The Legendary Buster Smith

The Legendary Buster Smith
Studio album by Buster Smith
Released	August 15, 1959 (Record) October 19, 1999 (CD)
Recorded	June 7, 1959 Fort Worth, Texas
Genre	Jazz
Label	Atlantic (1959) Koch (1999)
Producer	Donald Elfman & Naomi Yoshii (1999)

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The Legendary Buster Smith is the debut and only solo album released by saxophonist Buster Smith, recorded and released in 1959. The album features five original compositions by Smith, alongside versions of "September Song" by Kurt Weill and "Organ Grinder's Swing" by Will Hudson.

Background

In 1959, after several years of suggestion by Atlantic Records, alto saxophonist Buster Smith put together a band to perform a session of Jazz pieces. The album was recorded in a single studio session on June 7, 1959 and was released the next month on August 15. The lineup featured mostly Dallas based musicians, including Smith's own brother Boston Smith.

The album was digitally remastered, remixed and produced in 1999 and released for the first time on compact disc on October 19 of that year.^[2]

Track listing

1. "Buster's Tune" – 3:35
2. "E Flat Boogie" – 6:53
3. "September Song" (Maxwell Anderson, Kurt Weill) – 3:52
4. "King Alcohol" – 4:34
5. "Kansas City Riffs" – 5:17
6. "Late Late" – 7:42
7. "Organ Grinder's Swing" (Will Hudson) – 6:35

All compositions by Buster Smith except as indicated.

Personnel

Performing musicians

• Henry "Buster" Smith - Alto saxophone and guitar
• Eddie Cadell - Tenor saxophone
• Leroy "Buster" Cooper - Baritone saxophone
• Charles Gillum - Trumpet
• Clinton Smith - Trombone
• Herman Flowers - Piano
• Boston Smith - Piano
• Josea Smith - Bass
• Robert Cobbs - Drums

Production

• Robert Sullivan - Engineer
• Gunther Schuller - Liner notes
• Donald Elfman - 1999 Reissue producer
• Naomi Yoshii - 1999 Reissue producer

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