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| 1. | Ol' Man River
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| 2. | The Blue Room
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| 3. | The Folks Who Live on the Hill
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| 4. | I'm Old Fashioned
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| 5. | Long Ago
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| 6. | The Way You Look Tonight
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| 7. | I Won't Dance
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| 8. | Dearly Beloved
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| 9. | All the Things You Are
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| 10. | The Song Is You
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| 11. | The Way You Look Tonight [Take 2]
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| 12. | A Fine Romance [Take 3]
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| 13. | Dearly Beloved [Take 2]
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| 14. | Long Ago [Take 2]
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| 15. | All the Things You Are [Take 1]
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| 16. | I'm Old Fashioned [Take 1]
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| 17. | Ol' Man River [Take 1]
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Jazz / Swing
Derek Smith - Liner Notes, Piano
Linc Milliman - Bass
Ronnie Bedford - Drums
* Cynthia Lombardo - Photography
* David Stone Martin - Artwork, Cover Art
* Dorothy Fields - Lyricist
* Fred Miller - Engineer
* George H. Buck, Jr. - Executive Producer
* Gus P. Statiras - Liner Notes, Producer, Production Coordination, Supervisor
* Ira Gershwin - Lyricist
* Johnny Mercer - Lyricist
* Oscar Hammerstein II - Lyricist
Reissued in 1991 by the Progressive label, this album is a standout tribute to the music of Jerome Kern ,who transformed American musical theater into something unique when he collaborated with Oscar Hammerstein II on the groundbreaking Show Boat. This production raised the musical form from little more than a floorshow of unrelated songs into true musical drama where the music was part and parcel of a cohesive story line. Kern went on to join with many of the finest lyricists of American Popular Song. In addition to Hammerstein, there were Ira Gershwin, Johnny Mercer, and some say his most successful collaborator, Dorothy Fields. Together these two wrote the music and lyrics for some of Fred Astaire's most entertaining films. This CD has representative selections of Kern's output with each of these illustrious partners. Joined by Ronnie Bedford on drums and Linc Milliman on bass, expatriate Englishman Derek Smith applies a light and lilting touch with Oscar Peterson-like energy to the play list of 11 songs, six of which have alternate takes as well as the preferred one. In short, this title could just as well have been titled "Smith Swings Kern." Tunes such as "The Way You Look Tonight," "I'm Old Fashioned," and "I Won't Dance" are given a glowing burnish by Smith and his cohorts. Even on the tunes where his pace slows down a dash, there's still a swinging swagger to them, such as "The Folks Who Live on the Hill." If your collection lacks an album featuring the compositions of Jerome Kern, you would be hard-pressed to find a more satisfying one than this. An extra attraction is that the CD cover art is a replication of David Stone Martin's original for the LP.
---Dave Nathan, All Music Guide
Derek Smith
Active Decades: '50s, '60s, '70s, '80s, '90s and '00s
Born: Aug 17, 1931 in London, England
Genre: Jazz
Styles: Swing
A jazz pianist noted for his versatility and elegance, Derek Smith was born August 17, 1931, in London, England. After taking up the piano in early childhood, he began his professional career at the age of just 14, and by the early '50s was a staple on the U.K. jazz scene, regularly performing with the likes of Kenny Graham, John Dankworth, and Kenny Baker. In the mid-'50s, Smith relocated to New York City, where he became a session musician in much demand by studio orchestras and other recording units; he also continued pursuing his jazz aspirations in the company of Benny Goodman and Connie Kay. Smith continued moving back and forth from studio work to live jazz dates for years to come, and at the end of the 1960s added to his workload piano duties in Doc Severinsen's Tonight Show Orchestra. In the 1970s, he reunited frequently with Goodman, and in 1978 finally led his own recording date, Love for Sale. The Man I Love followed later that same year, and in the decades to come, Smith's presence on the jazz landscape increased considerably; in addition to solo performances, he also regularly played in a trio with Milt Hinton and Bobby Rosengarden.
---Jason Ankeny, All Music Guide |
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