VA - Jazz Trumpet - Four Classic Albums (Here Comes Louis Smith / Booker Little / The Warm Sound / Lookin’ Good!) (Digitally Remastered) (2018)
Artist: Various Artists, Louis Smith, Booker Little, Joe Gordon, The Johnny Coles Quartet, Johnny Coles
Title: Jazz Trumpet - Four Classic Albums (Here Comes Louis Smith / Booker Little / The Warm Sound / Lookin’ Good!) (Digitally Remastered)
Year Of Release: 2018
Label: AVID Jazz
Genre: Jazz
Quality: FLAC (tracks)
Total Time: 2:34:10
Total Size: 851 MB
WebSite: Album Preview
Tracklist:Title: Jazz Trumpet - Four Classic Albums (Here Comes Louis Smith / Booker Little / The Warm Sound / Lookin’ Good!) (Digitally Remastered)
Year Of Release: 2018
Label: AVID Jazz
Genre: Jazz
Quality: FLAC (tracks)
Total Time: 2:34:10
Total Size: 851 MB
WebSite: Album Preview
1. Louis Smith – Tribute to Brownie (Louis Smith: Here Comes Louis Smith) (06:38)
2. Louis Smith – Brill's Blues (Louis Smith: Here Comes Louis Smith) (08:22)
3. Louis Smith – Ande (Louis Smith: Here Comes Louis Smith) (06:42)
4. Louis Smith – Stardust (Louis Smith: Here Comes Louis Smith) (05:19)
5. Louis Smith – South Side (Louis Smith: Here Comes Louis Smith) (08:38)
6. Louis Smith – Val's Blues (Louis Smith: Here Comes Louis Smith) (06:38)
7. Booker Little – Opening Statement (Booker Little: Booker Little) (06:41)
8. Booker Little – Minor Sweet (Booker Little: Booker Little) (05:39)
9. Booker Little – Bee Tee's Minor Plea (Booker Little: Booker Little) (05:39)
10. Booker Little – Life's a Little Blue (Booker Little: Booker Little) (06:53)
11. Booker Little – The Grand Valse (Booker Little: Booker Little) (04:56)
12. Booker Little – Who Can I Turn to (Booker Little: Booker Little) (05:24)
13. The Johnny Coles Quartet – Room 3 (The Johnny Coles Quartet: The Warm Sound) (05:44)
14. The Johnny Coles Quartet – Where (The Johnny Coles Quartet: The Warm Sound) (07:50)
15. The Johnny Coles Quartet – Come Rain or Come Shine (The Johnny Coles Quartet: The Warm Sound) (05:35)
16. The Johnny Coles Quartet – Hi-Fly (The Johnny Coles Quartet: The Warm Sound) (05:39)
17. The Johnny Coles Quartet – Pretty Strange (The Johnny Coles Quartet: The Warm Sound) (05:50)
18. The Johnny Coles Quartet – If I Should Lose You (The Johnny Coles Quartet: The Warm Sound) (05:23)
19. Joe Gordon – Terra Firma Irma (Joe Gordon: Lookin’ Good!) (07:46)
20. Joe Gordon – A Song for Richard (Joe Gordon: Lookin’ Good!) (05:04)
21. Joe Gordon – Non-Viennese Waltz Blues (Joe Gordon: Lookin’ Good!) (04:14)
22. Joe Gordon – You're the Only Girl in the Next World for Me (Joe Gordon: Lookin’ Good!) (04:03)
23. Joe Gordon – Co-Op Blues (Joe Gordon: Lookin’ Good!) (05:59)
24. Joe Gordon – Mariana (Joe Gordon: Lookin’ Good!) (04:12)
25. Joe Gordon – Heleen (Joe Gordon: Lookin’ Good!) (04:04)
26. Joe Gordon – Diminishing (Joe Gordon: Lookin’ Good!) (05:06)
Louis Smith had a brilliant debut on this Blue Note album, his first of two before becoming a full-time teacher. The opener (Duke Pearson's "Tribute to Brownie") was a perfect piece for Smith to interpret, since his style was heavily influenced by Clifford Brown (who had died the previous year). He is also in excellent form on four of his basic originals and takes a particularly memorable solo on a haunting rendition of "Stardust." Altoist Cannonball Adderley (who used the pseudonym of "Buckshot La Funke" on this set, a name later used by Branford Marsalis), Duke Jordan or Tommy Flanagan on piano, bassist Doug Watkins, and drummer Art Taylor make for a potent supporting cast, but the focus is mostly on the criminally obscure Louis Smith. After cutting his second Blue Note set and switching to teaching, Smith would not record again as a leader until 1978. All bop and '50s jazz fans are strongly advised to pick up this CD reissue before it disappears. © Scott Yanow
