Softly as a Summer Breeze (Blue Note Classic Vinyl Series) Tom Walker Ain’t I Good For You

Ain’t I Good For You

Allman-esque “The Great Mystifier” to the chiming falsetto soul of “It Will If We Let It

the musicians fearlessly strip everything back and deliver ten acoustic tracks

Later reunions and new formations kept the spirit of the band alive into the 1990s

Beauty Queen

Softly as a Summer Breeze (Blue Note Classic Vinyl Series) Tom Walker Ain’t I Good For YouThe last week of February in 1958 was a productive one for Jimmy Smith. Over two days the incredible Hammond B3 organist set up shop in Manhattan Towers studio and recorded three albums worth of material: House Party, The Sermon, and Softly As A Summer Breeze, the last of which wouldnt be released until 1965. The album featured Smith in two different trios: four tracks with Kenny Burrellon guitar and Philly Joe Jones drums, as well as two tracks with