Review of Sermon

Before I bought this album I had only heard the title track, The Sermon. I was floored at how good it was and how much I liked it. I'm not a big fan of the organ when it comes to jazz music but I really dug what Mr. Smith did on that track. After buying the album I thought the title track was going to be the best piece. Then I heard J.O.S. and was blown away again. Such a fast paced track with nearly 12 minutes of organ fury! Probably one of my favorite jazz tracks now. This track is then followed by the slower piece Flamingo, which reminds me of Chinatown for some reason. Saying that makes me love that track too and that makes this album an easy 5/5 for me. I bought this album new for $10 and, to me, this is a perfect jazz album so this is one of the best buys I've had in a long while.