Rockin' the Boat

Rockin' the Boat
Studio album by Jimmy Smith
Released	1963
Recorded	February 7, 1963
Studio	Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Genre	Jazz
Length	38:29
Label	Blue Note
Producer	Alfred Lion
Jimmy Smith chronology
Bucket! (1963) Rockin' the Boat (1963) Prayer Meetin' (1963)
Singles from Rockin' the Boat
"Can Heat" Released: January 1964

Rockin' the Boat is an album by the American jazz organist Jimmy Smith, recorded in 1963 and released on the Blue Note label.^[1]

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
DownBeat	[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz	[4]

The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow stated:

"Organist Jimmy Smith's next-to-last LP for Blue Note after a very extensive seven-year period is up to his usual level... the quartet swings with soul".^[3]

Track listing

1. "When My Dreamboat Comes Home" (Cliff Friend, Dave Franklin) – 7:29
2. "Pork Chop" (Lou Donaldson) – 7:39
3. "Matilda, Matilda!" (Harry Thomas) – 2:59
4. "Can Heat" (Jimmy Smith) – 5:24
5. "Please Send Me Someone to Love" (Percy Mayfield) – 6:14
6. "Just a Closer Walk With Thee" (Traditional) – 3:48
7. "Trust in Me" (Milton Ager, Jean Schwartz, Ned Wever) – 4:56

• Recorded at Van Gelder Studio in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey on February 7, 1963

Personnel

Musicians

• Jimmy Smith – organ
• Lou Donaldson – alto saxophone
• Quentin Warren – guitar
• Donald Bailey – drums
• "Big" John Patton – tambourine (tracks 2, 3 & 6)

Technical

• Alfred Lion – producer
• Rudy Van Gelder – engineer
• Reid Miles – design
• Francis Wolff – photography
• Leonard Feather – liner notes

Chart performance

Album

Chart (1963)	Peak position	Total weeks
U.S. Billboard 200	62[5]	8

References

1. Blue Note discography accessed November 26, 2010
2. DownBeat:December 5, 1963 Vol. 30, No.31
3. Yanow, S. AllMusic Review accessed November 26, 2010
4. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1312. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
5. "Billboard 200 - Jimmy Smith". Retrieved December 14, 2017.