''Prayer Meetin is an album by the American jazz organist
Jimmy Smith, recorded in 1963 and released on the
Blue Note
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label.
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accessed November 26, 2010 The album was rereleased on CD with two bonus tracks from the same session.
Reception
The
AllMusic
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review by Steve Leggett stated:
Track listing
# "Prayer Meeting" (
Jimmy Smith) – 5:45
# "
I Almost Lost My Mind
"I Almost Lost My Mind" is a popular song written by Ivory Joe Hunter and published in 1950. Hunter's recording of the song was a number one hit on the US '' Billboard'' R&B singles chart in that year.
Hunter recorded the 12-bar blues style so ...
" (
Ivory Joe Hunter
Ivory Joe Hunter (October 10, 1914 – November 8, 1974) was an American rhythm-and-blues singer, songwriter, and pianist. After a series of hits on the US R&B chart starting in the mid-1940s, he became more widely known for his hit recording ...
) – 9:25
# "
Stone Cold Dead in the Market" (
Wilmoth Houdini
Frederick Wilmoth Hendricks (November 25, 1895 in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago – August 6, 1973 in New York, New York), best known as Wilmoth Houdini,
was a prominent calypsonian.
Life
In 1916 he started his career in earnest when ...
) – 3:43
# "
When the Saints Go Marching In
"When the Saints Go Marching In", often referred to as simply "The Saints", is a traditional black spiritual. It originated as a Christian hymn and is often played by jazz bands. This song was famously recorded on May 13, 1938, by Louis Armstron ...
" (Traditional) – 6:15
# "Red Top" (
Gene Ammons
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) – 7:38
# "Picnickin'" (Smith) – 6:30
# "
Lonesome Road" (
Gene Austin
Lemeul Eugene Lucas (June 24, 1900 – January 24, 1972), better known by his stage name Gene Austin, was an American singer and songwriter, one of the early "crooners". His recording of " My Blue Heaven" sold over 5 million copies and was for a ...
,
Nathaniel Shilkret
Nathaniel Shilkret (December 25, 1889 – February 18, 1982) was an American musician, composer, conductor and musical director.
Early career
Shilkret (originally named Natan Schüldkraut) was born in New York City, United States, to parents ...
) – 8:55
Bonus track on CD reissue
# "Smith Walk" (Smith) – 7:12
Bonus track on CD reissue
NOTE: "Lonesome Road" and "Smith Walk" are bonus tracks on a CD reissue that were recorded on June 13, 1960, featuring the same lineup plus
Sam Jones on bass.
Personnel
Musicians
*
Jimmy Smith –
organ
*
Stanley Turrentine
Stanley William Turrentine (April 5, 1934 – September 12, 2000) was an American jazz tenor saxophonist. He began his career playing R&B for Earl Bostic and later soul jazz recording for the Blue Note label from 1960, touched on jazz fusion dur ...
–
tenor saxophone
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*Quentin Warren –
guitar
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*
Donald Bailey –
drums
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*
Sam Jones –
bass (tracks 7 & 8 only)
Technical
*
Alfred Lion –
producer
*
Rudy Van Gelder
Rudolph Van Gelder (November 2, 1924 – August 25, 2016) was an American recording engineer who specialized in jazz. Over more than half a century, he recorded several thousand sessions, with musicians including John Coltrane, Miles Davis, Theloni ...
–
engineer
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*
Reid Miles
Reid Miles (July 4, 1927 – February 2, 1993) was an American graphic designer and photographer best known for his work for Blue Note Records in the 1950s and 1960s.
Biography
Reid Miles was born in Chicago, Illinois, on July 4, 1927 but, fo ...
– design
*
Francis Wolff
Francis Wolff (April 5, 1907 – March 8, 1971) was a record company executive, photographer and record producer. Wolff's skills, as an executive and a photographer, were important contributions to the success of the Blue Note record label.
Care ...
–
photography
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* Joe Goldberg – liner notes
Chart performance
Album
References
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Blue Note Records albums
Jimmy Smith (musician) albums
1964 albums
Albums recorded at Van Gelder Studio
Albums produced by Alfred Lion