Jimmy Smith Softly As A Summer Breeze Vinyl LP Due Out 21/08/26

Jimmy Smith - Softly As A Summer Breeze

Please note this is a pre-order item due for release 21st August 2026

Tracklist:

1. These Foolish Things
2. Hackensack
3. It Could Happen to You
4. Sometimes I'm Happy
5. Someone to Watch Over Me
6. Home Cookin'

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 Baileyfor 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.