title: Peter & the Wolf (Jimmy Smith album)
text: # Peter & the Wolf (Jimmy Smith album)
  
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  | The Penguin Guide to Jazz | |
  
  Peter & the Wolf is a 1966 studio album by Jimmy Smith, with Oliver Nelson's big band. It is based on Sergei Prokofiev's Peter and the Wolf.
  
  ## Reception
  
  Scott Yanow of AllMusic stated:
  
     Of all of organist Jimmy Smith's big-band albums recorded for Verve, this is one of the most imaginative ones...A classic of its kind.
  
  ## Track listing
  
  * "The Bird / The Duck / The Cat / The Grandfather / The Wolf / The Hunter / Peter" (Serge Prokofiev) – 4:09
  * "Duck Theme /Jimmy and the Duck / Peter's Theme / Meal Time" (Oliver Nelson, Prokofiev) – 9:39
  * "Elegy for a Duck" (Nelson) – 7:16
  * "Cat in a Tree" (Nelson) – 5:21
  * "Capture of the Wolf" (Nelson) – 1:14
  * "Finale: Parade / Peter Plays Some Blues" (Nelson) – 4:45
  
  ## Personnel
  
  ### Musicians
  
  * Jimmy Smith – organ
  * Oliver Nelson – arranger, conductor
  * Joe Newman, Ernie Royal, Richard Williams, Snooky Young – trumpet
  * Phil Woods, Jerry Dodgion, Bob Ashton, Jerome Richardson, Danny Bank, Stan Webb – woodwinds
  * Tony Studd – bass tuba
  * Quentin Jackson, Dick Hixson, Britt Woodman, Tom McIntosh – trombone
  * Willie Ruff, Jimmy Buffington – French horn
  * Barry Galbraith, Billy Butler – guitar
  * Richard Davis – bass
  * Grady Tate – drums
  * Harry Brewer, Bobby Rosengarden – percussion
  
  ### Technical
  
  * Creed Taylor – producer
  * Val Valentin – director of engineering
  * Rudy Van Gelder – engineer
  * Acy R. Lehman – cover design
  * Don Ornitz – photography
  * Al "Jazzbo" Collins – liner notes
  