Hobo Flats

Hobo Flats is an album by American jazz organist Jimmy Smith arranged by Oliver Nelson. It was Smith's second album for Verve Records.

On the Billboard 200 Hobo Flats peaked at number 11, and the title track was released as a single and peaked at number 69.

Billboard magazine included Hobo Flats in its 'Pop Spotlight' for the week of 27 April 1963.

Reception

The Allmusic review by Steve Leggett awarded the album 3½ stars stating that

Track listing

1. "Hobo Flats" (Oliver Nelson) – 4:46
2. "Blueberry Hill" (Al Lewis, Vincent Rose, Larry Stock) – 4:56
3. "Walk Right In" (Gus Cannon, Erik Darling, Hosea Woods) – 3:32
4. "Trouble in Mind" (Richard M. Jones) – 4:23
5. "The Preacher" (Horace Silver) – 6:16
6. "Meditation (Meditação)" (Norman Gimbel, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Newton Mendonça) – 3:06
7. "I Can't Stop Loving You" (Don Gibson) – 4:27

Personnel

Musicians

• Jimmy Smith – organ
• George Dorsey, Phil Woods – alto saxophone
• Al Cohn, Zoot Sims – tenor saxophone
• Jimmy Cleveland, Urbie Green, Quentin Jackson – trombone
• Joe Newman, Ernie Royal, Clark Terry – trumpet
• George Duvivier, Milt Hinton – double bass
• Jimmy Johnson Jr., John "Dandy" Rodriguez, Bill Rodriquez – drums
• Buddy Lucas – harmonica (Track 1 only)

Production

• Creed Taylor – producer
• Oliver Nelson – arranger, conductor
• Val Valentin – director of engineering
• Bob Simpson – engineer
• Kevin Reeves – digital remastering
• Hollis King – art direction
• Isabelle Wong – package design
• Chuck Stewart – photography
• Del Shields – liner notes
• Andy Kman – production coordination
• Ray Hall – re-recording engineer
• Harry Weinger – reissue supervisor

Chart performance

Album

Single

References