Plain Talk (album)
# Plain Talk (album)

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. 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".

Professional ratings :

| Review scores ||
| - | - |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic | |

## Track listing

* "Big Fat Mama" (Lucky Millinder, Stafford Simon) – 11:12
* "My One and Only Love" (Robert Mellin, Guy Wood) – 5:14
* "Plain Talk" (Jimmy Smith) – 15:24
* "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 (track 3)
* Ike Quebec – tenor saxophone (tracks 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
