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Hobo Flats is an album by American jazz organist Jimmy Smith arranged by Oliver Nelson. It was Smith's second album for Verve Records.
On the Billboard 200 Hobo Flats peaked at number 11, and the title track was released as a single and peaked at number 69.
Billboard magazine included Hobo Flats in its 'Pop Spotlight' for the week of 27 April 1963.




Reception



The Allmusic review by Steve Leggett awarded the album 3½ stars stating that "Smith bubbles and bounces through all of it at the B-3 while Nelson proceeds to fill every available corner with huge, sweeping orchestral washes and crescendos. The clear highlight, though, is the lead and title track, "Hobo Flats," which moves at a languid but wonderfully funky pace and establishes a groove as wide as the Mississippi River. Smith arguably was at his best in small combos, and at times he gets overwhelmed here by the big cinematic arrangements, but there's plenty to like with this set, even if it's a bit on the atypical side for Smith. It works well more than it doesn't."




Track listing


"Hobo Flats" (Oliver Nelson) – 4:46
"Blueberry Hill" (Al Lewis, Vincent Rose, Larry Stock) – 4:56
"Walk Right In" (Gus Cannon, Erik Darling, Hosea Woods) – 3:32
"Trouble in Mind" (Richard M. Jones) – 4:23
"The Preacher" (Horace Silver) – 6:16
"Meditation (Meditação)" (Norman Gimbel, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Newton Mendonça) – 3:06
"I Can't Stop Loving You" (Don Gibson) – 4:27




Personnel


Musicians

Jimmy Smith – organ
George Dorsey, Phil Woods – alto saxophone
Al Cohn, Zoot Sims – tenor saxophone
Jimmy Cleveland, Urbie Green, Quentin Jackson – trombone
Joe Newman, Ernie Royal, Clark Terry – trumpet
George Duvivier, Milt Hinton – double bass
Jimmy Johnson, Jr., John "Dandy" Rodriguez, Bill Rodriquez – drums
Buddy Lucas - harmonica (Track 1 only)
Production

Creed Taylor – producer
Oliver Nelson – arranger, conductor
Val Valentin – director of engineering
Bob Simpson – engineer
Kevin Reeves – digital remastering
Hollis King – art direction
Isabelle Wong – package design
Chuck Stewart – photography
Del Shields – liner notes
Andy Kman – production coordination
Ray Hall – re-recording engineer
Harry Weinger – reissue supervisor\




Chart performance






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