Louis Smith - Legendary 1957-1959 Studio Sessions [New CD] Spain - Imp

• 3 ORIGINAL ALBUMS ON 2 CD• INCLUDES 2 BONUS TRACKS• 20-PAGE BOOKLETThis set presents Louis Smith'S first two albums as a leader in their entireties, Here Comes Louis Smith (Blue Note BLP 1584), and Smithville (Blue Note BLP 1594), as well as an all-star LP that featured him among other talented Memphis jazzmen (including his cousin and fellow trumpeter Booker Little), Down Home Reunion (United Artists UAS 5029). Smith sat out on two of the four extended tracks from that album, but they have been added here as a bonus, in order to include the complete session. Smith’s only other known recordings before the late 1970s were his participation on Kenny Burrell’s Blue Lights, and a recently unearthed Newport.PERSONNEL:CD 1 [1-6]: HERE COMES LOUIS SMITHLOUIS SMITH, trumpetCANNONBALL ADDERLEY, alto saxDUKE JORDAN, piano [on 1, 2 & 5]TOMMY FLANAGAN, piano [on 3, 4 & 6]DOUG WATKINS, bassART TAYLOR, drums.New York, February 4 & 9, 1957.CD 1 [7-9] & CD 2 [1-5]: SMITHVILLELOUIS SMITH, trumpetCHARLIE ROUSE, tenor saxSONNY CLARK, pianoPAUL CHAMBERS, bassART TAYLOR, drums.Hackensack, New Jersey, March 30, 1958.CD 2 [6-9]: DOWN HOME REUNIONLOUIS SMITH & BOOKER LITTLE, trumpetFRANK STROZIER, alto saxGEORGE COLEMAN, tenor saxPHINEAS NEWBORN Jr., pianoCALVIN NEWBORN, guitarGEORGE JOYNER [aka JAMIL NASSER], bassCHARLES CROSBY, drums.New York, January 30, 1959.TRACKS:CD 101 TRIBUTE TO BROWNIE02 BRILL’S BLUES03 ANDE04 STARDUST05 SOUTH SIDE06 VAL’S BLUES07 SMITHVILLE08 WETU09 EMBRACEABLE YOUCD 201 THERE WILL NEVER BE ANOTHER YOU02 LATER03 AU PRIVAVE04 BAKIN’ [aka TUNESMITH]05 THERE WILL NEVER BE ANOTHER YOU [mono take]06 THINGS AIN’T WHAT THEY USED TO BE07 BLUE ‘N’ BOOGIE08 AFTER HOURS09 STAR EYES