Straight Life (Jimmy Smith album)

Straight Life is an album by American jazz organist Jimmy Smith featuring performances recorded in 1961 but not released on the Blue Note label until 2007.

Reception

The AllMusic review by Al Campbell awarded the album 3½ stars stating

Track listing

1. "Straight Life" – 5:09
2. "Stuffy" (Coleman Hawkins) – 5:09
3. "Stardust" (Hoagy Carmichael, Mitchell Parish) – 6:03
4. "Sweet Sue, Just You" (Will Harris, V. Young) – 4:52
5. "Minor Fare" – 5:39
6. "Swanee" (Irving Caesar, George Gershwin) – 2:28
7. "Jimmy's Blues" – 5:43
8. "Yes Sir, That's My Baby" (Walter Donaldson, Gus Kahn) – 4:59
9. "Here's to My Lady" (Rube Bloom, Johnny Mercer) – 4:55
10. "Minor Fare" [alternate take] – 5:15

Personnel

Musicians

• Jimmy Smith – organ
• Quentin Warren – guitar
• Donald Bailey – drums

Technical

• Alfred Lion – producer
• Rudy Van Gelder – engineer
• Francis Wolff – photography

References