Smoker is an obscure midwestern avant trumpeter – one with a fierce, free sound on this album, which almost has the intensity of an ESP or BYG session from the 60s. Smoker's trumpet is firmly in the lead, blowing hard free lines over rhythm work by drummer Phil Haynes and Ron Rohovit that is equally well matched. Titles include "
Regent", "Specific Impulse", "Shramba", and "Phon Phun".
(Cover has light wear.)
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Paul Smoker Trio —
Mississippi River Rat ... LP