Smooth Sailing (Arnett Cobb album)

Smooth Sailing is an album by the saxophonist Arnett Cobb recorded in 1959 for the Prestige label and released in 1960.^[1]

Smooth Sailing
Studio album by Arnett Cobb
Released	1960
Recorded	February 27, 1959
Studio	Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ
Genre	Jazz
Length	36:30
Label	Prestige PRLP 7184
Producer	Esmond Edwards
Arnett Cobb chronology
Blow Arnett, Blow (1959) Smooth Sailing (1960) Party Time (1959)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[3]

The Allmusic review awarded the album 3 stars and stated: "Arnett Cobb's solos are typically emotional and generally exciting during the fine set".^[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Arnett Cobb except where noted

1. "Charmaine" (Erno Rapee, Lew Pollack) – 4:23
2. "Cobb's Mob" (George Duvivier) – 4:44
3. "I Don't Stand a Ghost of a Chance with You" (Bing Crosby, Ned Washington, Victor Young) – 4:44
4. "Let's Split" – 3:44
5. "Blues Around Dusk" (Osie Johnson) – 8:18
6. "Smooth Sailing" – 5:01
7. "(I'm Left with the) Blues in My Heart" (Irving Mills, Benny Carter) – 5:36

Personnel

• Arnett Cobb – tenor saxophone
• Buster Cooper – trombone
• Austin Mitchell – organ
• George Duvivier – bass
• Osie Johnson – drums