Plain Talk
Studio album by Jimmy Smith
Released	April 1968
Recorded	March 22, 1960
Studio	Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs
Genre	Jazz blues
Length	38:21
Label	Blue Note BST 84296
Producer	Alfred Lion
Jimmy Smith chronology
Stay Loose (1968) Plain Talk (1968) Livin' It Up! (1968)

Plain Talk is a studio album by American jazz organist Jimmy Smith featuring performances recorded in 1960 but not released on the Blue Note label until 1968. ^[1] The album was rereleased on CD combined with Open House (1960) in 1992 compiling all the recordings from the session.

Reception

The Allmusic review by Michael Erlewine awarded the album 4 stars calling it "a fast-paced studio jam session". ^[2]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]

Track listing

1. "Big Fat Mama" ( Lucky Millinder, Stafford Simon) – 11:12
2. " My One and Only Love" ( Robert Mellin, Guy Wood) – 5:14
3. "Plain Talk" (Jimmy Smith) – 15:24
4. " Time After Time" ( Cahn, Styne) – 6:31

Personnel

Musicians

• Jimmy Smith – organ
• Blue Mitchell – trumpet (tracks 1, 2, 3; feature track 2)
• Jackie McLean – alto saxophone (track 3)
• Ike Quebec – tenor saxophone (tracks 1, 3, 4; feature track 4)
• Quentin Warren – guitar
• Donald Bailey – drums

Technical

• Alfred Lion – producer
• Rudy Van Gelder – engineer
• Photomedia – photography
• Nat Hentoff – liner notes

References