Angel Eyes: Ballads & Slow Jams

Angel Eyes: Ballads & Slow Jams is a 1996 album by the American jazz organist Jimmy Smith. The album was Smith's penultimate album, and his last recording for five years.[1][2]

Angel Eyes: Ballads & Slow Jams
Studio album by
ReleasedNovember 5, 1996
RecordedJanuary 25–26, 1995
GenreJazz
Length47:12
LabelVerve
Producer
Jimmy Smith chronology
Damn!
(1995)
Angel Eyes: Ballads & Slow Jams
(1996)
Dot Com Blues
(2001)

On the Billboard Top Jazz Album charts Angel Eyes: Ballads & Slow Jams peaked at number 22.[3]

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic     [1]

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album three stars and wrote that "Despite the constant changing of instrumentation, the results (although pleasant) are uneventful and somewhat predictable. Good for late-night background music rather than for close listening."[1]

Track listing

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  1. "Stolen Moments" (Oliver Nelson) - 7:00
  2. "You Better Go Now" (Robert Graham, Bickley S. Reichmer) - 5:15
  3. "Angel Eyes" (Earl Brent, Matt Dennis) - 8:00
  4. "Oh Bess, Oh Where's My Bess?" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, DuBose Heyward) - 4:10
  5. "Slow Freight" (Ray Bryant) - 5:52
  6. "Tenderly" (Walter Gross, Jack Lawrence) - 6:25
  7. "Days of Wine and Roses" (Henry Mancini, Johnny Mercer) - 7:00
  8. "Li'l Darlin'" (Neal Hefti) - 6:15
  9. "What a Wonderful World" (Bob Thiele, George David Weiss) - 4:25

Personnel

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Musicians

Production

  • Richard Seidel – liner notes, producer
  • Allan Tucker – mastering
  • Chris Albert – mixing assistant
  • Jimmy Katz – photography
  • James Minchin
  • Don Sicklerproducer
  • Camille Tominaro – production coordinator
  • Jim Anderson - engineer, mixing
  • Giulio Turturro – art direction, design
  • Scott Austin – assistant engineer

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Angel Eyes: Ballads & Slow Jams". Allmusic. Retrieved March 23, 2015.
  2. ^ Discogs accessed March 20, 2015
  3. ^ Angel Eyes: Ballads & Slow Jams - Awards at AllMusic