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Like his debut, Smithville is another set of thoroughly winning straight-ahead bop from the underappreciated trumpeter Louis Smith. Stylistically, there are no surprises here -- this is mainstream bop and hard bop, comprised of original and contemporary bop numbers, as well as standards ("There'll Never Be Another You," "Embraceable You") -- but since the music is performed so well, it doesn't matter. There is genuine passion to this music, not only from Smith, but also from pianist Sonny Clark, tenor saxophonist Charlie Rouse, bassist Paul Chambers and drummer Art Taylor. It's a first-rate hard bop set that deserves wider distribution than it has received.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
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Rudy Van Gelder, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ron McMaster, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Alfred Lion, Producer - Paul Chambers, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Art Taylor, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Sonny Clark, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Charlie Rouse, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Louis Smith, Composer, Trumpet, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 2008 The Blue Note Label Group ℗ 2007 Blue Note Records
Rudy Van Gelder, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ron McMaster, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Alfred Lion, Producer - Paul Chambers, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Art Taylor, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Sonny Clark, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Charlie Rouse, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Louis Smith, Composer, Trumpet, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 2008 The Blue Note Label Group ℗ 2007 Blue Note Records
George Gershwin, ComposerLyricist - Ira Gershwin, ComposerLyricist - Rudy Van Gelder, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ron McMaster, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Alfred Lion, Producer - Paul Chambers, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Art Taylor, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Sonny Clark, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Charlie Rouse, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Gregory Stone, Translator - Louis Smith, Trumpet, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 2008 The Blue Note Label Group ℗ 2007 Blue Note Records
Harry Warren, ComposerLyricist - Mack Gordon, ComposerLyricist - Rudy Van Gelder, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ron McMaster, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Alfred Lion, Producer - Paul Chambers, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Art Taylor, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Sonny Clark, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Charlie Rouse, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Louis Smith, Trumpet, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 2008 The Blue Note Label Group ℗ 2007 Blue Note Records
Rudy Van Gelder, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ron McMaster, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Alfred Lion, Producer - Paul Chambers, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Art Taylor, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Sonny Clark, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Charlie Rouse, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Louis Smith, Composer, Trumpet, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 2008 The Blue Note Label Group ℗ 2007 Blue Note Records
Charlie Parker, Composer - Rudy Van Gelder, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ron McMaster, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Alfred Lion, Producer - Paul Chambers, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Art Taylor, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Sonny Clark, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Charlie Rouse, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Louis Smith, Trumpet, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 2008 The Blue Note Label Group ℗ 2007 Blue Note Records
Rudy Van Gelder, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ron McMaster, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Alfred Lion, Producer - Paul Chambers, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Art Taylor, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Sonny Clark, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Charlie Rouse, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Louis Smith, Composer, Trumpet, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 2008 The Blue Note Label Group ℗ 2007 Blue Note Records
Harry Warren, ComposerLyricist - Mack Gordon, ComposerLyricist - Rudy Van Gelder, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ron McMaster, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Alfred Lion, Producer - Paul Chambers, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Art Taylor, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Sonny Clark, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Charlie Rouse, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Louis Smith, Trumpet, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 2008 The Blue Note Label Group ℗ 2007 Blue Note Records
Album review
Like his debut, Smithville is another set of thoroughly winning straight-ahead bop from the underappreciated trumpeter Louis Smith. Stylistically, there are no surprises here -- this is mainstream bop and hard bop, comprised of original and contemporary bop numbers, as well as standards ("There'll Never Be Another You," "Embraceable You") -- but since the music is performed so well, it doesn't matter. There is genuine passion to this music, not only from Smith, but also from pianist Sonny Clark, tenor saxophonist Charlie Rouse, bassist Paul Chambers and drummer Art Taylor. It's a first-rate hard bop set that deserves wider distribution than it has received.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 8 track(s)
- Total length: 00:57:25
- Main artists: Louis Smith
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Blue Note Records
- Genre: Jazz
© 2008 The Blue Note Label Group ℗ 2008 The Blue Note Label Group
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