| Smith, Lee / My Kind Of Blues |
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| Album: | My Kind Of Blues | Collection: | Jazz | |
| Artist: | Smith, Lee | Added: | Jul 2015 | |
| Label: | Vectodisc Records | |||
| A-File Activity |
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| Add Date: | 2015-07-17 | Pull Date: | 2015-09-18 | Charts: | Jazz |
| Week Ending: | Sep 20 | Sep 13 | Sep 6 | Aug 30 | Aug 23 | Aug 16 | Aug 9 | Aug 2 |
| Airplays: | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Mar 24, 2022: | Rebop (rebroadcast from Aug 7, 2015) Afro Blue | 4. | Sep 17, 2015: | Clean Copper Radio Afro Blue | |
| 2. | Jul 10, 2021: | Music Casserole (rebroadcast from Aug 22, 2015) My Kind Of Blues | 5. | Sep 11, 2015: | Rebop High Step | |
| 3. | Jul 07, 2017: | Rebop High Step, Afro Blue | 6. | Sep 04, 2015: | Rebop Afro Blue |
| Album Review |
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| Be Sharp Reviewed 2015-07-16 | ||
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MAINSTREAM JAZZ COMBO Lee Smith is a veteran Philly-based session bass player (Mongo Santamaria, Odean Pope, others) and Christian McBride’s dad. The unusual ensemble here includes trumpet, soprano sax, flute, piano and drums. Some tracks tend toward pop, but the record is a good listen. All instrumental. No FCC issues. 1 * Mid-tempo to fast. Energetic. Beginning & end have trumpet & flute trading a soulful song-like melody. Middle is a livelier bridge led by soprano sax. (5:33) 2 * Mid-tempo. Swingin’ toe-tapping number. Trumpet & soprano sax trade leads.Strong, steady rhythm by piano, bass, drums. Midway, there’s an extended bass solo. (6:57) 3 Mid-tempo. Elevator Muzak rendition of a 60s R&B (Delfonics) hit. Just ghastly. (5:29) 4 Slow. Melancholy ballad on bowed bass, backed by quiet piano, flute, brushes. (7:23) 5 * Mid-fast. Flute, bass and lots of Latin perc featured on fun, festive number. (5:01) 6 Mid-fast. Flute and soprano sax take long choruses. Long bass solo in middle. (5:48) 7 Mid-fast. By now, I’m tiring of joyous, pretty pop melodies on the flute.  (6:25) 8 ** Mid-fast. First section is bass with responses by the band. Then a section of long solos by sopr sax, trumpet, bass, piano. Repeats opening theme. Soulful, happy number. (8:29) | ||
| Track Listing |
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| 1. | Afro Blue | 5. | Latinesque | |||
| 2. | High Step | 6. | Alone Together | |||
| 3. | Didn't I | 7. | Brighter Days | |||
| 4. | When Sunny Gets Blue | 8. | My Kind Of Blues |