More Hammond, but this time we’re back in the jazz genre, and here the Hammond shares the limelight with the sax (played by Stanley Turrentine), playing (I guess...) a kind of cool variant with be-bop stylings for the solos. As with a lot of jazz, there are only four tracks on the album (with a bonus fifth, Sunny Side of the Street, on the re-release). And it does what jazz does – start on a recognisable riff, then wander off, come back, wander off again, play with the theme, eventually returning to the original riff.
All very accomplished, and not a bad listen to be honest, but not one I’d return to very soon. I note that this comes somewhere in the middle of Smith’s recording career, and was actually recorded in 1960 at the same time as a bunch of tracks on the 1962 release Midnight Special.
It’s interesting putting it right next to Booker T, as it shows two different musical styles with the Hammond organ. I think I prefer Booker’s way personally, but that’s not to say this isn’t without merit.
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