Comments on: Back to Blue Note

By: Gregory the Fish

Gregory the Fish — Sun, 19 Nov 2017 20:36:37 +0000

if i had the money, lennib, i’d be buying many blue notes for the music. 4/5 are knockouts in my opinion.

By: lennib

lennib — Sun, 19 Nov 2017 13:57:08 +0000

With prices as they are, don’t seem like many are buying Blue Notes for the music, rather some intrinsic value. Maybe in a frame on a wall like a doubtful Leonardo.

By: Clifford

Clifford — Sun, 19 Nov 2017 01:29:15 +0000

Have both Louis Smith Blue Notes on CD, although almost all my CDs are in storage and unaccessible. May go over to YouTube and listen to it again, may not, but I don’t recall being particularly bowled over by the music. That’s okay though as they can’t all be knockouts.

By: Richard

Richard — Sat, 18 Nov 2017 17:39:45 +0000

I remember buying this on CD when it came out in the Connoisseur series, 20 years ago. I don’t recall any of it, must dig it out and try again.

By: geoffrey wheeler

geoffrey wheeler — Sat, 18 Nov 2017 03:18:30 +0000

For those who want to hear the music on this album without paying the likely high price, the full album is on You Tube for FREE!

By: Rob

Rob — Fri, 17 Nov 2017 18:40:11 +0000

There are plenty of Blue Note releases that sell for high dollar which musically I don’t think are worth it however I really like “Here Comes Louis Smith”. The playing is excellent. I’m sure this record will sell for high dollar and I will continue to enjoy my Japanese pressing since I will never be able to partake in the eBay bidding wars.

By: Charlie

Charlie — Fri, 17 Nov 2017 16:11:49 +0000

Just friends on Steeplechase is superb btw

By: Juancho

Juancho — Fri, 17 Nov 2017 07:52:08 +0000

That Smith could go high, being a clean copy with that white cover has to be rare. I own it on a Toshiba/EMI pressed cd, it sounds great and is of course, a great record.

I picked it up at a Borders Outlet (remember those?) about 12 or 13 years ago, about $5 sealed.

By: geoffrey wheeler

geoffrey wheeler — Fri, 17 Nov 2017 06:35:36 +0000

As a leader, Louis Smith had two recording careers: Two LPs for Blue Note in the 1950s, some sideman jobs, and 12 for Steeplechase between 1978 and 2004. I have one or two of the Steeplechases but neither Blue Note. Steeplechase, of course, doesn’t count as a “collectible” label. Smith’s first Blue Note was recorded for the Transition label but not released, so actually Blue Note recorded only one Smith album. IMO, the “Smithville” title is stupid.

By: Art Klempner

Art Klempner — Fri, 17 Nov 2017 03:42:38 +0000

Al,sorry for the the long delay…. I just kept on playing that great record with Ronnie Peters playing great. Alto ! One of my favorite Milt Jackson records.