Smokin' Out Loud
| Smokin' Out Loud | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | April 6, 2004 | |||
| Recorded | November 5, 2003 | |||
| Studio | Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 63:13 | |||
| Label | Savant SCD 2055 | |||
| Producer | Mike LeDonne | |||
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Smokin' Out Loud is an album by organist Mike LeDonne which was recorded in 2003 and released on the Savant label early the following year.[1][2]
Reception[edit]
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [3] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings |  [4] |
In his review on Allmusic, Scott Yanow states "Mike LeDonne, who is better known as a pianist, is also a talented organist in the Jimmy Smith/Charles Earland/Don Patterson tradition. His quartet set is straight-ahead hard bop rather than soul-jazz ... Although nothing innovative or overly surprising occurs, the music is well played and Alexander in particular has plenty of spirited solos".[3] On All About Jazz, Russ Musto called the album "Soul Stirring" and said "LeDonne's two-fisted sure-footed mastery of the Hammond B3 tradition is evident from the beginning"[5]
Track listing[edit]
- "One for Don" (Mike LeDonne) – 7:55
- "Delilah" (Victor Young) – 6:46
- "After the Love Has Gone" (David Foster, Jay Graydon, Bill Champlin) – 6:48
- "You'll See" (Jimmy Smith) – 4:57
- "Superstar" (Bonnie Bramlett, Leon Russell) – 5:44
- "Silverdust" (LeDonne) – 7:23
- "French Spice" (Donald Byrd) – 9:12
- "(They Long to Be) Close to You" (Burt Bacharach, Hal David) – 7:02
- "Pisces Soul" (Howard McGhee) – 7:26
Personnel[edit]
- Mike LeDonne – Hammond B-3
- Eric Alexander – tenor saxophone
- Peter Bernstein – guitar
- Joe Farnsworth – drums
References[edit]
- ^ Jazz Depot: album details. Retrieved January 11, 2019
- ^ Mike LeDonne discography – album details. Retrieved January 11, 2019
- ^ a b Yanow, Scott. Mike LeDonne: Smokin' Out Loud: Review at AllMusic. Retrieved January 11, 2019.
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 876. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
- ^ Musto, R. All About Jazz Review. Retrieved January 11, 2019