{"product_id":"jimmy-smith-the-sermon-blue-note-tone-poet-385711","title":"Jimmy Smith – The Sermon! (Blue Note Tone Poet)","description":"\n  \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCondition: \u003c\/strong\u003e Brand New\u003c\/div\u003e\n  \n\n\n\n\u003cul class=\"tabs\"\u003e\n  \u003cli class=\"active\"\u003eDescription\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eRelease details\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eTracklist\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"tabs-content\"\u003e\n\n  \u003c!-- Description tab content --\u003e\n  \u003cli class=\"active\"\u003e\n    \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJimmy Smith's \u003cem\u003eThe Sermon!\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e captures a crucial early moment in modern organ jazz. Recorded in 1957 and 1958 after Blue Note founder Alfred Lion had begun documenting Smith intensively, it brought the charge of a live blowing session into Rudy Van Gelder's Manhattan Tower studio. The result is a set of just three long performances that shows how quickly Smith was expanding what the Hammond B-3 could do in jazz, moving beyond the small-group organ format with a larger cast and a looser, jam-driven feel.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhat makes the album so satisfying is the combination of structure and sheer momentum. The title track takes up the whole of side one as a deep, blues-rooted workout, while \u003cem\u003eJ.O.S.\u003c\/em\u003e pushes into brisker, minor-key territory and \u003cem\u003eFlamingo\u003c\/em\u003e closes on a more lyrical note, with Lee Morgan especially prominent. Around Smith, the line-up is unusually rich: Lou Donaldson, George Coleman and Tina Brooks on saxophones, Morgan on trumpet, Kenny Burrell and Eddie McFadden on guitar, plus Art Blakey and Donald Bailey on drums. That personnel helps explain why the record feels less like a routine studio date than a hard-swinging session with room for everyone to stretch.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAllMusic places \u003cem\u003eThe Sermon!\u003c\/em\u003e among Smith's finest early work, and that rings true: you can hear both the youthful drive and the musical confidence that made him such a decisive figure in late-1950s jazz. For anyone interested in Blue Note's transition from club energy to studio clarity, this is one of the label's most enjoyable examples.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eFeatures\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e180g, Stereo, Blue Note Tone Poet Series, Black Vinyl\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMastered from the original analog master tapes by Kevin Gray at Cohearent Audio\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProduced by Joe Harley\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePressed at RTI\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDeluxe tip-on gatefold jacket\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eReviews\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cq\u003eSmith displays both a youthful fire and a musical wisdom beyond his years throughout the album.\u003c\/q\u003e - \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.allmusic.com\/album\/the-sermon%21-mw0000099773\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eAllMusic.com\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n    \n\n    \n  \u003c\/li\u003e\n\n  \u003c!-- Release tab content --\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n    \u003cdiv\u003e\n        \n        \n        \n          \n          \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFormat: \u003c\/strong\u003e LP\u003c\/div\u003e\n          \n        \n        \n        \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eUnits: \u003c\/strong\u003e 1\u003c\/div\u003e\n        \n        \n        \n        \n        \n        \n        \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGenre: \u003c\/strong\u003e\n          \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/jazz-music-vinyl-records\"\u003eJazz\u003c\/a\u003e\n        \u003c\/div\u003e\n        \n        \n        \n    \u003c\/div\u003e\n  \u003c\/li\u003e\n\n  \u003c!-- Tracklist tab content --\u003e\n  \n  \u003cli\u003e\n    \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eSide A                       \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e1. The Sermon\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSide B                       \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e1. J.O.S.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e2. Flamingo\u003c\/div\u003e\n  \u003c\/li\u003e\n  \n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n","brand":"Dutch Vinyl","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50521338544193,"sku":"9221592","price":70.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1474\/5258\/files\/218433-jimmy-smith-the-sermon.jpg?v=1790120712","url":"https:\/\/www.dutchvinyl.com.au\/products\/jimmy-smith-the-sermon-blue-note-tone-poet-385711","provider":"Dutch Vinyl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}