Louis Smith Catalog
1958 (age 27)
Here Comes Louis Smith (Blue Note BLP 1584)
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.
Various Artists - The Other Side Of Blue Note 1500 Series (Blue Note (J) BNJ-61008/10)
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)
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)
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.
Louis Smith Quintet - Just Friends (SteepleChase (D) SCCD 31096)
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 + 1 bonus track.
1979
Louis Smith Quintet - Prancin' (SteepleChase (D) SCS 1121)
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.
Louis Smith Quintet - Prancin' (SteepleChase (D) SCCD 31121)
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 + 1 bonus track.
1990 (age 59)
Louis Smith Quartet - Ballads For Lulu (SteepleChase (D) SCCD 31268)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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 |