Smackwater Jack

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

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)

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AllMusic
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings

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

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

Charts

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