Walter Smith III
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Happening: Live at the Village Vanguard
RecommendedMarcus Gilmore (drums), Joe Sanders (bass (vocal)), Walter Smith III (tenor saxophone), Gerald Clayton (piano), Logan Richardson (alto saxophone)
Happening: Live at the Village Vanguard is a splendid example of Clayton's arrival as a master possessed of enviable and original technique and a kaleidoscopic imagination. —
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Grammy Awards, 63rd Awards (2021), Nominee: Best Improvised Jazz Solo
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Grammy Awards, 63rd Awards (2021), Nominee: Best Jazz Instrumental Album
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AllMusic, Editor's Choice, July 2020
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The exposed nature of the format is a very different proposition from Oracle's soft-focus moods built around richly-layered harmonies for piano and guitar. But Scott is well up to the task and... —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 10th March 2023
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There are so many moments of “Hell yeah” beauty here, like Francies and Ross serving up a tasty round trading fours on “The Believer,” the Mingus-like drive of “Law And Order,” or the optimistic... —
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Downbeat, Editor's Pick, May 2022
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Return To Casual
RecommendedWalter Smith III (tenorsaxophone), Kendrick Scott (drumkit), Harish Raghavan (bass), Matt Stevens (guitar), Taylor Eigsti (piano, rhodes), Ambrose Akinmusire (trumpet), James Francies (rhodes)
By turns elegant and mile-a-minute, the Texan makes his collaborative Blue Note debut with this classy set of originals – and a Kate Bush cover. —
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Winner 2023
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It is Smith who is centre stage, and it is his pared-down harmonic probing and melodic flair that make the album stand out. Seven years after that first Twio release, Smiths focus has sharpened,... —
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It is Smith who is centre stage, and it is his pared-down harmonic probing and melodic flair that make the album stand out. Seven years after that first Twio release, Smiths focus has sharpened,... —
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Walter Smith III (saxophone), Matthew Stevens (guitar), Nate Smith (drums), Micah Thomas (piano), Linda May Han Oh (double bass)
This is a slightly tougher, more riff-centred more riff-centred album than its album than its predecessor. Smith engages the song-like context with concise hook-y motifs and weaves his sax around... —
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Stunt Records Compilation 2015, Vol. 23
Sinne Eeg, Magnus Hjorth Trio, Jakob Dinesen (saxophone), Malene Mortensen, Jan Harbeck Quartet, Walter Smith III (saxophone), Dorado + Amati Schmitt Group, Ned Ferm, Marie Fisker, Kira Skov, Eliel Lazo, Krister Jonsson Deluxe, Harry Allen (saxophone), Jan Lundgren Quartet, Marilyn Mazur (percussion),...
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The Lafayette Suite
Laurent Coq, Walter Smith III (saxophone), Joe Sanders, Damion Reid, Joe Saunders
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