Kenny BURRELL & Jimmy SMITH - Blue Bash! 1963

Kenny BURRELL & Jimmy SMITH - Blue Bash! 1963
Label: Verve
Audio CD: April 27, 1999

Jazz

Kenny Burrell's smooth, tasteful guitar work and Jimmy Smith's intense, fire-breathing approach to the Hammond organ have been complementing each other, and delighting audiences, since the two first recorded together in 1957. Put together over three days in three different studios with various rhythm sections during Smith's spare time while he was working on a big-band album in the summer of 1963. Blue Bash! captures the Burrell-Smith chemistry at its best. The alternative and breakdown takes included here offer further insight into this long-running and productive musical partership.
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When two blues masters like Burrell and Smith team up (something they'd been doing since 1957), you know you're in for a treat. I'm glad this finally made it on to CD because my LP copy was just about worn out, especially BLUES FOR DEL, a terrific downhome blues track. It was written for dj Del Shields, one of the better jazz djs working out of NYC in the mid-60's, and he used this recording as background music. The title track and FEVER are also excellent. It's also one of James Oscar Smith's last complete jazz albums before falling completely down the commercial rathole. Recommended.
By  Bomojaz.
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Kenny Burrell's smooth, tasteful guitar work and Jimmy Smith's intense, fire-breathing approach to the Hammond organ have been complementing each other, and delighting audiences, since the two first recorded together in 1957. Put together over three days in three different studios with various rhythm sections during Smith's spare time while he was working on a big-band album in the summer of 1963. Blue Bash! captures the Burrell-Smith chemistry at its best. The alternative and breakdown takes included here offer further insight into this long-running and productive musical partership.
Original recordings produced by Creed Taylor.

Recorded July 16, 1963 at Van Gelder Recording Studio (tracks 1, 7, 11, 12, and 14), July 25, 1963 at Bell Sound Studios, New York City (tracks 2-4, 6, 8-10, and 13), July 29, 1963 at A&R Recording, New York City (track 5).
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Burrell- Guitar
Jimmy Smith- Hammond organ
George Duvivier, Milt Hinton- Bass
Bill English, Mel Lewis- Drums
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01. Blue Bash  5:07
002. Travelin'  5:29
3. Fever  5:36
04. Blues for Del  6:17
05. EAsy Living  2:56                          
06. Soft Winds  5:44
07. Kenny's Sound  4:21
08. Travelin' (alt. take)  3:47
09. Fever (alt. take)  3:07
10. Soft Winds (alt. take)  5:12
11. Kenny's Sound (alt. take)  4:04
12. Easy living (alt. version)  5:27
13. Travelin' (breakdown take)  1:45
14. Kenny's sound (alt take 2)  4:29
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