Plain Talk is a studio album by American jazz organist Jimmy Smith featuring performances recorded in 1960 but not released on the Blue Note label until 1968.^[1] The album was rereleased on CD combined with Open House (1960) in 1992 compiling all the recordings from the session.

Reception

The Allmusic review by Michael Erlewine awarded the album 4 stars calling it "a fast-paced studio jam session".^[2]

Track listing

1. "Big Fat Mama" (Lucky Millinder, Stafford Simon) – 11:12
2. "My One and Only Love" (Robert Mellin, Guy Wood) – 5:14
3. "Plain Talk" (Jimmy Smith) – 15:24
4. "Time After Time" (Cahn, Styne) – 6:31

Personnel

Musicians

• Jimmy Smith – organ
• Blue Mitchell – trumpet (tracks 1, 2, 3 feature track 2)
• Jackie McLean – alto saxophone (3)
• Ike Quebec – tenor saxophone (1, 3, 4 feature track 4)
• Quentin Warren – guitar
• Donald Bailey – drums

Technical

• Alfred Lion – producer
• Rudy Van Gelder – engineer
• Photomedia – photography
• Nat Hentoff – liner notes

References