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| Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? [Japan] |
| Jimmy Smith |
japán
első megjelenés éve: 1964 |
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| (2004)
[ DIGIPACK ]
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CD |
| 8.841 Ft
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| 1. | Slaughter on Tenth Avenue
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| 2. | Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf
Part 1
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| 3. | Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf
Part 2
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| 4. | John Brown's Body
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| 5. | Wives and Lovers
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| 6. | Women of the World
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| 7. | Bluesette
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Recorded in New York on Jan. 20, 21 & 27, 1964.
Jimmy Smith Organ
Oliver Nelson Arranger, Conductor
Claus Ogerman Arranger, Conductor
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? is Jimmy Smith's fourth album for Verve and continued the tradition_ begun with Bashin'_ of his recording in a big band context. Oliver Nelson's tremendously exciting arrangement of Richard Rodgers' Slaughter On Tenth Avenue is a standout performance here.
Produced by: Creed Taylor
* Acy Lehman - Design
* Bill Levenson - Reissue Supervisor
* Cameron Mizell - Production Coordination
* Ellen Fitton - Mastering
* Hollis King - Art Direction
* Isabelle Wong - Design
* Jimmy Allen Smith - Arranger
* Roy de Carava - Cover Photo
* Rudy Van Gelder - Engineer
* Val Valentin - Director of Engineering
The combination of organist Jimmy Smith teamed with Oliver Nelson's big band featuring Nelson and Claus Ogerman's arrangements has arguably yielded mixed results. "Walk on the Wild Side" is probably the most acclaimed and potent of the pairings, while "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" produces more questions than answers. The music tends to be corny and overly dramatic, based in soul-jazz and boogaloo; it's dated even for this time period (1964) and a bit bland. Disparate elements clash rather than meld, the title track and "Slaughter on Tenth Avenue" being perfect examples. If you can get beyond the hokey 007 theatrics, patriotic splashes, and sleigh bells, you do hear Smith jamming. Typical repeated two-note accents heard from the big band behind Smith do not urge him upwards -- during "Pts. 1 & 2" of the title track, this specific element identifies and bogs down the piece -- but the quicker second segment is a better, carefree, post-bop boogaloo. Smith is left behind on the melody of "Women of the World," and is submerged on "Slaughter." Of the more substantive material, Smith leads on the breezy waltz "Wives & Lovers," and thankfully gets to strut his stuff for "John Brown's Body," with the big band in the background. The very best is left for last on a classic take of "Bluesette," another waltz where the horns accent and chatter, flutes soar, and Smith flies. A curiosity in his discography, for some an "experiment" that never worked, and for others an interesting aside, one wonders what Smith really thought of this project after the fact, considering his far greater works.
---Michael G. Nastos, All Music Guide |
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