Bucket! is an album by American jazz organist Jimmy Smith featuring performances recorded in 1963 but not released on the Blue Note label until 1966.Blue Note discography accessed November 29, 2010 The CD reissue added two tracks recorded at the same session as bonus tracks.
Reception The Allmusic review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine awarded the album 3 calling it:
Track listing All compositions by Jimmy Smith except as indicated "Bucket" – 4:43 "Careless Love" (W.C. Handy, Martha E. Koenig, Spencer Williams) – 3:53 "3 for 4" – 4:49 "Just Squeeze Me (But Please Don't Tease Me)" (Duke Ellington, Lee Gaines) – 5:44 "Sassy Mae" – 4:20 "Come Rain or Come Shine" (Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer) – 5:47 "John Brown's Body" (Traditional) – 6:21
Bonus tracks on 2000 CD reissue "Trouble in Mind" (Richard M. Jones) – 5:39 "Sassy Mae" [alternate take] – 3:52 Recorded at Rudy Van Gelder Studio in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey on February 1, 1963
Personnel Musicians Jimmy Smith – organ Quentin Warren – guitar Donald Bailey – drums
Technical Alfred Lion – producer Rudy Van Gelder – engineer Reid Miles – cover design Jean-Pierre Leloir – photography Leonard Feather – liner notes
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