology
The Sounds of Jimmy Smith
(1957)
Plays Pretty Just for You
(1957)
Jimmy Smith Trio + LD
(1957)
Singles from Plays Pretty Just for You
  1. "East of the Sun"
    Released: 1957

Plays Pretty Just for You is an album by American jazz organist Jimmy Smith featuring performances recorded in 1957 and released on the Blue Note label. [1]

Contents

Reception

The Allmusic review awarded the album 3 stars. [2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
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Track listing

  1. "The Nearness of You" (Hoagy Carmichael, Ned Washington) – 5:44
  2. "The Jitterbug Waltz" (Fats Waller) – 4:57
  3. "East of the Sun" (Brooks Bowman) – 6:06
  4. "Autumn in New York" (Vernon Duke) – 4:24
  5. "Penthouse Serenade (When We're Alone)" (Val Burton, Will Jason) – 5:29
  6. "The Very Thought of You" (Ray Noble) – 4:29
  7. "I Can't Get Started" (Duke, Ira Gershwin) – 4:48
  8. "Old Devil Moon" (E. Y. Harburg, Burton Lane) – 5:42
  • Recorded at Manhattan Towers in New York City on May 8, 1957

Personnel

Musicians

Technical

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References

  1. Blue Note discography accessed November 25, 2010
  2. 1 2 Allmusic Review accessed November 25, 2010