[Pre Order] Jimmy Smith - Softly As A Summer Breeze - Blue Note Classic Vinyl LP *

Release Date: August 21, 2026

A Blue Note Classic Vinyl Edition — stereo, all-analog, mastered by Kevin Gray from the original master tapes, on 180-gram vinyl.

Recorded the same week as House Party and The Sermon in February 1958, Jimmy Smith's Softly As A Summer Breeze features the Hammond B3 organist in two different trios — with Kenny Burrell/Philly Joe Jones and Eddie McFadden/Donald Bailey — for a swinging set covering Thelonious Monk tunes, standards, and originals.

Features

• 180-gram vinyl LP
• Blue Note Classic Vinyl Edition — all-analog, mastered by Kevin Gray from the original master tapes, pressed at Optimal
• Label: Blue Note Records

Track Listing

Side One:

1. These Foolish Things
2. Hackensack
3. It Could Happen To You

Side Two:

1. Sometimes I'm Happy
2. Someone To Watch Over Me
3. Home Cookin'