Rockin' the Boat

Rockin' the Boat is an album by the American jazz organist Jimmy Smith, recorded in 1963 and released on the Blue Note label.

Rockin' the Boat
Studio album by Jimmy Smith
Released	1963
Recorded	February 7, 1963
Studio	Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Genre	Jazz
Length	38:29
Label	Blue Note
Producer	Alfred Lion
Jimmy Smith chronology
Bucket! (1963) Rockin' the Boat (1963) Prayer Meetin' (1963)
Singles from Rockin' the Boat
"Can Heat" Released: January 1964

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
DownBeat
The Penguin Guide to Jazz

The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow stated:

"Organist Jimmy Smith's next-to-last LP for Blue Note after a very extensive seven-year period is up to his usual level... the quartet swings with soul".

Track listing

1. "When My Dreamboat Comes Home" (Cliff Friend, Dave Franklin) – 7:29
2. "Pork Chop" (Lou Donaldson) – 7:39
3. "Matilda, Matilda!" (Harry Thomas) – 2:59
4. "Can Heat" (Jimmy Smith) – 5:24
5. "Please Send Me Someone to Love" (Percy Mayfield) – 6:14
6. "Just a Closer Walk With Thee" (Traditional) – 3:48
7. "Trust in Me" (Milton Ager, Jean Schwartz, Ned Wever) – 4:56

• Recorded at Van Gelder Studio in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey on February 7, 1963

Personnel

Musicians

• Jimmy Smith – organ
• Lou Donaldson – alto saxophone
• Quentin Warren – guitar
• Donald Bailey – drums
• "Big" John Patton – tambourine (tracks 2, 3 & 6)

Technical

• Alfred Lion – producer
• Rudy Van Gelder – engineer
• Reid Miles – design
• Francis Wolff – photography
• Leonard Feather – liner notes

Chart performance

Album

Chart (1963)	Peak position	Total weeks
U.S. Billboard 200	62	8