Strike Up The Band 9 Vincent Herring Junior Cook eT EN es Steve LaSpina Leroy WilliamsLOUIS SMITH trumpet, fluegelhorn VINCENT HERRING alto saxophone JUNIOR COOK tenor saxophone KEVIN HAYS piano ea 8 ote) a ecto) LEROY WILLIAMS drums Recorded August 1991 1 | HEAR A RHAPSODY (Frejus-Baker-Gasparre) 10:29 2 IT’S ALL RIGHT (Edwards) 6:31 3 DON’T MISUNDERSTAND (Parks) 8:13 4 EDWAA (L. Smith) 7:36 5 STABLEMATES (B. Golson) 10:43 6 LOVER (Rodgers) 9:05 7 NIGHT AND DAY (C. Porter) 9:08 8 STRIKE UP THE BAND (Gershwin) 7:44 Total Playing Time 69:44 Recording: Jim Anderson SteepleChase Digital Studio Photo: Nils Winther Produced by Nils Winther © 1991 by SteepleChase Productions ApS P.O, Box 35 DK-2930 Klampenborg, Denmark Write for free catalog CDP LL Se ee ee a ee eaE eee a Strike Up The Band LOUISSMITH SEXTi Vincent Herrin Junior Cook Kevin Hays Steve LaSpina Te) AML Ua ts :LOUIS SMITH trumpet Born May 20, 1931 in Memphis, Tenn., USA. Started to take trumpet lessons at age 13. Studied music at the Tennessee State University. Further studied trumpet at the University of Michigan. After serving in the US Army in the mid ’50s, worked as a music teacher at a high school in Atlanta, Georgia. His professional breakthrough came when he was discovered by Alfred Lion of Blue Note label and made a sensational recording debut in 1957. Shortly after his second release from Blue Note, Louis joined the Horace Silver Quintet in 1958. Though his career as jazz musician had already begun to flourish, Louis left the Silver group after three months in favour of the stability of school teacher life. Teaching has since been his profession. 20 years later Louis made the recording come back for SteepleChase with SCCD 31096 “Just Friends” in 1978 and in the following year SCCD-31121 “Prancin’”. Recently Louis Smith has become more active on the jazz scene and he has made several tours in the USA as well as in Europe and the USSR. DISCOGRAPHY: SCCD 31096 SCCD 31121 SCCD 31268 JUST FRIENDS Louis Smith (tp, tlh), George Coleman (ts), Harold Mabern (p), Jamil Nasser (b), Ray Mosca (dr) PRANCIN' Louis Smith (tp, tlh), Junior Cook (ts), Roland Hanna (p), Sam Jones (b), Billy Hart (dr) BALLADS FOR LULU Louis Smith (tp, flh), Jim McNeely (p), Bob Cranshaw (b), Keith Copeland (dr)yeIXEg YBIWUg sIMOT 2 = a a 3 = 5 S 5 & € 90s 671 Mel ae VINCENT HERRING alto saxophone JUNIOR COOK tenor saxophone tT Aoi ed soy AY SNe eS TOy ATMEL Ree RU [i] |HEAR A RHAPSODY (Frejus-Baker-Gasparre) 10:29 FIRST ee einim ecco Mrs DON'T MISUNDERSTAND (Parks) 8:13 BVA SLAC) [5] STABLEMATES (B. Golson) 10:43 Mo VeaN aero NIGHT AND DAY (C. Porter) 9:08 FS na) eX Cc ees DOO Mee) Recording: Jim Anderson SteepleChase Digital Studio ea nar een aa ie ©1991 by ee eeeeciare eit o) eed Dee eu eens Tegra ay DRIP) Sere ker lis w 7160439129423