Crazy! Baby

Crazy! Baby
Studio album by Jimmy Smith
Released	1969
Recorded	January 4, 1960
Genre	Jazz
Length	51:54
Label	Blue Note
Producer	Alfred Lion
Jimmy Smith chronology
Home Cookin' (1958-59) Crazy! Baby (1960) Open House (1960)

Crazy! Baby is an album by American jazz organist Jimmy Smith featuring performances recorded in 1960 and released on the Blue Note label.^[1] The album was rereleased on CD with two bonus tracks.

Reception

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4½ stars stating "Smith is heard in peak form... Despite claims and some strong challenges by others, there has never been a jazz organist on the level of Jimmy Smith".^[2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]

Track listing

1. "When Johnny Comes Marching Home" (Traditional) - 7:58
2. "Makin' Whoopee" (Walter Donaldson, Gus Kahn) - 4:57
3. "A Night in Tunisia" (Dizzy Gillespie) - 5:40
4. "Sonnymoon for Two" (Sonny Rollins) - 7:15
5. "Mack the Knife" (Bertolt Brecht, Kurt Weill) - 4:58
6. "What's New?" (Johnny Burke, Bob Haggart) - 3:50
7. "Alfredo" (Jimmy Smith) 4:30
8. "If I Should Lose You" (Ralph Rainger, Leo Robin) - 6:26 Bonus track on CD reissue
9. "When Lights Are Low" (Benny Carter, Spencer Williams) - 5:38 Bonus track on CD reissue

• Recorded at Rudy Van Gelder Studio in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey on January 4, 1960

Personnel

• Jimmy Smith – organ
• Quentin Warren – guitar
• Donald Bailey – drums

References

1. ^ Blue Note discography accessed November 26, 2010
2. ^ ^{a b} Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed November 26, 2010