Cool Blues

{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2025}} {{Infobox album| | name = Cool Blues | type = Live album | artist = Jimmy Smith | cover = Cool Blues (album).jpg | alt = | released = 1980 | recorded = April 7, 1958 | venue = Small's Paradise, New York City | studio = | genre = Jazz | length = 72:21 | label = Blue Note LT-1054 | producer = Alfred Lion | chronology = Jimmy Smith | prev_title = Softly as a Summer Breeze | prev_year = 1958 | next_title = Six Views of the Blues | next_year = 1958 | misc = {{Extra album cover | header = CD reissue cover | type = Live album | cover = Cool Blues reissue.jpg | border = | alt = | caption = }} }}

'''''Cool Blues''''' is a live album by American jazz organist Jimmy Smith, featuring performances recorded at Small's Paradise in New York City in 1958, but not released on the Blue Note label until 1980.<ref name="Blue Note discography">[http://www.jazzdisco.org/blue-note-records/catalog-lt-series/#lt-1054 Blue Note discography] accessed November 29, 2010</ref> The album was rereleased on CD with three bonus tracks recorded at the same performance.

==Reception== The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4{{frac|1|2}} stars stating {{blockquote|"The repertoire is filled with blues and bop standards, and the soloing is at a consistently high and hard-swinging level. Jimmy Smith fans will be pleased".<ref name="Allmusic">Yanow, S. [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=cool-blues-bonus-tracks-r573775|pure_url=yes}} Allmusic Review] accessed November 29, 2010</ref>}} {{Music ratings | rev1 = ''Allmusic'' | rev1Score = {{rating|4.5|5}}<ref name="Allmusic"/> |rev2 = ''The Penguin Guide to Jazz'' |rev2score = {{Rating|3|4}}<ref name="Penguin">{{cite book|last1=Cook|first1=Richard|authorlink1=Richard Cook (journalist)|last2=Morton|first2=Brian|authorlink2=Brian Morton (Scottish writer)|year=2008|title=The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings|edition=9th|publisher=Penguin|page=1312|isbn=978-0-141-03401-0}}</ref> | rev3 = ''The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide'' | rev3Score = {{rating|3|5}}<ref name=RSJRG>{{Cite book |editor-last=Swenson |editor-first=J. | author-link = | year = 1985 | title = The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide |url=https://archive.org/details/rollingstonejazz00swen |url-access=registration | publisher = Random House/Rolling Stone | location = USA | isbn = 0-394-72643-X | pages = [https://archive.org/details/rollingstonejazz00swen/page/183 183] }}</ref> }}

==Track listing== # "Dark Eyes" (Traditional) – 11:43 # "Groovin' at Small's" (Babs Gonzales) – 12:01 # ''Announcements by Babs Gonzales'' – 0:26 Bonus track on CD reissue # "A Night in Tunisia" (Dizzy Gillespie) – 17:04 # "Cool Blues" (Charlie Parker) – 11:07 # "What's New?" (Bob Haggart, Johnny Burke) – 6:18 Bonus track on CD reissue # "Small's Minor" (Jimmy Smith) – 6:44 Bonus track on CD reissue # "Once in a While" (Michael Edwards, Bud Green) – 6:46 Bonus track on CD reissue * Recorded at Small's Paradise in New York City on April 7, 1958

==Personnel== '''Musicians''' * Jimmy Smith – organ * Lou Donaldson – alto saxophone (tracks 1–6,8) * Tina Brooks – tenor saxophone (tracks 1–5) * Eddie McFadden – guitar * Art Blakey – drums, (tracks 1–4) * Donald Bailey – drums, (tracks 5–8)

'''Production''' * Alfred Lion – producer * Rudy Van Gelder – engineer * Bill Burks – design * Mark Lipson – photography * Michael Cuscuna – liner notes

==References== {{Reflist}}

Category:Blue Note Records live albums Category:Jimmy Smith (musician) live albums Category:1978 live albums Category:Albums produced by Alfred Lion Category:Live soul jazz albums