Smooth Sailing (Arnett Cobb album)

Smooth Sailing
Studio album by Arnett Cobb
Released	1960
Recorded	February 27, 1959
Studio	Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ
Genre	Jazz
Length	36:30
Label	Prestige PRLP 7184
Producer	Esmond Edwards
Arnett Cobb chronology
Blow Arnett, Blow (1959) Smooth Sailing (1960) Party Time (1959)

Smooth Sailing is an album by the saxophonist Arnett Cobb recorded in 1959 for the Prestige label and released in 1960. ^[1]

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[3]

The Allmusic review awarded the album 3 stars and stated: "Arnett Cobb's solos are typically emotional and generally exciting during the fine set". ^[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Arnett Cobb except where noted

1. "Charmaine" (Erno Rapee, Lew Pollack) – 4:23
2. "Cobb's Mob" (George Duvivier) – 4:44
3. "I Don't Stand a Ghost of a Chance with You" (Bing Crosby, Ned Washington, Victor Young) – 4:44
4. "Let's Split" – 3:44
5. "Blues Around Dusk" (Osie Johnson) – 8:18
6. "Smooth Sailing" – 5:01
7. "(I'm Left with the) Blues in My Heart" (Irving Mills, Benny Carter) – 5:36

Personnel

• Arnett Cobb – tenor saxophone
• Buster Cooper – trombone
• Austin Mitchell – organ
• George Duvivier – bass
• Osie Johnson – drums

References

1. Prestige Records discography, accessed April 3, 2013.
2. Yanow, Scott, Allmusic Review, accessed April 3, 2013.
3. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 262. ISBN   978-0-141-03401-0.