Back At The Chicken Shack

Enjoyed

I wish I could hear Jimmy jamming on his organ a little better. I feel like the saxophone really takes over on these tracks and drowns him out. Still, it’s amazing stuff, just not personally a sax fan, so probably won’t go back to this album.

Classic jazz patterns, great for a summer day or relaxing background. A vibe for sure

Very organ-inclusive jazz, enjoyable.

very pleasant.

This is steady, tuneful and jazzy. Good to listen to for chilling. Not outstanding but still pretty good.

Still not a jazz fan

Absolutely fine album, great to have on in the background, but doesn't stand out too much.

Decent enough.

Pleasant, but not really a whole more to say. Nice to set a cozy, jazzy mood - not revolutionary but does it need to be?

Smooth and a very pleasing listen

Not a very exciting jazz album but pleasant enough.

Fun and light bluesy jazz - nothing too memorable but will put you in a good mood if you put it on.

It’s okay

Pleasant jazz. Something that could be playing in the background at a chill café while talking to friends. But that's about it. Not much personality, not much to grab attention, nothing to really remember when the track has finished.

Nice sounding Jazz, very chill. I may be spoiled with things like Miles Davis on this list so this comes up a bit short for me in comparison, but still very nice.

Vibes all the way through! It does raise concerns, though, as I feel like this does not qualify for being on this list. It is great, but not too unique

- Schön Melodisch - Bisschen Jazzig meine ich - Groovy

Niceeeee

Nice lounge jazz Amazing bagground music

It made good background noise while cooking.

Like other albums of this genre: Nice and interesting to hear, but nothing more

Chill plodding along Jazz

Finger lickin good

Funky Jazz lekker om op te zetten tijdens de focus momenten of om weg te dromen

jazz pajerillo, it's OK

Not bad for Jazz

some jazz

La première chanson a joué dans beaucoup de trucs, non? Bon album dans l'ensemble, quoique les chansons soient assez similaires. Je ne connaissais pas Jimmy Smith, belle découverte!

Pretty good jazz album. I liked it but it didn't hold my attention. 3/5

Was fine. Sounds like 70’s jazz.

I have been listening to this record today while I work, and it has been a perfect album for that. It's smooth and funky, unobtrusive, and happily chugs along. I enjoyed. So many imitators have reduced this genre to a cliche, but this is the real deal. I like this story from the BBC review: "The recently-departed Jimmy Smith, originator of the 'soul jazz' Hammond Organ genre, was such a spectacular success for Blue Note at the time of these recordings that label founder Alfred Lion admitted years later that the profits from Smith’s hits kept the company afloat for an extended period. Lion also once jokingly told his wife that he often considered selling off Blue Note around this time - just so he could become Smith’s tour manager; ‘that way,’ he explained, ‘I could get to watch him play every day’." Amen, brother.

Bardzo chillowe organki i trąbka, ale trochę za mało różnorodności jak na 45 min muzyki. Za to dobrze się kodziło rano.

Приятный джаз, но не сильно альбом запомнился.

Solid album, played like a really cool set without any distinguishing tracks. I thought it was really well produced and mastered - just nothing jumped out. Im sure this is an important record for the genre but I haven't done enough digging for context. I would definitely return to this album. Standout Tracks: The entire album

Great background music to throw on while working, reading, or another similarly passive activity. I would never sit and actively listen to this style of jazz, but its got a strong enough groove to avoid getting stale before the end. The incorporation of that organ really helped this album stand out from other songs I've heard in this genre (which is an admittedly small sampling). Standout tracks: "Back at the Chicken Shack"

I feel like this album all sounds the same Some really good piano and guitar on this, but I found it to all sound very similar to each other. I also like the drum work on this too 5/10

🙂

Decent

Can we take a moment to respect the fact that 60-70 years ago, it was totally cool to call your album “The [amazing/ incredible/ magnificent/ unbelievable/ strongly positive adjective] [Name]”? Nowadays, the only person who dares compliment themselves so highly is Kanye West, and we all side eye him a bit for it. Anyway, I enjoyed this! I like jazz but I find it slips into the background for me after a few minutes. However, whenever my attention was brought back to the music, I liked what I was hearing.

Voici ce que j'en ai déjà dit: "Ça prend effectivement un album de Jimmy Smith dans cette liste. Pour certains, peut-être que l'album Root Down Jimmy Smith Live! serait plus pertinent vu la popularité de l'album Ill Communication des Beasties Boys où l'on retrouve le sampling de cette fameuse pièce. Par contre c'est intéressant d'avoir un album plus en début de carrière pour entendre la sonorité particulière qu'il amenait dans un jazz plus conventionnel avec son Hammond B3. Sans vouloir diminuer la contribution de Donald Bailey à cet album, on y retrouve également Kenny Burrell et Stanley Turrentine qui sont des grands jazzman de cette époque. La pochette est horrible, mais l'album s'écoute très bien."

we really do be back at the chicken shack tho

I do struggle with instrumental albums in the foreground. That being said, this album was not too difficult and had a Down home sound that I quite enjoyed. Definitely would put it on in the back, but probably won't intentionally seek it out to listen to with full attention.

Ei pahaa sanottavaa, nautinnollista ja letkeää.

Varsin toimivaa! Menee jazz-listalle

Instrumental y un tanto plano. Mucho saxofón. Para amantes del jazz clásico

Expert playing. I've just never (since childhood) been a fan of the sound of the organ. It's too intense and takes up such a wide space in the listener's ears. The instrument equivalent of a pushy person.

Smith's playing is so light and economic - a rarity in a lot of jazz - but feels like he's in danger of taking a back seat in his own band.

Jimmy Smith is a notable soul jazz artist. Soul jazz came about around the time of cool jazz and bebop, incorporating melodies and rhythms from Gospel and R&B. This allowed for the genre to grow, influencing the soon-to-be genre of hard bop which would also take inspiration from gospel and R&B. Jimmy Smith's play in all of this was his fantastic organ skills, which almost certainly pulls from Booker T's "Green Onions" here. Smith also gives Stanley Turrentine time to shine on alto sax, smooth as ever. Turrentine is can also be found playing with Abbey Lincoln, Duke Jordan, and Kenny Burrell on some fantastic jazz records. Speaking of, Burrell is the man on guitar for this record, doing a fantastic job of keeping things held down. Lastly we have Donald Bailey rounding out the quartet on drums. He's a steady swing while also adding personality to the track. He compliments the boys very well while also keeping time. Overall this is a short but sweet collection of jazz tunes that are done excellently.

ok

Smooth lounge jazz. Amazing background music, but not the kind of thing I would just listen to. Kind of remind me of being on hold.

one laid-back shack

Funky

Well, its smooth long-form organ jazz and that's pretty much the album summed up. Excellent BGM but I can't imagine ever really feeling the urge to listen to this specifically over just typing "smooth jazz mix" into youtube.

Fín plata, rosa þægileg og smooth.

5/3/2022 Today's Album: "Back At The Chicken Shack" by Jimmy Smith - This album is pretty simple to review because it's just a really straightforward and simple album. Simple blues grooves are constructed by a consistently chilled out drum set and a bass guitar walking up and down the blues scales. On top of that, Jimmy Smith solo's over these tracks with some fairly impressive organ playing and there's a saxophonist that really takes the spotlight when it's their time to solo. Honestly, it's pretty surprising that Jimmy Smith is the one on the cover of this album when whoever he has on sax just totally steals the show. Not to say the organ playing is by any means bad, but it really can't hold a candle to some of the amazing stuff the sax pulls of. I really like the stripped back nature of this album. It works with what it has and creates some great tunes out of 4-5 instruments and some basic blues progressions. I should mention there's also a guitar soloist that is pretty great as well that really helps to fill out the bluesy feel of this record. The mixing and production sound really nice with an obvious attention to bringing out the soloing organ or sax, but while maintaining impressive balance. That being said, there isn't much more to say about this album given just how basic a lot of the basis of it is. It's just a bunch of fantastic performances by musicians that know these blues scales backwards and forwards upside-down and inside-out. Overall, this is a great blues record to just vibe to and admire some fantastic performances. Give this one a listen if you like blues organ or blues soloing in general. Highlights: All Score: 7/10 Great blues improv

veldig jazzkanalen på nrk radio, ganske chill

Orgel og sax, ka meir kan du be om. Chill fredagsalbi

This didn't leave a huge impression on me but was pleasant enough. Perhaps I didn't pay enough attention. So of mid-level jazz I can handle though

I guess I can get on board with this. Not my favourite thing but pleasant enough!

C'est un bon disque de jazz mais c'est pas époustouflant non plus... avec le peu de disques de jazz sur cette liste il y en a une bonne dizaine, voir 20 , que j'aurais mis avant celui-ci ... Tous des légendes, ça joue c'est certain! Les lignes de bass de jimmy sont très bonnes, le tone de l'orgue est fou et on sens les ghost notes de la bass à un point tel que j'ai rechecké le line up voir si il n'y avait pas un bassiste dans la piece 3.

Ça prend effectivement un album de Jimmy Smith dans cette liste. Pour certains, peut-être que l'album Root Down Jimmy Smith Live! serait plus pertinent vu la popularité de l'album Ill Communication des Beasties Boys où l'on retrouve le sampling de cette fameuse pièce. Par contre c'est intéressant d'avoir un album plus en début de carrière pour entendre la sonorité particulière qu'il amenait dans un jazz plus conventionnel avec son Hammond B3. Sans vouloir diminuer la contribution de Donald Bailey à cet album, on y retrouve également Kenny Burrell et Stanley Turrentine qui sont des grands jazzman de cette époque. La pochette est horrible, mais l'album s'écoute très bien.

Nicht der ganz große Wurf eines ganz Großen. Schlechte 3.

Listening to this album I think Tom Waits might've listened to it once or twice. It's nicely smooth jazz, but in my limited knowledge of Jazz, nothing really special

To sie nazywa orginalny tytul, blue note nie zawodzi i kolejny raz dostarcza jakosciowej porcji jazzowania, tym razem w wykonaniu pana Jimmiego Smitha, o ktorym wczesniej nie slyszalem, a ma dosc spora dyskografie i byl aktywny do samego konca, a moglem go wczesniej slyszec na ill communication od beastie boys, sam kurnikowy krazek byl wydany w 63, ale same nagrania do niego trwaly trzy lata wczesniej, taka dyskografia bogata, to nie dziwne ze batchowo byly nagrywane te albumy, sam pan Smith gra na ogranach, a jedynymi dodatkowymi instrumentami jest saksa, drumy i gitara na dwoch z czterech kawalkach, tak samo wyglada sprawa jesli chodzi o kompozycje, z ktorych polowa to autorskie piosenki pana Jummiego, ciekawe spojrzenie na hardy bop z perspektywy organowej, ktorych brzmienie do tej pory najbardziej kojarzyla mi sie z green onions od Bookera, a na tym 37 minutowym materiale mozna poznac instrument z calkiem innej strony, no i tym razem wygraly autorskie pomysly, ktore przy zaprzegnieciu gitary i tworzac kwartet tworza unikalne brzmienie, na plejke dodam openingowy trak tytulowy, za prawdziwe harde solowki organowe

"Back at the Chicken Shack" is a interesting jazz album, with a focus on hard bop and references to early soul music. The use of the Hammond organ creates a unique sound and a competent backing band, specially Stanley Turrentine's tenor sax, gives a smoothness to the songs.

Liked it in general. Jazz cannot go too wrong.

Cool organ tones. Didn't think I'd like this but I was wrong. It grooved along nicely.

Genre: Soul Jazz 3/5 Another album that I enjoyed to an extent. It's soft, subtle jazz, led by Jimmy Smith's organ and some pretty boring saxophone work, but it confuses me as to why this is in the book. This seems like some editor had this album on repeat a lot, loved it so much, savored it as a deep cut, and then found his time to be like "woooah, you've never heard Back at the Chicken Shack??" The album is seriously tremendous background music, and there's value in that, but when it comes to jazz, I like it a bit quicker and a bit more technical. It never gets above a fluttering pace. The music is played nicely enough, but it's pretty bland. This'll be enjoyed by those who use music to study, clean, or those who use it purely as muzak.

Ok as chill out music, wouldn’t really be listening again though.

3/5

Goes down smooth

good jazz album, the title song is definitely the best one on the album

Some decent jazz stuff, not the most musically interesting or varied jazz we've had on the list.

Listened to on 3/1/22 3.5/5 Favorite song: Back at the Chicken Shack, On the Sunny Side of the Street Perfect background jazz music

Somewhere between a 3 and a 4 for me. Somewhat enjoyable background music but definitely background music. Very easy listening jazz.

Pretty decent- could easily have this in in the background

Five songs in 43 minutes, means it must be either jazz or prog-rock! Jazz it is, which I still don't really get. Very impressive musicianship, even if it doesn't move me like some other music does.

Very jazzy very shagadelic baby yeah

I actually like that I had to listen to this. I can see how stuff like this inspired the early blues rock and early hard rock I like. It's like tracing a lineage. Some stuff on Led Zeppelin's first album for example, like the keyboard solo in You Shook Me, are reminiscent of this style. Keys are an underrated component of rock. There’s not really anything I dislike about this album, but based on my personal rating system this probably one falls into the 2 category. The songs are long and each song isn't varied enough to merit their length. Not bashing it, just is how I feel. There are some nice guitar/brass bits sprinkled throughout. And he's a good keyboardist. As an album it didn't inspire me, but I can understand why this list has a few albums of this genre.

Hard for me to listen through an entire jazz album, but i enjoyed this one enough.

Nice Jazz Blues album

I like this - instrumental accessible soul jazz with a guitar and organ, really nice feel to it. Organ, sax, guitar drums. Jimmy Smith plays just the organ. It does get a bit samey though.

p52. 1960. 3 stars. Nice ;) Wasn't expecting to like this as much as I did. Smooth as Jim Beam bourbon. Direct connection to Booker T and Georgie Fame. Tight guitar work and smooth sax. Tends to stray into background music though. Not a jazz fan, so not sure I'd play it often. Incidentally, I once owned an album called "The Swinging Organ of Jimmy Smith". Sadly missed opportunity for the album cover.

Smooth

3.4 - fun and funky organ jazz

Background jazz from the man who opened the world of sould to the Hammond Organ. Very smooth, you'll hardly notice it's there.

Smooth - perhaps a little too much so - but good background music

First track sounded familiar. Good music.

107. Back at the Chicken Shack - Jimmy Smith 5 tracks This is sort of chilled & mellow but I'm not feeling that way at all at the moment. I might have to return to this and give it another go. It's good, absolutely no doubt, but it's just not grabbing me at the moment. 3/5

Songs are long, which I'm not a fan of. But it's got some good ol' jamming sessions. 3.0/5

Aint bad- solid listen

Not my thing but probably fine

Not my usual cup of tea but found myself tapping my toes and doing some dodgy dance moves

Ihan kuin olisi ollut jameja kuuntelemassa. Paikoittelen oikein viihdyttävää kamaa joten kolmoseen taipuu

Bluesilla lähti aamu loistavasti käyntiin. Varsinkin kun nimen perusteella ennakkoluulot oli ”eiih, taas jotain kantria?”

Solid jazz album, unclear why it is on the list

Chill music but should be kept to a jazz club or an elevator

Loving it

Love this album. First listen. So smooth, relaxing and cool. It is excellent to have on in the background, but it is also more than just background music. I need more of this music in my life.

Pretty good - nothing special

jazzy

3.5 stars. I really like jazz.

Quite alright but not amazing. Would work great as background/lounge music but not as an album to be listened to front to back. I liked the vibe more than the actual melodies.

Soul jazz is another interpretation of incorporating R&B into jazz. It's groovier with a heavy emphasis on rhythm. But it's also repetitive. And this isn't necessarily a bad thing. This kind of music was not designed for active listening. It's pleasant and sets a mellow mood, perfect for playing in the background of a restaurant. In terms of the tracks themselves, the first is the star. Love the organ. It sounds so familiar but I can't put my finger on it. The others each have their own personality. That keeps things interesting. But yeah, without much variation, it's hard to actively listen for more than 6 minutes on each track.

Bad timing on a Monday for this cool blues jazz. Best artist name ever though ?

chill jazz album, am not a jazz person

Groovy jazz record with hints of funk, soul and an astounding Hammond organ sound throughout the album. I just knew 'The Sermon', so it is a great discovery

Nice music, but I got the point of the specific organ jazz sound long before the album was done.

5 songs but it’s jazz so they’re long. Relaxing. Not overly jazzy

I might have been more impressed with this if I hadn't already had the Green Onions album. Best track: Back at the Chicken Shack

Smooth bluesy jazz to soothe the soul👌. Racist looking album art though 🧐

A jazz album I actually enjoyed listening to

Fun soul jazz, it even feels kind of funky at times.

This is...fine. I like jazz but this is a little more flat than I prefer.

Тёплый, ламповый альбом, который было бы приятно слушать в хрипящем радиоприёмнике, сидя в кресле качалке перед камином. Только вот ни первого, ни второго, ни третьего у меня не будет, так что вновь альбом я вряд ли включу. Несмотря на качество композиций и исполнения, запоминающихся цепляющих тем, к которым бы хотелось возвращаться, нет. Поэтому при всей симпатии, четвёрку натягивать особо не тянет.

- Nice lounge sound meets 3 piece jazz - Sax has strong improv, would love a drum solo - Mellow hammond organ, a little far back in the mix but impressive.

Instrumental, jazzy, great background music for cooking with friends.

Sounded like classic blues, good songs, no words.

Good smooth jazz!

Smooth Jazz. Background music.

I've enjoyed a lot of the jazz that I've listened to so far on this project, but this one didn't really do it for me. I think the organ was just a bit to easy to listen to! Didn't get me excited.

Groovy jazz and blues. No vocals. Vibin to it

Classic jazz album. Jimmy Smith is the organ player. Track 1: Relaxed, pleasant blues. Track 2: also relaxed, cool jazz feel. Impressive tenor sax solo (Stanley Turrentine). Track 3: faster tempo, retaining a subdued feel. Darker (minor key---called "Minor chant") Really very good if you're in the jazz mood. I'm warming to the album here. Track 4: slowed back down, which I'm a little disappointed about. Sax is still honking fire though Track 5: a bit disappointing---ends on probably the least interesting/challenging song of the album. It's kind of pleasant, but sounds a bit like department store musak (filled with impressive solos, to be fair, but not the highlight of the album) This album was a 3 Rating scale: 5 Blown away 4Very impressed, loved it 3Good, solid effort, nothing special though 2 kinda bad 1 very bad

it was a nice beat, but really boring to be honest.

nice music to put on in the background, chill, nothing of personal interest but the instrumentation was nice. felt kind of repetitive at parts

I like instrumental jazz quite a bit although nothing near an expert; just enjoy it for its own sake. Although this is good and I could play it in any setting, in general I prefer a bit less of the overt blues influence like this - doing a little research on this album, it seems that this was one of (if not the?) first to really emphasize the Hammond B3 organ and it's of course the pre-eminent sound here. Having said that, it is a nice album that I would put on as a good "entry level listening" for others. 3 for influence.

Ok, good opener

Solid beats

Jednostavan, lijep album. Ništa previše. Album zvuči kao jedna dugačka pjesma, ništa loše pod tim nisam mislio. Laganini glazba za pozadinu definitivno.

kratak i sladak

Um álbum muito calmo com melodias demasiado semelhantes, contudo agradáveis. Custa ouvir um gênero tão parecido e parado sem vocais. Nota:5/10

Goold ole Jimmy Smith. Nothing wrong here!

Ik zat precies 45 minuten in de lift, maar dat is niet noodzakelijk slecht

Leuk voor op de achtergrond, maar zou er ook geen uren kunnen naar luisteren.

Hammond organ magic. Sweet jazzzzz.

Completely disappears into the background but not in a bad way, similar to Tom, I wouldnt be disappointed if this came on while just hanging out with friends where the music is not the most important thing. The talent of the artist(s) on the tracks is apparent throughout

Really lovely album. And a great choice for my Tuesday. Favorite track: Minor Chant

Easy listening but didn't grab me.

A very nice jazz album. It's hard for me to evaluate this type of thing because I like jazz, but I don't understand it very well.

Jazzzzzzzzy

Jazz Organ, long songs that flow into one another, no lyrics

I was expecting something totally different based on the cool cover. Very groovy old sax music and freestyling. Messy Bessy and it's guitar noodling was my favorite, I think I just prefer guitar freestyling to sax. I respect the musicianship and would love listening to this in the background with friends and cocktails, but don't see myself looking for it again anytime soon.

Blir litt heismusikk selv om det er solid håndtverk...

Good jazz, not so bad. Coulda used more guitar.

Decent jazz album

Very good background music.

I like Jimmy Smith but this one was a bit too bluesy and boring. It was okay.

Funky

Subdued. Reminds me of background music that would play in a more upscale restaurant. Good, but nothing that cuts through. Favorite track: "Minor Chant"

More jazz...

Loungy organ music.

Я не знаю, чем оно отличается от другого джаза

I am not sure why I can’t get into Jazz. I like the individual elements in other genres, but when they are all put together I have a hard time engaging. Every few years I will give it another shot and I am usually underwhelmed or overwhelmed, depending on who is jazzing. I had high hopes for Jimmy Smith due to his inclusion in this project. It was fine. I was thoroughly whelmed. Not sure if I will ever revisit but I didn’t regret my time spent with the album. 2.5 stars

Det här var inte riktigt min grej. Trots att jag inte är överdrivet förtjust i albumet kan jag förstå att musikerna är sjukt talangfulla. Långa låtar och bara instrumentalt - nja. Smith använder elorgeln fantastiskt, det blir dock jobbigt att lyssna på i längden.

Background jazz

The Hammond organ shines throughout.

pretty nice

not my thing but pretty good for a 60's jazz album

Good soul organ but nothing more

I didn't notice when it ended

If I wanted to feel like I was sitting in a cocktail bar I'd go to a cocktail bar. I can't imagine any other reason I would ever listen to this.

Jazz is kind of tough for me. I really don't think I have the ear for music like this. It doesn't find somewhere emotionally to land for me. I feel like if someone who really appreciated and loved it talked to me about what I should listen then I would like it better. Maybe it is just that I started listening more intently but "Minor Chant" is a groove for sure. Strong vibes

I've had a few jazz albums on here, this was okay. It was good background noise but nothing that blew me away

cover art goes hard

Easy listening Jazz with an electric organ, reminiscent of Booker T. Not bad, but really not my jam.

2/5 https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/the-incredible-jimmy-smith/back-at-the-chicken-shack/ Nope nope nope nope nope. I DO NOT LIKE JAZZ.

Just samey background music, nothing about it grabbed my attention.

I was expecting chicken but ended up getting a whole lot of noodle.

It's pleasant enough but, about 120 albums in, this is the closest we've come to actual elevator music so far.

I don't get Jazz.

Not sure if I've heard this before or all instrumental jazz sounds like this.

Love jazz and maybe I was in a cranky mood yesterday but this was not my favorite

Äkki siin on midagi revolutsioonilist. Plaadi peal olev organimäng on võibolla tõesti mõjukas teistele organimängijatele. Aga see on põhimõtteliselt 12-bar blues ja jazz improvisatsioon 43 minutit järjest. Laivis kuulaksin seda ja huvituksin muusikute vahelisest interaktsioonist. Aga Spotifyst kuulates on see vaid hea taustamuusika. 2.4/5

Ok, I get it. Smooth, low key, groovy. Good, but not able to keep me interested in this as anything more than background noise.

easy listening background

1.5

Ik ben meestal wel chill en open voor een beetje jazz, maar dit is oprecht saai.

Yeah well

Not really for me, appreciate the artistry but not my vibe.

Very good for background music. Very good for maybe jamming with your own instruments. On its own however, it's pretty forgetful and made me realise I have a limit with long instrumentals

favs: back at the chicken shack messy bessie rating 2/5

Just soooo dull. It’s like being stuck on hold listening to muzak

We all know my feelings on jazz by now, but it isn’t the most wanky of the jazz efforts I have been subjected to on this generator. I feel like I’ve heard the title track somewhere, and this nearly put me to sleep when I needed to be trying to sleep, so bonus points for that.

Okay? Noodley organ jazz.

Easy listen, but not very entertaining to my ears.

Fine, fun enough beats, but no lyrics. Not really much to say beyond that

Only listened to about half. Not really my thing. Cool album cover tho.

Obviously very talented musicians and I did enjoy it but it’s not something I would listen to regularly or ever, really. So music acid piano.

Jazz is not really my thing. Background music at best for me.

Good playing no doubt, and WONDERFUL for putting in a commercial about long-distance phone service in the 90s, and absolutely perfect if you want to listen to exactly that for 45 straight minutes. Like, once you’ve heard a bit you’ve heard it all. I thought the rendition of Sunny Side of the Street would give the record a nice pop at the end but was just more of the same basically. Not my favorite.

No es mi onda y me aburrió un poco pero estuvo bien

I just don't like jazz but this is okay

Sorry to all the jazz fans out there but this just isn’t for me.

Not really a jazz fan, interesting though. I can’t really tell the difference between the songs.

Groovy - kinda short but not the worst thing

Just acoustics and not in the mood for this.

it's nice

Funky, but electric organ heavy.

What the balls is this? MAN, these guys can PLAY... shit music.

It's a perfectly fine record, but it's just not something to get excited about. This is ambiance music, which certainly has its place in culture, but these reviews are personal and my personal take is that this is forgettable.

Good vibes - need to be in the mood to chill to really love it

He's great, just mot a big fan of the Hammond organ.

16 - Jimmy Smith - Back at the Chicken Shack - Rating = 2 This is some classic funky soul blues that’s nice. It’s just not something I’m ever going to put on. I wouldn’t turn it off if it was on… but I’m not going to look for it and I’m just not that interested.

4/10? So eigentlich cool, aber hör ich mir wahrscheinlich nicht einfach so mal an

It was ok. I guess for people who like this type of music this album could be really good, but its not for me. Its good to explore other genres tho.

Back at the chicken shack is basically a movement rather than an album . The first song is pleasant enough but then its more of the same. It does not bear repeated listens to this jazz organ!?

jazz!

Interesting. I don’t think I would’ve found this on my own.

Restaurant music at macaroni grill

It’s ok, but not something I’d listen to for a second time. Some passable tracks, but only just.

Before I started to listen to 1001 albums, I would say I had a wide range of taste in music, but now I realise it's narrower than I thought. This album is not unpleasant, the musicians are skillful and the music does not offend. It's just not for me. I feel this is music Arnold Rimmer would enjoy.

Terrible jazz

Safe easy listening for background at party or get together. Good musicianship

(2/7) I felt like I called customer support and was placed on hold for 45 minutes

Album #66 Jimmy Smith: Back At The Chicken Shack Charles Mingus made me believe that he was a genius when I heard “The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady”, Jimmy Smith confirmed that Charles Mingus is a genius when I heard “Back at the Chicken Shack”. After hearing my first jazz album, the aforementioned Mingus record, I thought that I might actually grow to really enjoy the genre, but this album reinforced my previously held beliefs. There really isn’t anything wrong with it, but after the second track, I was completely bored; the main issue I have with jazz is when it establishes a sound and then gets comfortable. This album is perfectly fine in the background, but active listeners quickly become bored due to the lack of challenge. The best song on this album is the first, a rather enjoyable and groovy tune that makes you look forward to what else Mr. Smith has in store for us, but then you find out over the next 40 minutes that that was all he had in store for us; the rest of the album is just a noodling variation of the already established sound. The use of repetition can be done right, but it needs to be interspersed with new and exciting sounds. Mingus created chaos, but within that were refuges of familiar sounds; he used the repetition as a tool, not as a crutch. I know that it is unfair to compare everything under the jazz label with Mingus, but I’m starting to fear my enjoyment of jazz peaked with my first foray into it. The sad irony in my comparison between Jimmy Smith and Charles Mingus is that only one of them has bestowed upon themselves the moniker of ‘incredible’, and it isn’t the one who earned it. Best Songs: Back at the Chicken Shack, When I Grow Too Old to Dream, On The Sunny Side of the Street Worst Song: Messy Bessie Score out of 10: 4.5

O sleep

didn’t grab me or my attention. Cool jazz but wasn’t very interesting in my opinion.

not ever sat down and listened to a jazz album before. fine as background music but not something i would put on and vibe to. got a bit bored sorry jimmy.

Nice 60s Jazz

Something i'd have in the background to read.

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Repetitive. Or I simply don't like jazz.

Another groovy jazz album. The rhythm section here was really prominent and I enjoyed it. I still prefer music with lyrics as I resonate the most with words in a song. Fun background music but I couldn’t differentiate jazz tracks from one another easily.

A ood classical jazz album. Good vibes in the back of a bar

Inoffensive background swing jazz. Nothing more to say...

Jazz man. Smooth. DNF. Not feeling jazz today

Best Track - "Back At The Chicken Shack"

so so. nothing stood out to me. standard

Blandly pleasant

Leider nichts für meinen Geschmack. Klassische Fahrstuhlmusik.

Decent

Interesting!! New to me!! Very soothing and enjoyable.

Sounds cool, I personally don’t like an album that’s just instrumentals

Not rlly my type but not bad

3/10 - Favorite song: Messie Bessie

bluesy groovy jazzy vibe. An album that you can get lost in while listening to. Each transition of song is a continuation of the previous one, making the album pass by without noticing each song as a unique work, but rather the album is the work as a whole. I do, however, love the feeling it creates of sitting on a porch step, smoking a cigarette, in the Louisiana summer heat. Bayou meets Bourbon Street. 2.6/5 stars

I'm just not a jazz boy

Liked it better than miles Davis but not my jam

Jazz music fit for a boomer clothing store fitting room

I really wish these musicians would commit to tuning up before recording an album rather than during it. Same for practicing their scales......

Not my kind of songs

2/5. Decent enough songs and decent enough playing. But very forgettable. I'm forgetting it as I type these words. The dog on the cover is more easy for me to recall than a single song. But not bad.

This album I had really high hopes for at first. What got my hopes so high was when I heard the opening track and I was totally won over. The problem is I didn’t care for any of the other songs. Genuinely the only song that I saved or remembered was the opening track but it was a great song. Just sorta not for me after that.

It was okay. The melodies sounded the same in almost every part of the songs. Wouldn’t voluntarily listen to them tho.

Very full of life. I prefer the songs with less organ i think. Fav song is ‘Back At The Chicken Shack’.

I read some reviews for this before I listened. I expected something good. What I got was an album too dull to echo through the empty aisles at the local Hobby Lobby. My chicken scratch is taking this one back to the drawing board.

I wasn't the biggest fan. It's solid, but just a bit boring.

it's whatever jazz maybe it was really good at the time but now it's whatever

Jazz does nothing for me. I like the album art though.

elevator music

Generic but listenable.

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If you’re the named musician on a jazz album you should be the one throwing the main character energy. Based on my listen Jimmy Smith should be the boring saxophone and you’re telling me he’s the B3 organist showing how an electric piano can amplify jazz? GTFO

It’s kind of a cool sound but I only needed one song, not an album-full!

Jazz not really my cup of tea, but this works for me. Whole album of it is a bit of a slog, but it’s got a cool vibe. 2

For some, jazz is everything. For me, it’s background at best.

Jazz where a couple of songs have a hint of melodic value - Although the most notable example of this (Sunny Side of the Street) is a cover. Too classy to play at a chicken shack unless said shack is serving Chicken Cordon Bleu instead of Nuggets

- I’m just not into jazz because generally, it doesn’t move me, so I guess this album is pretty inoffensive as far as jazz goes. - The songs all start out okay, but then go on forever. - I think I liked the first song a lot more than the others - maybe because it had less sax and a more pronounced & memorable melody than the others. - The tone of the instruments feels muffled, which I don’t love, and I would have preferred a standard piano to the organ. - I’ll never choose to listen to this again.

I simply have no interest in this type of Jazz. 2 stars or D.

Doin jazzy

Dang. I thought this was gonna be some old school reggae based on the cover. Felt just like some thin keyboard jazz to me. Didn't do anything for me.

Sounded like good jazz to me. It's a 2 because it's the default ranking.

Dull meandering. Yet more jazz

Had this on in the background all day. Started to believe I’m in Sim City and none of this is real.

a bit too jazzy for mee

Yea the dude can play but not for me. Was fine working music because it faded so easily into the background. I do love the sound of these organs though. I'm feeling a 2/5

sounds like i'm stuck in a comically slow elevator

Soulful jazz elevated by Smith's organ playing. Without that organ it would be difficult to distinguish this from similar jazz, and while it's rarely all that impressive it at least gives the songs some nice swing. Still, the highlight of the first track is when the sax comes in and you think what had been a bit stagnant will become more dynamic. But things don't really change - it's the same song, but with a sax. The rest of the songs don't change that formula too much. While this is a pleasant listen it's not engaging, and hard to recommend to anyone who's not a big fan of jazz unless they're looking for an album to soundtrack a casual dinner party.

El jazz así en casa no me llena

Sounds like a loading screen on The Sims or something. That's pretty much all I can say about it. It exists.

Jazz

Entretenido para trabajar, pero no se si lo recuperaría para mi día a día.

Fairly boring jazz.

Hmm ja. Synes første var greeeeii. Resten var rot.

Good chill music. Long songs. Wouldn’t be something I actively seek out but fine to space out.

Decent vibe

(Genre = Jazz) 1. Back At The Chicken Shack - 5/10 2. When I Grow To Old To Dream - 5/10 3. Minor Chant - 3/10 4. Messy Bessie - 5/10 5. On The Sunny Side Of The Street - 4/10 (Album Rating = 4.4/10) - Album has no lyrics, just instrumentation, which is NOT my type of genre/music. Each song is about 10 minutes on average, which is too long for a song in my opinion. Good music, just not for me! Also, since I don't listen to jazz, it all sounds the same to me unfortunately.

Instrumental. The one organ track is great; the three sax tracks less so. It's cool that it's such a little album.

Dette blei litt for kjedelig for meg. Jeg hadde forventa noe rått orgelspill og fikk ikke det engang:(

Good jazz artist. Some iconic jazz pieces.

Background music. 2/5

Early 60's Jazz keyboards - another treat from the 1001 album challenge! Not my bag at all, but glad to have the opportunity to hear it

First track was a vibe, and then the rest of the album turned into elevator music.

Not good nor bad

Much like Markiplier, I was lost multiple times during this album. The songs would start, I would be sure I was listening to a different song, and then I would wonder if it was repeating. It quickly devolved in to jazz noise. I am sure there is something technically impressive about it, but I can’t detect it. The noise isn’t unpleasant, there just isn’t much going on. And the thing is, I can see the vision for the first song as it does sound like something that would play as friends talk at some food place, but then it all sounds super similar and I start getting sleepy. I believe this album might be best utilized as a lullaby.

Not really a fan of jazz.

I’ll keep it brief… It was fine Had a good time listening to it but pretty forgettable otherwise Favorites: None Honorable Mentions: None

orgeltje is ok, maar de sax steekt rap tegen... had beter verwacht op basis van eerste minuten

A non-vocal jazz album that I listened too whilst cutting the grass (as it was my main time of the day to listen to music). I imagined this is exactly what would be playing in a relaxed coffee shop in NYC in the 40s (that may be very incorrect). Nevertheless, I feel this would be suited for reading a book on sunday morning so I just wasnt interested in it at this time.

2- Stars (4/15)

If I owned this album, it would be lining the bottom of my chicken's shack.

Bit too jazzy for me.

A smooth, bluesy jazz album with a laid-back groove, ideal for background listening. The Hammond organ gives it a warm, mellow vibe, and the instrumental solos are tasteful without being distracting. Even if you're not into jazz, which I'm not, it's easy to enjoy passively.

It’s ok

Ok

Haven't heard of Jimmy Smith before. The first track was promising but the rest of the album was just some standard jazzy stuff 2/5

Background music with way to much saxophone

69/100 pretty fun but can drag on at times, third 69 in a row now lmaoo. some tracks did drag on and when i saw the tracklist of five songs i was a bit surprised

Interesting