Hear My Blues | ||||
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Studio album by Al Smith | ||||
Released | 1960 | |||
Recorded | September 20, 1959 | |||
Studio | Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 32:35 | |||
Label | Bluesville BVLP 1001 | |||
Producer | Esmond Edwards | |||
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Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis chronology | ||||
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Hear My Blues (subtitled Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis Showcases Al Smith) is the debut album by jazz/blues vocalist Al Smith featuring saxophonist Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis' working group with organist Shirley Scott recorded in 1959 and becoming the first release on the Bluesville label.[1][2][3] The album was reissued as Blues Shout! under Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis's name on Prestige in 1964.[4]
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [5] |
DownBeat | [6] |
AllMusic reviewer Alex Henderson stated: "Both of Smith's Bluesville albums are well worth owning, but if you had to pick one of the two, Hear My Blues would the best starting point".[5]
All compositions by Al Smith except where noted