Ellis Larkins - A Smooth One [The Definitive Black & Blue Sessions]

Styles: Piano Jazz
Year: 1977
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 51:19
Size: 118,9 MB
Art: Front

(9:08)  1. Rose Room
(7:31)  2. Saint Louis Blues
(4:18)  3. Blues In My Heart
(7:25)  4. A Smooth One
(3:45)  5. C.E.B.
(7:44)  6. Between The Devil And The Deep Blue Sea
(6:13)  7. I Want A Little Girl
(5:12)  8. Day Dream

Famed as a subtle accompanist who played harmonically complex chords in a lightly swinging style, pianist Ellis Larkins did not have any opportunities to record a full album as a leader after 1959 until this effort for the French Black & Blue label; it was last available domestically as a Classic Jazz LP. With fine support from bassist George Duvivier and drummer J.C. Heard, Larkins performs five swing-era standards, plus his own "C.E.B." The increasingly rare session gives listeners a good example of Ellis Larkins' tasteful playing. ~ Scott Yanow https://www.allmusic.com/album/a-smooth-one-mw0000690076

A Smooth One [The Definitive Black & Blue Sessions]

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