Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? is a 1964 studio album by organist Jimmy Smith, released on the Verve label. Smith is accompanied by a big band with arrangements by Oliver Nelson and Claus Ogerman.
Reception
AllMusic reviewer Michael G. Nastos, only gave the album 2½ stars stating that:
The album was however, Smith's third highest charting album, spending 31 weeks and charting as high as number 16 on the US Billboard 200 charts.
Track listing
"Slaughter on Tenth Avenue" (Richard Rodgers) – 7:06
"Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, Pt. 1" (Don Kirkpatrick, Keith Knox) – 4:29
"Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, Pt. 2" (Kirkpatrick, Knox) – 5:00
"John Brown's Body" (Traditional) – 5:18
"Wives and Lovers" (Burt Bacharach, Hal David) – 3:17
"Women of the World" (Riziero Ortolani) – 5:47
"Bluesette" (Toots Thielemans) – 3:40
Recorded on January 20 (#1), 21 (#2-3) and January 27 (#4-7), 1964.
Personnel
Musicians
Jimmy Smith – organ
Oliver Nelson – arranger (#1-3) Claus Ogerman – arranger, conductor