Midnight Special (Jimmy Smith album)

Midnight Special is an album by the American jazz organist Jimmy Smith, recorded in 1960 and released on the Blue Note label.^[1] The album was recorded at the same session that produced Back at the Chicken Shack (1960).^[2]

Midnight Special
Studio album by Jimmy Smith
Released	November 1961
Recorded	April 25, 1960
Studio	Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs
Genre	Jazz
Length	36:43
Label	Blue Note BST 84078
Producer	Alfred Lion
Jimmy Smith chronology
Home Cookin' (1961) Midnight Special (1961) Plays Fats Waller (1962)

Reception

The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow called the album "highly recommended".^[2]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
DownBeat (Original LP release)	[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz	[4]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[5]

Track listing

1. "Midnight Special" (Jimmy Smith) – 9:57
2. "A Subtle One" (Turrentine) – 7:44
3. "Jumpin' the Blues" (Walter Brown, Jay McShann, Parker) – 5:27
4. "Why Was I Born?" (Hammerstein II, Kern) – 6:35
5. "One O'Clock Jump" (Basie) – 7:00

Personnel

• Jimmy Smith – organ
• Stanley Turrentine – tenor saxophone
• Kenny Burrell – guitar (1,3,5)
• Donald Bailey – drums

Production

• Alfred Lion – producer
• Rudy Van Gelder – engineer
• Reid Miles – design
• Francis Wolff – photography
• Del Shields – liner notes