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Here it Comes Debut Album from Jazz Composer and Pianist PeterSmith...

Jazz pianist and composer, Peter Smith, has released his long-awaited debut album Here It Comes, featuring Molly Ringwald. The album has already received considerable critical acclaim, and is available for purchase on the Web at CD Baby (http://cdbaby.com/cd/smithpeter) and Peter Smith Music (http://www.petersmithmusic.com).

Peter Smith'ss artistic talents as pianist, composer, and singer reflect his inclusive and engaging nature as a man, comments John B. Williams, internationally renowned bassist and composer. This is a beautifully done CD with great performances by all. A truly memorable musical journey that one will enjoy taking again and again.

I met a great pianist (Smith) in New York, and then he moved to L.A, Molly Ringwald (http://articles.latimes.com/2009/jan/25/entertainment/ca-conversation25pg=1) related in a recent LA Times feature. Then when I moved here for Secret Life of the American Teenager (http://articles.latimes.com/2009/jan/25/entertainment/ca-conversation25), he was the first person I contacted. We'sve been gigging around town, and it'ss great!

I'sve played the piano my whole life, says Smith. While at Columbia University, I studied extensively with pianist Mike LeDonne. I'sd say my primary influences are the titans of the fifties and sixties: Miles Davis, Ahmad Jamal, Cedar Walton, Tommy Flanagan, guys like that.

Smith'ss playing (http://www.petersmithmusic.com/Site/Pianosmitty_Music.html) does not shy away from the swinging phrase, and he often emulates the joyful feeling heard in the music of greats like Wynton Kelly and Errol Garner. Compositionally, Peter owes much to Horace Silver and Bill Evans, which becomes clear when listening to Once Again, My Daughter, and Put My Fears to Rest.

Many know Molly Ringwald as the superb actress in countless films, but few know that her singing career began when she was a little girl, making her recording debut with her Jazz pianist father, Robert Ringwald. More recently, she led the Broadway cast of Cabaret, and the national tour of Sweet Charity. Peter is the musical director of her ensemble, and the musicians on this album comprise Molly'ss working band.Much of the original music here was tried and tested on the bandstand as opening numbers for Molly'ss performances. Although Molly only sings on two tracks, she is, essentially, the impetus for this group and this album.

The musicians's contributions on Here It Comes are superlative. Charles Owens, Allen Mezquida, Trevor Ware, and Clayton Cameron play with great fluidity and effortless mastery. Every track commands attention, but a selected sampling should include the following: Put My Fears to Rest is the gem of the album, interpreted by Patrice Quinn.Once Again swings in the classic, Art Blakey style. Mean Streets features the incomparable brush-work of Clayton Cameron, and Blues for LeDonne is a real tap-your-foot blues, inspired by Mike LeDonne. My Daughter plays like an art song. I Just Want to Be with You, which Smith and Ringwald co-composed, harkens back to the sweet standards of old, and Allen Mezquida'ss gorgeous alto solo reminds one that the walking ballad is not a lost art.

1.     Once Again (P. Smith)                            8:36

2.     I'sll Take Romance (B. Oakland/ O. Hammerstein)            3:54

3.     Mean Streets (aka Verdandi-- T. Flanagan)                5:02

4.    I'sm in the Mood for Love (D. Fields/ J. McHugh)                7:04

5.     I Just Want to Be with You (M. Ringwald/ P. Smith)            4:00

6.     Webs (A. Mezquida)                            7:58

7.     My Daughter (P. Smith)                            4:40

8.    Blues for LeDonne (P. Smith)                        5:44

9.     Put My Fears to Rest (P. Smith)                        7:03

10.    Here it Comes (P. Smith)                            6:41

Molly Ringwald (vocal, 2, 5)

Patrice Quinn (vocal, 9)

Allen Mezquida (alto sax, 1,2,5,6,7,10)

Charles Owens (tenor sax and flute, 1,2, 6, 7, 9, 10)

Peter Smith (piano; vocal, 4, 7)

Trevor Ware (bass)

Clayton Cameron (drums)

You can visit us on the Web (http://www.petersmithmusic.com/Site/Contact_Endorsements.html) or contact by phone at 646-418-4186.

Pianosmitty Music

P.O. Box 292594

LA CA 90029

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