Respect (Jimmy Smith album)

Respect is a 1967 album by the American jazz organist Jimmy Smith.

On the Billboard albums chart, Respect peaked at number 60 on the Billboard 200, at 3 on the top R&B albums chart and at 5 on the top Jazz albums chart.

Reception

Billboard magazine chose Respect as one of their 'Jazz Spotlight' albums for their 30 September 1967 issue and commented that:

AllMusic's review by Scott Yanow stated that Smith:

Track listing

1. "Mercy, Mercy, Mercy" (Joe Zawinul) – 6:30
2. "Respect" (Otis Redding) – 2:12
3. "Funky Broadway" (Arlester "Dyke" Christian) – 6:39
4. "T-Bone Steak" (Jimmy Smith) – 7:24
5. "Get Out of My Life Woman" (Allen Toussaint) – 8:50

Personnel

Musicians

• Jimmy Smith – organ
• Eric Gale – guitar
• Thornel Schwartz – guitar
• Bob Bushnell – double bass
• Ron Carter – double bass
• Bernard "Pretty" Purdie – drums
• Grady Tate – drums

Technical

• Creed Taylor – producer
• Rudy Van Gelder – engineer
• Val Valentin – director of engineering
• Jack Anesh – cover design
• Irv Elkin – cover photography
• A. B. Spellman – liner notes

Chart performance

Album

References