Damn! (Jimmy Smith album)

The AllMusic review by Steve Leggett awarded the album four stars with Leggett writing that "The whole album, start to finish, works a wonderful groove, but versions here of James Brown's "Papa's Got a Brand New Bag," Herbie Hancock's "Watermelon Man," and Charlie Parker's "Scrapple from the Apple" are particularly strong..Damn! is right up there with his best work, full of a joyous energy, and it sparked a resurgence of sorts for Smith." ==Track listing==

• "Papa's Got a Brand New Bag" (James Brown) – 7:30 • "Sister Sadie" (Horace Silver) – 6:57 • "Woody 'n' You" (Dizzy Gillespie) – 6:50 • "The One Before This" (Gene Ammons) – 6:53 • "Watermelon Man" (Herbie Hancock) – 8:43 • "Dat Dere" (Bobby Timmons) – 7:30 • "Scrapple from the Apple" (Charlie Parker) – 5:25 • "Hi-Fly" (Randy Weston) – 6:35 • "A L Mode" (Curtis Fuller) – 6:25 == Personnel ==

Musicians • Jimmy Smith – organ, arranger • Roy Hargrove – flugelhorn, trumpet • Nicholas Payton – trumpet • Abraham Burton – alto saxophone • Mark Whitfield – guitar • Christian McBride – double bass • Bernard "Pretty" Purdie – drums • Art Taylor – drums • Tim Warfield – tenor saxophone (tracks 2, 4–5, 9) • Ron Blake – tenor saxophone (tracks 4–5, 9), • Mark Turner – tenor saxophone (track 2) Production • Jim Anderson – engineer, mixing • Lola Smith – executive producer • Allan Tucker – mastering • Chris Albert – mixing assistant • Jimmy Katz – photography • Camille Tominaro – production coordination • David Lau – art direction, design • Rudi Mallasch – assistant coordinator • Scott Austin – assistant engineer • Nate Herr – coordination • Richard Seidel – producer • Don Sickler ==References==