Smith III, Walter - Three Of Us Are From Houston And Reuben Is Not As We Speak

Smith III, Walter - Three Of Us Are From Houston And Reuben Is Not As We SpeakVinyl LP pressing. 2024 release. Saxophonist Walter Smith III pays homage to his hometown of Houston, Texas on his sophomore Blue Note album, three of us are from Houston and Reuben is not, the follow up to 2023's return to casual. The album's wry title signifies the lineup, which includes fellow Houston natives pianist Jason Moran and drummer Eric Harland while bassist Reuben Rogers, who hails from the Virgin Islands, rounds out the quartet. Together

The album's tracks are previously unreleased demos that originated during the recording of Lamar's album To Pimp a Butterfly (2015)

with 2 posters featuring design by Ian Emes and Gerald Scarfe

Returning to save our airwaves from mediocre

It was their first record as a quintet

or Judy Garland - her delicate and emotional delivery packs a gut punch when dramatized by the EP's robust arrangements

3 Lost a Good Girl

“How I Could Just Kill A Man (The Alchemist x Beat Butcha Remix)”

Digitally remaster from the original master tapes

and even Waits

'Under the Pressure

through a world where worn out gamblers

Bill Laswell (Material)