Cool Blues

Cool Blues is a live album by American jazz organist Jimmy Smith featuring performances recorded at Small's Paradise in New York City in 1958 but not released on the Blue Note label until 1978.^[1] The album was rereleased on CD with three bonus tracks recorded at the same performance.

Reception

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4½ stars stating "The repertoire is filled with blues and bop standards, and the soloing is at a consistently high and hard-swinging level. Jimmy Smith fans will be pleased".^[2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz	^[3]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	^[4]

Track listing

"Dark Eyes" (Traditional) - 11:43
"Groovin' at Small's" (Babs Gonzales) - 12:01
Announcements by Babs Gonzales - 0:26 Bonus track on CD reissue
"A Night in Tunisia" (Dizzy Gillespie) - 17:04
"Cool Blues" (Charlie Parker) - 11:07
"What's New?" (Johnny Burke, Bob Haggart) - 6:18 Bonus track on CD reissue
"Small's Minor" (Jimmy Smith) - 6:44 Bonus track on CD reissue
"Once in a While" (Michael Edwards, Bud Green) - 6:46 Bonus track on CD reissue

- Recorded at Small's Paradise in New York City on April 7, 1958

Personnel

Jimmy Smith – organ
Lou Donaldson - alto saxophone
Tina Brooks - tenor saxophone
Eddie McFadden - guitar
Donald Bailey (tracks 5-8), Art Blakey (tracks 1, 2 & 4) – drums

References

↑ Blue Note discography accessed November 29, 2010
1 2 Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed November 29, 2010
↑ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1312. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
↑ Swenson, J. (Editor) (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 183. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.

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