Smithville (album)

Smithville
Studio album by Louis Smith
Released	1958
Recorded	March 30, 1958
Genre	Jazz
Length	39:09 original LP 57:35 CD reissue
Label	Blue Note
Louis Smith chronology
Here Comes Louis Smith (1958) Smithville (1958) Just Friends (1978)

Smithville is the second album by American trumpeter Louis Smith recorded in 1958. It was Smith's second and last album released on the Blue Note label.^[1]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]

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".^[2]

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

References

1. Blue Note discography accessed October 20, 2010
2. Erlewine, S. T. Allmusic Review accessed October 20, 2010