Smokin' Out Loud

Smokin' Out Loud is an album by organist Mike LeDonne which was recorded in 2003 and released on the Savant label early the following year.[1][2]

Smokin' Out Loud
Studio album by
Mike LeDonne
ReleasedApril 6, 2004
RecordedNovember 5, 2003
StudioVan Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
GenreJazz
Length63:13
LabelSavant
SCD 2055
ProducerMike LeDonne
Mike LeDonne chronology
Bags Groove: A Tribute to Milt Jackson
(2001)		 Smokin' Out Loud
(2004)		 Night Song
(2005)

Reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[4]

In his review on Allmusic, Scott Yanow states "Mike LeDonne, who is better known as a pianist, is also a talented organist in the Jimmy Smith/Charles Earland/Don Patterson tradition. His quartet set is straight-ahead hard bop rather than soul-jazz ... Although nothing innovative or overly surprising occurs, the music is well played and Alexander in particular has plenty of spirited solos".[3] On All About Jazz, Russ Musto called the album "Soul Stirring" and said "LeDonne's two-fisted sure-footed mastery of the Hammond B3 tradition is evident from the beginning"[5]

Track listing
  1. "One for Don" (Mike LeDonne) – 7:55
  2. "Delilah" (Victor Young) – 6:46
  3. "After the Love Has Gone" (David Foster, Jay Graydon, Bill Champlin) – 6:48
  4. "You'll See" (Jimmy Smith) – 4:57
  5. "Superstar" (Bonnie Bramlett, Leon Russell) – 5:44
  6. "Silverdust" (LeDonne) – 7:23
  7. "French Spice" (Donald Byrd) – 9:12
  8. "(They Long to Be) Close to You" (Burt Bacharach, Hal David) – 7:02
  9. "Pisces Soul" (Howard McGhee) – 7:26

Personnel

References
  1. Jazz Depot: album details. Retrieved January 11, 2019
  2. Mike LeDonne discography – album details. Retrieved January 11, 2019
  3. Yanow, Scott. Mike LeDonne: Smokin' Out Loud: Review at AllMusic. Retrieved January 11, 2019.
  4. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 876. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
  5. Musto, R. All About Jazz Review. Retrieved January 11, 2019
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