Smithville

Louis Smith

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Smithville Review

by Stephen Thomas Erlewine

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.

Track Listing

	Title/Composer	Performer	Time	Stream
1	Smithville	Louis Smith	11:04	Spotify Amazon
2	Wetu	Louis Smith	09:00	Spotify Amazon
3	Embraceable You	Louis Smith	07:06	Spotify Amazon
4	There Will Never Be Another You	Louis Smith	05:33	Spotify Amazon
5	Later	Louis Smith	06:26	Spotify Amazon
6	Au Privave	Louis Smith	06:31	Spotify Amazon
7	Bakin' (Aka Tunesmith)	Louis Smith	06:23
8	There Will Never Be Another You (Mono Take)	Louis Smith	05:32	Spotify Amazon