The Sermon!

Recorded at Manhattan Towers on August 25, 1957 (1 & 2), and February 25, 1958 (3-7). Total time: 71:00 Tracks 1-5: Does not appear on L.P. configuration CD liner notes (written in 1987) explain the subtraction of one original LP track (J.O.S.) and addition of 5 extra tracks on this release: "Tracks from these two sessions were intermingled to produce Smith's classic albums The Sermon (Blue Note 4011) and Houseparty (Blue Note 4002). In 1979, another album of material came out as Confirmation ...