Tab Smith - Top 'n' Bottom [Recorded 1953-1954] (1997)
EAC Rip | FLAC (image+.cue+log) - 312 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 155 MB | Covers (7 MB) included
Genre: Jazz, Jump Blues, Swing | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Delmark Records (DE-499)
EAC Rip | FLAC (image+.cue+log) - 312 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 155 MB | Covers (7 MB) included
Genre: Jazz, Jump Blues, Swing | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Delmark Records (DE-499)
The third CD volume of altoist Tab Smith's United recordings features 21 selections, 14 of which had never been released before. The music ranges from Johnny Hodges-type small-group stomping swing and R&B-ish jump sides to sentimental ballads and a few vocal numbers (featuring unidentified singers). Among the personnel are trumpeter Irving Woods, pianist Teddy Brannon and drummer Walter Johnson. Accessible and fairly creative jazz, conservative for the early '50s but still quite enjoyable.