Year/Genre: 1967, Blues

Matrix #: V6-8705 
Condition: VG+, sounds great, looks great

Cultural Facts:

1. Released in 1967 on Verve, produced by Creed Taylor and recorded at Rudy Van Gelder’s Englewood Cliffs studio.

2. Arrived right as jazz organists were folding current R&B hits into club sets, tightening links between jukebox soul and small-group jazz.

3. The LP reached the Billboard jazz and R&B album charts, keeping Smith visible as rock acts began to dominate record racks.

4. Easy staff rec for fans of Grant Green, Brother Jack McDuff, or Lonnie Smith digging for groove-heavy organ sides.

Price Suggestions:
NM: $26–$32
VG+: $18–$24
VG: $12–$18
G: $6–$10

12/2/25 CC