Rockin' the Boat is an album by the American jazz organist Jimmy Smith, recorded in 1963 and released on the Blue Note label.Blue Note discography accessed November 26, 2010
Reception
The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow stated:
Track listing "When My Dreamboat Comes Home" (Cliff Friend, Dave Franklin) – 7:29 "Pork Chop" (Lou Donaldson) – 7:39 "Matilda, Matilda!" (Harry Thomas) – 2:59 "Can Heat" (Jimmy Smith) – 5:24 "Please Send Me Someone to Love" (Percy Mayfield) – 6:14 "Just a Closer Walk With Thee" (Traditional) – 3:48 "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)PeakpositionTotalweeksU.S. Billboard 200628
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