Walter Smith III: Three Of Us Are From Houston And Reuben Is Not LP
Walter Smith III: Three Of Us Are From Houston And Reuben Is Not CD

Walter Smith III: Three Of Us Are From Houston And Reuben Is Not

Artist: 
Walter Smith III
$25.99

Blue Note, 2024

Saxophonist Walter Smith III pays homage to his hometown of Houston, Texas on his sophomore Blue Note album, three of us are from Houston and Reuben is not, the follow-up to 2023’s return to casual. The album’s wry title signifies the lineup, which includes fellow Houston natives – pianist Jason Moran and drummer Eric Harland – while bassist Reuben Rogers, who hails from the Virgin Islands, rounds out the quartet. Together they enliven 10 compelling Smith originals and an imaginative rendering of the Sam Rivers composition “Point of Many Returns” – all of which speaks to Smith’s ascending status as one of modern jazz’s most engaging talents of his generation.

Tracklist

Side A

  1. seesaw
  2. Gangsterism on Moranish
  3. 24
  4. Misanthrope’s Hymn
  5. Cézanne

Side B

  1. 610 Loop
  2. Point of Many Returns
  3. Montrose Nocturne
  4. Office Party Music
  5. A Brief Madness
  6. Lone Star

Tracklist

  1. seesaw
  2. Gangsterism on Moranish
  3. 24
  4. Misanthrope’s Hymn
  5. Cézanne
  6. 610 Loop
  7. Point of Many Returns
  8. Montrose Nocturne
  9. Office Party Music
  10. A Brief Madness
  11. Lone Star