Perfection: Jimmy Smith - 'Too Old to Dream'
In April 1960, organist Jimmy Smith joined forces with tenor saxophonist Stanley Turrentine and recorded Back at the Chicken Shack for Blue Note. One of the tracks was “When I Grow Too Old to Dream," by Oscar Hammerstein II, Sigmund Romberg. The song was introduced in The Night Is Young (1935) and was given a gospel-soul shove on the 1963 album by Smith, Turrentine and Donald Bailey on drums. (Guitarist Kenny Burrell appears on two tracks but not this one.)
The tension between Smith's full feel on the Hammond organ and Turrentine's bossy saxophone is pure perfection.
Here's When I Grow Too Old to Dream without ad interruptions...
The tension between Smith's full feel on the Hammond organ and Turrentine's bossy saxophone is pure perfection.
Here's When I Grow Too Old to Dream without ad interruptions...
This story appears courtesy of JazzWax by Marc Myers.
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Track Listing
Back At The Chicken Shack; When I Grow Too Old To Dream; Minor Chant; Messy Bessie; On the Sunny Side of the Street
Personnel
Jimmy Smith
organ, Hammond B3
Stanley Turrentine
saxophone, tenor
Kenny Burrell
guitar, electric
Donald Bailey
drumsAlbum information
Title: Back At The Chicken Shack | Year Released: 1963 | Record Label: Blue Note Records
