I'm Movin' On (Jimmy Smith album)

I'm Movin' On
Studio album by Jimmy Smith
Released	August 1967
Recorded	January 31, 1963 Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs
Genre	Jazz
Length	36:58 original LP 50:07 CD reissue
Label	Blue Note BST 84255
Producer	Alfred Lion
Jimmy Smith chronology
Bashin' (1963) I'm Movin' On (1963) Bucket! (1963)

I'm Movin' On is an album by American jazz organist Jimmy Smith featuring performances recorded in 1963, but not released on the Blue Note label until 1967.^[1] It was rereleased on CD with two bonus tracks from the same session.

Reception

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 3 stars stating "the music is fairly typical of a Jimmy Smith session with the repertoire including blues, a couple of standards and ballads. The solos are well-played but nothing too surprising occurs".^[2]

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

Track listing

All compositions by Jimmy Smith except as indicated

1. "I'm Movin' On" (Hank Snow) - 5:17
2. "Hotel of Happiness" (Earl Shuman, Carr) - 2:56
3. "Cherry" (Gilbert, Redman) - 3:58
4. "'Tain't No Use" (Lane, Magidson) - 6:08
5. "Back Talk" - 11:06
6. "What Kind of Fool Am I?" (Bricusse, Newley) - 7:33
7. "Organic Greenery" - 7:26 Bonus track on CD reissue
8. "Day In, Day Out" (Bloom, Mercer) - 6:43 Bonus track on CD reissue

Personnel

• Jimmy Smith – organ
• Grant Green – guitar (1-5, 7, 8)
• Donald Bailey – drums (1-5, 7, 8)

References

1. Blue Note discography accessed November 26, 2010
2. Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed November 26, 2010
3. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1312. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.