'Emphasizing ballads, Sound of Love [is] seductive, evocative, lower-the-lights mood music. Smith [plays] from the heart.'
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The Sound Of Love
The Sound Of Love
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- Johnny Come LatelyComposer(s) Billy StrayhornArtist(s) Tommy Smith: saxophone, Kenny Barron: piano, Peter Washington: bass, Billy Drummond: drums
Johnny Come Lately
06:18$2.30 - The Star-Crossed LoversComposer(s) Duke Ellington, Billy StrayhornArtist(s) Tommy Smith: saxophone, Kenny Barron: piano, Peter Washington: bass, Billy Drummond: drums
The Star-Crossed Lovers
03:52$2.30 - In A Sentimental MoodComposer(s) Duke EllingtonArtist(s) Tommy Smith: saxophone, Kenny Barron: piano, Peter Washington: bass, Billy Drummond: drums
In A Sentimental Mood
04:24$2.30 - A Flower Is A Lovesome ThingComposer(s) Billy StrayhornArtist(s) Tommy Smith: saxophone, Kenny Barron: piano, Peter Washington: bass, Billy Drummond: drums
A Flower Is A Lovesome Thing
06:59$2.30 - Chelsea BridgeComposer(s) Billy StrayhornArtist(s) Tommy Smith: saxophone, Kenny Barron: piano, Peter Washington: bass, Billy Drummond: drums
Chelsea Bridge
06:48$2.30 - IsfahanComposer(s) Duke Ellington, Billy StrayhornArtist(s) Tommy Smith: saxophone, Kenny Barron: piano, Peter Washington: bass, Billy Drummond: drums
Isfahan
08:45$3.40 - Duke Ellington's Sound Of LoveComposer(s) MingusArtist(s) Kenny Barron - piano, Peter Washington - bass, Billy Drummond - drums
Duke Ellington's Sound Of Love
03:33$2.30 - Sophisticated LadyComposer(s) Charles MingusArtist(s) Tommy Smith: saxophone, Kenny Barron: piano, Peter Washington: bass, Billy Drummond: drums
Sophisticated Lady
07:41$3.40 - Passion FlowerComposer(s) Duke EllingtonArtist(s) Tommy Smith: saxophone, Kenny Barron: piano, Peter Washington: bass, Billy Drummond: drums
Passion Flower
04:07$2.30 - SolitudeComposer(s) Billy StrayhornArtist(s) Tommy Smith: saxophone, Kenny Barron: piano, Peter Washington: bass, Billy Drummond: drums
Solitude
02:00$2.30 - Prelude To A KissComposer(s) Duke EllingtonArtist(s) Tommy Smith: saxophone, Kenny Barron: piano, Peter Washington: bass, Billy Drummond: drums
Prelude To A Kiss
06:37$2.30 - CottontailComposer(s) Duke EllingtonArtist(s) Tommy Smith: saxophone, Kenny Barron: piano, Peter Washington: bass, Billy Drummond: drums
Cottontail
06:32$2.30
Total running time: 67 minutes.
Album information
Saxophone virtuoso Tommy Smith reveals himself to be a consummate ballad player on this laid back selection of classics by two of the most justly celebrated composers in jazz history: Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn.
The eleven classics contained on this recording - five by Ellington, four by Strayhorn and two collaborative pieces - include some of the loveliest songs to grace twentieth-century music. The cleverly chosen title track 'The Sound Of Love', written by Charlie Mingus in tribute to Ellington, is a rarely played gem.
Smith fully respects the two composers' original intentions, whilst utilising shading, colour and texture to add a further dimension of warmth to these familiar themes. Made in New York, with many tracks recorded in just one take, the album peaked at #20 in the American Gavin Jazz Chart upon release.
Smith is accompanied by a trio of seasoned musicians: Kenny Barron (a six-time recipient of the Jazz Journalists Association 'Best Pianist' award), bassist Peter Washington and Billy Drummond on drums.
