Recorded the same week as House Party and The Sermon in February 1958, Jimmy Smith’s Softly As A Summer Breeze featured the incredible Hammond B3 organist in two different trios with Kenny Burrell/Philly Joe Jones and Eddie McFadden/Donald Bailey for a swinging set covering Thelonious Monk tunes, standards, and originals.
This Blue Note Classic Vinyl Edition is stereo, all-analog, mastered by Kevin Gray from the original master tapes, and pressed on 180g vinyl at Optimal.
Released: August 2026
Cat: 7820468
Label: Blue Note
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Tracklist
Side A
1. These Foolish Things
2. Hackensack
3. It Could Happen To You
Side B
1. Sometimes I'm Happy
2. Someone To Watch Over Me
3. Home Cookin'