Jimmy Smith: Bashin' - The Unpredictable (Acoustic Sounds Series) LP

Jimmy Smith’s first album for Verve, recorded in 1962, Bashin’ features the organist in two very different configurations - the first with an Oliver Nelson-conducted big band (including up-and-coming trumpeter Doc Severinsen), and the second with Smith’s regular trio with Quentin Warren (guitar) and Donald Bailey (drums.) This historic set was a turning point for Smith’s career, with the track “Walk on the Wild Side” becoming his biggest hit to that point, reaching #21 on Billboard’s Hot 100 chart.
 
Verve’s Acoustic Sounds Series features transfers from analog tapes and remastered 180-gram vinyl in deluxe gatefold packaging.
 
Tracklist:
Side A
1. Walk On The Wild Side
2. Ol' Man River
3. In A Mellotone
4. Step Right Up
 
Side B
1. Beggar For The Blues
2.Bashin'
3. I'm An Old Cowhand (From The Rio Grande)