This is a vinyl LP pressing of Midnight Special (Blue Note CLassic Vinyl Series) by Jimmy Smith. The American jazz composer and organist originally released his album in November 1961, via Blue Note Records. Produced by Alfred Lion, the album is a testament to Jimmy Smith's volcanic creativity that the Hammond B3 organ firebrand recorded not one but two soul jazz classics-Midnight Special and Back at the Chicken Shack-in a single day when he entered Van Gelder Studio on April 25, 1960, with Stanley Turrentine on tenor saxophone, Kenny Burrell on guitar, and Donald Bailey on drums. 

Smith helped popularize the Hammond B-3 organ, creating a link between jazz and 1960s soul music. In 2005, Smith was awarded the NEA Jazz Masters Award from the National Endowment for the Arts, the highest honour that America bestows upon jazz musicians.

Label: Blue Note Records

Release Year: 2023

Track List:

1. Midnight Special
2. A Subtle One
3. Jumpin' the Blues
4. Why Was I Born?
5. One O'Clock Jump