Hangin' with Smooth

Hangin' with Smooth
Studio album by
Cecil Brooks III
Released1992
RecordedDecember 14, 1990
StudioVan Gelder Studios, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
GenreJazz
Length53:11
LabelMuse
MCD 5428
ProducerCecil Brooks III
Cecil Brooks III chronology
The Collective
(1989) 		Hangin' with Smooth
(1992) 		Neck Peckin' Jammie
(1993)

Hangin' with Smooth is an album by drummer Cecil Brooks III, recorded in 1990 and released on the Muse label.[1][2][3]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[4]

The Star-Ledger praised the "mix of hard-bopped standards, smooth ballads and smart, catchy originals."[5] The Boston Herald listed Hangin' with Smooth among the 10 best jazz albums of 1992.[6]

The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow stated that "this is an excellent modern mainstream set by some of the finest young lions of the 1990s."[4]

Track listing

All compositions by Cecil Brooks III except where noted.

  1. "Hangin' with Smooth" – 5:13
  2. "I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face" (Frederick Loewe, Alan Jay Lerner) – 7:39
  3. "Swamp Thang" – 8:36
  4. "Adreena" – 5:14
  5. "Don't Forget the Forgotten" (Radam Schwartz) – 7:39
  6. "Midnight Sun" (Lionel Hampton, Sonny Burke, Johnny Mercer) – 4:05
  7. "I'm a Fool to Want You" (Joel Herron, Jack Wolf, Frank Sinatra) – 3:11
  8. "Autumn in New York" (Vernon Duke) – 2:36
  9. "Invisible Face" (Schwartz) – 6:57
  10. "Healing Rhythms for Adriane" – 2:01

Personnel

References

  1. ^ Muse LP series discography: 5400 to 5449 accessed November 21, 2017
  2. ^ Muse Records listing, accessed November 21, 2017
  3. ^ Turner, Douglas (Oct 1995). "Cecil Brooks III overflows with talent". American Visions. 10 (5): 46.
  4. ^ a b Yanow, Scott. Cecil Brooks III: Hangin' with Smooth – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved November 21, 2017.
  5. ^ Kanzler, George (September 6, 1992). "SAVORING THE UNEXPECTED AND SUBLIME". The Star-Ledger.
  6. ^ Young, Bob (December 18, 1992). "The Sounds of 1992". Scene. Boston Herald.