Blue Note · in the Kissa Kissa racks
The Sounds Of Jimmy Smith

| Recorded | Feb 11-13, 1957 |
|---|---|
| Label | Blue Note |
| Catalog | BLP 1556 |
| Released | 1957 |
| Discogs | master 300975 |
The record
From Smith's astonishing late-fifties run on Blue Note, when the jazz organ was being reinvented almost monthly -- this a mid-seventies pressing.
Contemporary reception
No period review located yet. The vintage-press pipeline searches DownBeat, Cash Box, and Billboard for this session.
Pressings
Showing the first pressing, audiophile reissues and copies carrying a collector marker, out of 18 pressings on file.
| 1957 | Blue Note · BLP 1556 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono earliest on file |
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| 1960 | Blue Note · BLP 1556 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Repress, Mono · deep groove; RVG stamp; 47 W 63rd address; Plastylite ear |
| 1962 | Blue Note · BLP 1556 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Repress, Mono · deep groove; RVG stamp; 47 W 63rd address; 63rd St address; Plastylite ear |
| 1996 | Blue Note · TOCJ-1556 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Mono · RVG stamp |
| — | Blue Note · BLP 1556 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono · RVG stamp |
| 1963 | Blue Note · BLP 1556 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1966 | Blue Note · BST 81556 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1966 | Blue Note · BST 81556 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1975 | Blue Note — STEREO |
| 1975 | Blue Note · BST-81556 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue, 'White B' |
| 1975 | Blue Note · BST-81556 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue, Black "B" |
| 1984 | Blue Note · BLP 1556 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Mono |
| 1984 | Blue Note · BLP 1556 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Mono |
| 2003 | Blue Note · TOCJ-9560 — CD, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Mono, Paper Sleeve |