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Smithville (album)

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Released
  
1958

Smithville (1958)
  
Just Friends (1978)

Release date
  
1958

Genre
  
Jazz

Recorded
  
March 30, 1958

Artist
  
Louis Smith

Label
  
Blue Note Records

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Length
  
39:09 original LP 57:35 CD reissue

Similar
  
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Smithville is the second album by American trumpeter Louis Smith recorded in 1958. It was Smith's final album released by Blue Note label.

Contents

Reception

The Allmusic review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine awarded the album 4 stars and stated "Stylistically, there are no surprises here -- this is mainstream bop and hard bop, comprised of original and contemporary bop numbers, as well as standards... It's a first-rate hard bop set that deserves wider distribution than it has received".

Track listing

All compositions by Louis Smith except as indicated

  1. "Smithville" - 11:04
  2. "Wetu" - 9:00
  3. "Embraceable You" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) - 7:06
  4. "There Will Never Be Another You" (Harry Warren, Mack Gordon) - 5:33
  5. "Later" - 6:26
  6. "Au Privave" (Charlie Parker) - 6:31 Bonus track on CD reissue
  7. "Bakin'" [aka "Tunesmith" - 6:23 Bonus track on CD reissue
  8. "There Will Never Be Another You" [mono take] (Warren, Gordon) - 5:32
  • Recorded at Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey on March 30, 1958.

    • Personnel

  • Louis Smith - trumpet
  • Charlie Rouse - tenor saxophone
  • Sonny Clark - piano
  • Paul Chambers - bass
  • Art Taylor - drums

    • Songs

    1Smithville11:04
    2Wetu9:01
    3Embraceable You7:07

    References

    Smithville (album) Wikipedia
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