Perfection: Paul Smith - Under My Skin (1957)

Last weekend, I posted a video clip that included pianist Paul Smith accompanying Frank Sinatra. Smith belonged to a small group of superb West Coast jazz studio pianists that included Lou Levy, Jimmy Rowles and Pete Jolly. In the late 1950s, Smith recorded four albums for Capitol that became known as the Liquid Sound sessions. One of them was Delicate Jazz, recorded in November 1957.

For this week's Perfection clip, I've chosen I've Got You Under My Skin. I'm not sure who handled the arranging, but I'd bet it was Frank Comstock. The musicians in the nifty sextet featured Bob Cooper (ts), Jules Kinsler (fl), Paul Smith (p), Tony Rizzi (g), Joe Mondragon (b) and Stan Levey (d). Delicate Jazz is probably the best of the four albums in this series, but they all have merit and are easy on the ear.

Here's Paul Smith with a sextet playing I've Got You Under My Skin...