Peter & the Wolf (Jimmy Smith album)

Peter & the Wolf is a 1966 studio album by Jimmy Smith, with Oliver Nelson's big band. It is based on Sergei Prokofiev's Peter and the Wolf.

Peter & the Wolf
Studio album by Jimmy Smith
Released	1966
Recorded	May 11–12, 1966
Studio	Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Genre	Jazz
Length	32:33
Label	Verve V6-8652
Producer	Creed Taylor
Jimmy Smith chronology
Hoochie Coochie Man (1966) Peter & the Wolf (1966) Jimmy & Wes: The Dynamic Duo (with Wes Montgomery) (1966)
Singles from Peter & the Wolf
"Cat in a Tree" Released: January 1967

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
The Penguin Guide to Jazz

Reception

Scott Yanow of AllMusic stated:

Of all of organist Jimmy Smith's big-band albums recorded for Verve, this is one of the most imaginative ones...A classic of its kind.

Track listing

1. "The Bird / The Duck / The Cat / The Grandfather / The Wolf / The Hunter / Peter" (Serge Prokofiev) – 4:09
2. "Duck Theme /Jimmy and the Duck / Peter's Theme / Meal Time" (Oliver Nelson, Prokofiev) – 9:39
3. "Elegy for a Duck" (Nelson) – 7:16
4. "Cat in a Tree" (Nelson) – 5:21
5. "Capture of the Wolf" (Nelson) – 1:14
6. "Finale: Parade / Peter Plays Some Blues" (Nelson) – 4:45

Personnel

Musicians

• Jimmy Smith – organ
• Oliver Nelson – arranger, conductor
• Joe Newman, Ernie Royal, Richard Williams, Snooky Young – trumpet
• Phil Woods, Jerry Dodgion, Bob Ashton, Jerome Richardson, Danny Bank, Stan Webb – woodwinds
• Tony Studd – bass tuba
• Quentin Jackson, Dick Hixson, Britt Woodman, Tom McIntosh – trombone
• Willie Ruff, Jimmy Buffington – French horn
• Barry Galbraith, Billy Butler – guitar
• Richard Davis – bass
• Grady Tate – drums
• Harry Brewer, Bobby Rosengarden – percussion

Technical

• Creed Taylor – producer
• Val Valentin – director of engineering
• Rudy Van Gelder – engineer
• Acy R. Lehman – cover design
• Don Ornitz – photography
• Al "Jazzbo" Collins – liner notes