Smithville

by Louis Smith

Overview

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

Product Details

Release Date:	10/29/2021
Label:	Matter / Universal
UPC:	4988031450093
Rank:	136147

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Louis Smith   Primary Artist

Technical Credits

Mack Gordon   Composer
Harry Warren   Composer
Louis Smith   Composer
Gregory Stone   Translation
Ira Gershwin   Composer
George Gershwin   Composer
Charlie Parker   Composer