Here Comes Louis Smith Explained

Here Comes Louis Smith
Type:	Album
Artist:	Louis Smith
Cover:	Here Comes Louis Smith.jpg
Released:	March/April 1958
Recorded:	February 4 & 9, 1958
Studio:	Audio Sonic Sound, Brill Building, NYC
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	42:17
Label:	Blue Note BLP 1584
Producer:	Tom Wilson
Chronology:	Louis Smith
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;^[1] the album masters were acquired by Blue Note's Alfred Lion and released shortly after on Blue Note that same year.^[2]

Reception

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."^[3]

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

Notes and References

1. Book: Ginell, Cary . Walk Tall: The Music and Life of Julian "Cannonball" Adderley . Hal Leonard . 2013 . 9781480343030 . Milwaukee, Wisconscin . 33.
2. http://www.jazzdisco.org/blue-note-records/catalog-1500-series/#blp-1584 Blue Note discography
3. Yanow, S. [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=here-comes-louis-smith-r147847|pure_url=yes}} Allmusic Review] accessed October 20, 2010