The Sound of Love

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Label
Linn Records
Release Date
May 13, 2016
Format
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      ELLINGTON MINGUS STRAYHORN
    • PERFORMER
      Smith, Barron, Washington, Drummond
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      May 13, 2016
    • UPC
      691062008433
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      BKD084
    • LABEL
      Linn Records
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1
    • GENRE
      Contemporary Jazz
    Works ⌄

    1. Johnny Come Lately

      Composer: Billy Strayhorn

      Performer: Tommy Smith, Peter Washington, Kenny Barron, Billy Drummond

    2. The Star-Crossed Lovers

      Composer: Duke Ellington, Billy Strayhorn

      Performer: Tommy Smith, Peter Washington, Kenny Barron, Billy Drummond

    3. In a Sentimental Mood

      Composer: Duke Ellington

      Performer: Tommy Smith, Peter Washington, Kenny Barron, Billy Drummond

    4. A Flower Is a Lovesome Thing

      Composer: Billy Strayhorn

      Performer: Tommy Smith, Peter Washington, Kenny Barron, Billy Drummond

    5. Chelsea Bridge

      Composer: Billy Strayhorn

      Performer: Tommy Smith, Peter Washington, Kenny Barron, Billy Drummond

    6. Isfahan

      Composer: Duke Ellington

      Performer: Tommy Smith, Peter Washington, Kenny Barron, Billy Drummond

    7. Duke Ellington's Sound Of Love

      Composer: Charles Mingus

      Performer: Tommy Smith, Peter Washington, Kenny Barron, Billy Drummond

    8. Sophisticated Lady

      Composer: Duke Ellington

      Performer: Tommy Smith, Peter Washington, Kenny Barron, Billy Drummond

    9. Passion Flower

      Composer: Billy Strayhorn

      Performer: Tommy Smith, Peter Washington, Kenny Barron, Billy Drummond

    10. Solitude

      Composer: Duke Ellington

      Performer: Tommy Smith, Peter Washington, Kenny Barron, Billy Drummond

    11. Prelude to a Kiss

      Composer: Duke Ellington

      Performer: Tommy Smith, Peter Washington, Kenny Barron, Billy Drummond

    12. Cottontail

      Composer: Duke Ellington

      Performer: Tommy Smith, Peter Washington, Kenny Barron, Billy Drummond


This laid back program of classics by powerhouse jazz composers Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn adequately show Tommy Smith’s virtuosic saxophone playing. Smith does a fantastic job of keeping the composers’ intentions in mind, while still adding his own colors and textures to these classics. Smith is accompanied here by an all-star trio of musicians, including Kenny Barron, Peter Washington and Billy Drummond. Many of these tracks were recorded in just one take. This album was originally released in 1998, and is being re-issued here as part of Linn’s ECHO series.