Plays Pretty Just for You

Plays Pretty Just for You is an album by American jazz organist Jimmy Smith recorded on May 8, 1957 and released on Blue Note later that year.[1]

Plays Pretty Just for You
Studio album by
Released1957
RecordedMay 8, 1957
StudioManhattan Towers, NYC
GenreJazz
Length41:39
LabelBlue Note
BLP 1563
ProducerAlfred Lion
Jimmy Smith chronology
The Sounds of Jimmy Smith
(1957)
Plays Pretty Just for You
(1957)
Jimmy Smith Trio + LD
(1957)
Singles from Plays Pretty Just for You
  1. "East of the Sun"
    Released: 1957

Reception

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The AllMusic review awarded the album 3 stars.[2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [2]

Track listing

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Side 1

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  1. "The Nearness of You" (Hoagy Carmichael, Ned Washington) – 5:44
  2. "The Jitterbug Waltz" (Fats Waller) – 4:57
  3. "East of the Sun" (Brooks Bowman) – 6:06
  4. "Autumn in New York" (Vernon Duke) – 4:24

Side 2

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  1. "Penthouse Serenade (When We're Alone)" (Val Burton, Will Jason) – 5:29
  2. "The Very Thought of You" (Ray Noble) – 4:29
  3. "I Can't Get Started" (Duke, Ira Gershwin) – 4:48
  4. "Old Devil Moon" (E. Y. Harburg, Burton Lane) – 5:42

Personnel

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Musicians

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Technical personnel

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References

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  1. ^ Blue Note discography accessed November 25, 2010
  2. ^ a b Allmusic Review accessed November 25, 2010