Hangin' with Smooth

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

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)

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. 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.
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