Smackwater Jack

For the song written by Gerry Goffin and Carole King, see Smackwater Jack (song).

Smackwater Jack is a 1971 studio album by Quincy Jones.^[3] Tracks include the theme music to Ironside and The Bill Cosby Show.

Smackwater Jack
Studio album by Quincy Jones
Released	October 1971
Recorded	1971
Studio	A & R Studios Sound Ideas Studios
Genre	Jazz
Length	42:48
Label	A&M
Producer	Phil Ramone
Quincy Jones chronology
$ (1971) Smackwater Jack (1971) The Hot Rock (1972)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	^[2]

Track listing

1. "Smackwater Jack" (Gerry Goffin, Carole King) – 3:31
2. "Cast Your Fate to the Wind" (Vince Guaraldi, Carel Werber) – 4:26
3. "Ironside" (Quincy Jones) – 3:53
4. "What's Going On" (Renaldo "Obie" Benson, Al Cleveland, Marvin Gaye) – 9:51
5. "Theme from The Anderson Tapes" (from The Anderson Tapes) (Jones) – 5:16
6. "Brown Ballad" (Ray Brown) – 4:20
7. "Hikky Burr" (Bill Cosby, Jones) – 4:02
8. "Guitar Blues Odyssey: From Roots to Fruits" (Jones) – 6:35

Personnel

• Quincy Jones – arranger, conductor, vocals^[4]
• Joshie Armstead,^[5] Valerie Simpson, Bill Cosby, Marilyn Jackson – vocals^[4]
• Freddie Hubbard, Marvin Stamm – flugelhorn^[4]
• Buddy Childers, Snooky Young, Joe Newman, Ernie Royal – trumpet^[4]
• Wayne Andre, Garnett Brown – trombone^[4]
• Eric Gale, Arthur Adams, Freddie Robinson, Jim Hall, Joe Beck – guitar^[4]
• Toots Thielemans – guitar, harmonica, whistler^[4]
• Grady Tate – drums, percussion^[4]
• Paul Humphrey – drums^[4]
• Bob James, Joe Sample – keyboards^[4]
• Jaki Byard, Monty Alexander, Bobby Scott – piano^[4]
• Jimmy Smith – electronic organ^[4]
• Dick Hyman – piano, electric harpsichord^[4]
• Carol Kaye, Chuck Rainey – electric bass^[4]
• Ray Brown, Bob Cranshaw – double bass^[4]
• Hubert Laws – flute, saxophone^[4]
• Milt Jackson – vibraphone^[4]
• Pete Christlieb, Jerome Richardson – tenor saxophone^[4]
• Edd Kalehoff, Paul Beaver – Moog synthesizer^[4]

Charts

Chart (1971)	Peak position
US Billboard 200^[6]	56
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[7]	11

References

1. AllMusic review
2. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 798. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
3. Smackwater Jack at AllMusic
4. "Album Liner Notes (Image 2) : Quincy Jones - Smackwater Jack". Amazon.
5. "Smackwater Jack - Quincy Jones | Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 2020-06-07.
6. "Quincy Jones Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved September 9, 2020.
7. "Quincy Jones Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved September 9, 2020.