Plain Talk (album)

Plain Talk is a studio album by American jazz organist Jimmy Smith featuring performances recorded in 1960 but not released on the Blue Note label until 1968.^[1] The album was rereleased on CD combined with Open House (1960) in 1992 compiling all the recordings from the session.

Plain Talk
Studio album by Jimmy Smith
Released	April 1968
Recorded	March 22, 1960
Studio	Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs
Genre	Jazz blues
Length	38:21
Label	Blue Note BST 84296
Producer	Alfred Lion
Jimmy Smith chronology
Stay Loose (1968) Plain Talk (1968) Livin' It Up! (1968)

Reception

The Allmusic review by Michael Erlewine awarded the album 4 stars calling it "a fast-paced studio jam session".^[2]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]

Track listing

1. "Big Fat Mama" (Lucky Millinder, Stafford Simon) – 11:12
2. "My One and Only Love" (Robert Mellin, Guy Wood) – 5:14
3. "Plain Talk" (Jimmy Smith) – 15:24
4. "Time After Time" (Cahn, Styne) – 6:31

Personnel

Musicians

• Jimmy Smith – organ
• Blue Mitchell – trumpet (tracks 1, 2, 3; feature track 2)
• Jackie McLean – alto saxophone (track 3)
• Ike Quebec – tenor saxophone (tracks 1, 3, 4; feature track 4)
• Quentin Warren – guitar
• Donald Bailey – drums

Technical

• Alfred Lion – producer
• Rudy Van Gelder – engineer
• Photomedia – photography
• Nat Hentoff – liner notes