Monster (Jimmy Smith album)

Monster is an album by American jazz organist Jimmy Smith arranged by Oliver Nelson.
On the Billboard albums chart, Monster peaked at number 35, and at 5 on the top R&B albums chart.
Writer Gerald Majer critiqued Monster in his 2013 book of essays, The Velvet Lounge: On Late Chicago Jazz.

Reception

AllMusic awarded the album two stars and its review by Scott Yanow stated that:

Track listing

"Goldfinger (Part 1)" – 2:45
"Goldfinger (Part 2)" – 2:45
"St. James Infirmary Blues" – 6:00
"Gloomy Sunday" – 5:00
"Theme From Bewitched" – 3:04
"Theme From The Munsters" – 3:30
"Theme From The Man with the Golden Arm" – 4:30
"The Creeper" – 5:30
"Monlope" – 6:15

Personnel

Musicians

Jimmy Smith – organ
Oliver Nelson – arranger, conductor
Richard Davis – double bass
Grady Tate – drums
Kenny Burrell – guitar
Warren Smith – percussion
Robert Ashton – saxophone
Budd Johnson, Jerome Richardson, Phil Woods, Danny Banks, Raymond Beckenstein, George Dorsey, Harvey Estrin – wind instruments

Technical