Jimmy Smith (organ) ; On tracks 1,2,4,9 and 10: Jimmy Maxwell, Joe Newman, Charlie Shavers (tpt) ; Jimmy Cleveland, Paul Faulise, Melba Liston, Kai Winding (trmb) ; Jerry Dodgion, Marvin Halladay, Budd Johnson, Seldon Powell, Phil Woods (woodw) ; Art Davis (b) ; Ed Shaughnessey (d) ; George Devens (perc) ; Claus Ogerman (arr, cond) ; On tracks 2,4 and 10: Billy Byers (arr) replaces Ogerman ; On tracks 3,5 and 8: Kenny Burrell, Vince Gambella, Billy Mure (g) ; Milt Hinton (b) ; Bobby Donaldson (d) ; Doug Allen, Art Marotti (perc) ; Claus Ogerman (arr) ; On tracks 3 and 8: add unknown chorus (voc) overdubbed later ; On track 5: Bob Bushnell (el b) replaces Hinton ; Add Joe Newman, James Sedlar (tpt) ; Budd Johnson, Jerome Richardson (woodw) ; On tracks 6 and 7: Kenny Burrell (g) ; George Duvivier (b) ; Mel Lewis (d)
Liner notes by Al Clarke and facsimile of original liner notes laid in original container.
Tracks originally released as Verve V6-8552 in p1963. Tracks are in their original LP sequence.
Verve: 314 557 447-2; V6-8552 A; 63-VGS-580.
Recorded July 1963 at Van Gelder Recording Studios, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey ; Tracks 1,4 and 9 on July 10 ; Tracks 2 and 10 on July 17 ; Tracks 3,5, and 8 on July 25 ; Track 6 on July 26 ; Track 7 on July 29.
You came a long way from St. Louis -- The ape woman -- Georgia on my mind -- G'won train -- Theme from Any number can win -- What'd I say? -- The sermon -- Ruby -- Tubs -- Blues for C.A