Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

by Jimmy Smith

Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: April 1964
  • Label: Verve
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 34:35
  • Community rating: 3.23/5 from 2 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

'Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?' places Jimmy Smith's Hammond organ in a big-band and jazz-pop context, using a contemporary cultural reference from stage and film as a framing device. The album reflects Verve's willingness to position Smith beyond small-combo organ jazz.

Genres

Descriptors: instrumental, orchestral

Tracklist

  1. Slaughter On Tenth Avenue (7:06)
  2. Who's Afraid Of Virginia Wolff? - Pt. 1 (4:27)
  3. Who's Afraid Of Virginia Wolff? - Pt. 2 (4:58)
  4. John Brown's Body (5:16)
  5. Wives And Lovers (3:18)
  6. Women Of The World (5:46)
  7. Bluesette (3:41)

Credits

  • Jimmy Smith - primary artist
  • Oliver Nelson - arranged by
  • Don Kirkpatrick - written-by
  • Kevin Knox - written-by

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