Jimmy Smith • Lonesome Road

Review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Jimmy Smith recorded for Blue Note so frequently during the late '50s that many of his sessions remained unreleased for years. The music that comprises Lonesome Road sat in the vaults for years, until the Japanese division of Blue Note released the album in the '80s. Since Smith had so many albums on the market, it's understandable that Blue Note wanted to limit the number of records they released from him, but the music on Lonesome Road is almost as fine as that on The Sermon or Groovin' at Small's Paradise. Smith, guitarist Eddie McFadden and drummer Donald Bailey play a selection of eight standards, but the songs don't sound stale; they sound fresh and alive. A few of the ballads are a little slow and treacly, but many of the numbers cook, with a couple of the songs featuring Smith at his hottest. It doesn't have the mastery he would later demonstrate on Back at the Chicken Shack, nor is it quite as consistent as The Sermon, but Lonesome Road is worthwhile for any fan of Smith.

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Reseña de Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Jimmy Smith grabó para Blue Note con tanta frecuencia a finales de los 50 que muchas de sus sesiones no se publicaron durante años. La música de Lonesome Road estuvo en las cámaras acorazadas durante años, hasta que la división japonesa de Blue Note lanzó el álbum en los 80. Como Smith tenía tantos álbumes en el mercado, es comprensible que Blue Note quisiera limitar el número de discos que editaba, pero la música de Lonesome Road es casi tan fina como la de The Sermon o Groovin' at Small's Paradise. Smith, el guitarrista Eddie McFadden y el baterista Donald Bailey tocan una selección de ocho estándares, pero las canciones no suenan rancias; suenan frescas y vivas. Algunas de las baladas son un poco lentas y empalagosas, pero muchos de los números se cocinan, y un par de las canciones presentan a Smith en su mejor momento. No tiene la maestría que demostraría más tarde en Back at the Chicken Shack, ni es tan consistente como The Sermon, pero Lonesome Road vale la pena para cualquier fan de Smith.

 

 

 

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