Here Comes Louis Smith
{{Infobox album
| name = Here Comes Louis Smith
| type = Album
| artist = Louis Smith
| cover = Here Comes Louis Smith.jpg
| alt =
| released = March/April 1958
| recorded = February 4 & 9, 1958
| venue =
| studio = Audio Sonic Sound, Brill Building, NYC
| genre = Jazz
| length = 42:17
| label = Blue Note
BLP 1584
| producer = Tom Wilson
| chronology = Louis Smith
| prev_title =
| prev_year =
| next_title = Smithville
| next_year = 1958
}}
Here Comes Louis Smith is the debut album by American trumpeter Louis Smith recorded on February 4 & 9, 1958 for Transition, but the company went out of business before release;{{cite book |last=Ginell |first=Cary |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Tb8XAAAAQBAJ&pg=PT33 |title=Walk Tall: The Music and Life of Julian "Cannonball" Adderley |publisher=Hal Leonard |year=2013 |isbn=9781480343030 |location=Milwaukee, Wisconscin |page=33}} the album masters were acquired by Blue Note's Alfred Lion and released shortly after on Blue Note that same year.[http://www.jazzdisco.org/blue-note-records/catalog-1500-series/#blp-1584 Blue Note discography] accessed October 20, 2010
Reception
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev1Score = {{rating|4.5|5}}
}}
The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow says. "Louis Smith had a brilliant debut on this Blue Note album, his first of two before becoming a full-time teacher."Yanow, S. [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=here-comes-louis-smith-r147847|pure_url=yes}} Allmusic Review] accessed October 20, 2010
Track listing
{{Track
| all_writing = Louis Smith, except as noted.
| headline = Side 1
| extra_column = Date recorded
| title1 = Tribute to Brownie
| length1 = 6:38
| writer1 = Duke Pearson
| extra1 = February 4, 1958
| title2 = Brill's Blues
| length2 = 8:22
| extra2 = February 4, 1958
| title3 = Ande
| length3 = 6:42
| extra3 = February 9, 1958
}}{{Track
| all_writing =
| headline = Side 2
| extra_column = Date recorded
| title1 = Stardust
| length1 = 5:20
| writer1 = Hoagy Carmichael
| extra1 = February 9, 1958
| title2 = South Side
| length2 = 8:38
| extra2 = February 4, 1958
| title3 = Val's Blues
| length3 = 6:37
| extra3 = February 9, 1958
}}
Personnel
- Louis Smith – trumpet
- Cannonball Adderley (credited as "Buckshot La Funke") – alto saxophone (except "Stardust")
- Duke Jordan (February 4, 1958), Tommy Flanagan (February 9, 1958) – piano
- Doug Watkins – bass
- Art Taylor – drums
References
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Category:Blue Note Records albums