Louis Smith Catalog
1958 (age 27)
Here Comes Louis Smith (Blue Note BLP 1584) 1958
Louis Smith, trumpet; Cannonball Adderley as "Buckshot La Funke", alto sax; Duke Jordan, piano; Doug Watkins, bass; Art Taylor, drums.
Audio Sonic Sound, NYC, February 4, 1958
Tribute To Brownie | |
Brill's Blues | |
South Side |
Louis Smith, trumpet; Cannonball Adderley as "Buckshot La Funke", alto sax #1,3; Tommy Flanagan, piano; Doug Watkins, bass; Art Taylor, drums.
Audio Sonic Sound, NYC, February 9, 1958
1. | Ande |
2. | Star Dust |
3. | Val's Blues |
** also released on Blue Note CDP 7243 8 52438 2 0 in 1996.
Various Artists - The Other Side Of Blue Note 1500 Series (Blue Note (J) BNJ-61008/10) 1984
Louis Smith, trumpet; Charlie Rouse, tenor sax; Sonny Clark, piano; Paul Chambers, bass; Art Taylor, drums.
Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, March 30, 1958
tk.1 | Bakin' (aka Tunesmith) |
tk.11 | Au Privave |
Louis Smith - Smithville (Blue Note BLP 1594) 1958
Louis Smith, trumpet; Charlie Rouse, tenor sax; Sonny Clark, piano; Paul Chambers, bass; Art Taylor, drums.: same session.
Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, March 30, 1958
tk.8 | There Will Never Be Another You |
tk.13 | Smithville |
tk.16 | Embraceable You |
tk.17 | Later |
tk.18 | Wetu |
1978 (age 47)
Louis Smith Quintet - Just Friends (SteepleChase (D) SCS 1096) 1978
Louis Smith, trumpet, flugelhorn; George Coleman, tenor sax; Harold Mabern, piano; Jamil Nasser, bass; Ray Mosca, drums.
March 19, 1978
Blues For Jimmy | |
Lulu | |
Vaughn's Bounce | |
I Remember Clifford | |
Oleo | |
Minor Bit |
** also released on SteepleChase (D) SCCD 31096 in 1991.
Louis Smith Quintet - Just Friends (SteepleChase (D) SCCD 31096) 1991
Louis Smith, trumpet, flugelhorn; George Coleman, tenor sax; Harold Mabern, piano; Jamil Nasser, bass; Ray Mosca, drums.: same session.
March 19, 1978
Quiet Nights |
** originally released on SteepleChase (D) SCS 1096 in 1978 + 1 bonus track.
1979
Louis Smith Quintet - Prancin' (SteepleChase (D) SCS 1121) 1979
Louis Smith, trumpet, flugelhorn; Junior Cook, tenor sax; Roland Hanna, piano; Sam Jones, bass; Billy Hart, drums.
April 13, 1979
One For Nils | |
Chanson De Louise | |
Ryan's Groove | |
Fats | |
Prancin' | |
I Can't Get Started |
** also released on SteepleChase (D) SCCD 31121 in 1989.
Louis Smith Quintet - Prancin' (SteepleChase (D) SCCD 31121) 1989
Louis Smith, trumpet, flugelhorn; Junior Cook, tenor sax; Roland Hanna, piano; Sam Jones, bass; Billy Hart, drums.: same session.
April 13, 1979
Chanson De Louise #2 |
** originally released on SteepleChase (D) SCS 1121 in 1979 + 1 bonus track.
1990 (age 59)
Louis Smith Quartet - Ballads For Lulu (SteepleChase (D) SCCD 31268) 1990
Louis Smith, trumpet; Jim McNeely, piano; Bob Cranshaw, bass; Keith Copeland, drums.
March 22, 1990
A Portrait Of Jenny | |
Lulu | |
Time After Time | |
Polkadots And Moonbeams | |
Old Folks | |
Smoke Gets In Your Eyes | |
Laura | |
Cry Me A River | |
Don't Blame Me |
1991 (age 60)
Louis Smith Sextet - Strike Up The Band (SteepleChase (D) SCCD 31294) 1991
Louis Smith, trumpet, flugelhorn; Vincent Herring, alto sax; Junior Cook, tenor sax; Kevin Hays, piano; Steve LaSpina, bass; Leroy Williams, drums.
SteepleChase Digital Studio, August, 1991
I Hear A Rhapsody | |
It's All Right | |
Don't Misunderstand | |
Edwaa | |
Stablemates | |
Lover | |
Night And Day | |
Strike Up The Band |
1993
Louis Smith Quintet - Silvering (SteepleChase (D) SCCD 31336) 1994
Louis Smith, trumpet, flugelhorn; Von Freeman, tenor sax; Jodie Christian, piano; Eddie De Haas, bass; Wilbur Campbell, drums.
SteepleChase Digital Studio, April, 1993
I'll Remember April | |
Au Privave | |
Roadies | |
You Don't Know What Love Is | |
Body And Soul | |
Silvering | |
Stella By Starlight | |
Blues For Alice |
1994
Louis Smith & Jodie Christian - The Very Thought Of You (SteepleChase (D) SCCD 31361) 1995
Louis Smith, trumpet; Jodie Christian, piano.
SteepleChase Digital Studio, October, 1994
My Ideal | |
Don't Take Your Love Away From Me | |
Mihoko's Tune | |
I Will Wait For You | |
But Not For Me | |
A Cottage For Sale | |
The Very Thought Of You | |
A Child Is Born | |
I Should Care |
1995
Louis Smith Quintet - I Waited For You (SteepleChase (D) SCCD 31385) 1996
Louis Smith, trumpet; Vincent Herring, alto, tenor sax; Richard Wyands, piano; Dennis Irwin, bass; Kenny Washington, drums.
SteepleChase Digital Studio, November, 1995
Dig | |
Solar | |
I Waited For You | |
Walkin' | |
Half Nelson | |
Vierd Blues | |
Milestones | |
Bye Bye Blackbird |
1997
Louis Smith Quintet - There Goes My Heart (SteepleChase (D) SCCD 31415) 1997
Louis Smith, trumpet; Bruce Williams, alto sax; George Cables, piano; Jay Anderson, bass; Al Harewood, drums.
SteepleChase Digital Studio, March, 1997
SGB | |
Ray's Idea | |
Abe's Axe | |
Prince Albert | |
You Don't Know What Love Is | |
Poor Butterfly | |
Blue Bossa | |
There Goes My Heart |
Louis Smith - Soon (SteepleChase (D) SCCD 31442) 1998
Louis Smith, trumpet; Jimmy Greene, tenor sax; Andy LaVerne, piano; Jay Anderson, bass; Billy Drummond, drums.
September, 1997
Mike2 | |
Soon | |
Angel Eyes | |
Autumn Leaves | |
Room 1426 | |
I Should Care | |
All God's Children Got Rhythm |
1998
Louis Smith - Once In A While (SteepleChase (D) SCCD 31464) 1999
Louis Smith, trumpet; Doug Raney, guitar; Hugo Rasmussen, bass; Keith Copeland, drums.
Audiophon Recording Studio, Allerod, Denmark, May, 1998
Just Friends | |
Once In A While | |
Over The Rainbow | |
Tune Up | |
Don't Blame Me | |
Once I Had A Secret Love | |
Sandu | |
There Is No Greater Love |
2000
Louis Smith - The Bopsmith (SteepleChase (D) SCCD 31489) 2000
Louis Smith, trumpet; Jon Gordon, alto sax; Michael Weiss, piano; Jay Anderson, bass; Joe Farnsworth, drums.
April, 2000
Val's Blues | |
For Heaven's Sake | |
The Way You Look Tonight | |
I Love You | |
Ed's Love | |
A Ghost Of A Chance | |
Sweet Clifford |
2003 (age 72)
Louis Smith Quintet - Louisville (SteepleChase (D) SCCD 31552) 2004
Louis Smith, trumpet; Jon Gordon, alto sax; Michael Cochrane, piano; Calvin Hill, bass; Jeff Hirshfield, drums.
April, 2003
Buzzy | |
Isfahan | |
Algo Bueno | |
I'll Close My Eyes | |
Ande | |
For All We Know | |
Days Of Wine And Roses | |
Scrapple From The Apple |