Most of organist
Jimmy Smith's recordings for Verve during the mid- to late '60s were with big bands, making this trio outing with guitarist
Kenny Burrell and drummer
Grady Tate a special treat. This outing is a throwback to
Smith's Blue Note sets (which had concluded two years earlier) and gives the organist the opportunity to stretch out on three blues and three standards. This release shows that, even with all of his commercial success during the period,
Smith was always a masterful jazz player. ~ Scott Yanow