Smiling Jack Smith betters himself in every new piece of work, not only as an excellent singer, guitar player and song writer, but also in final production, musical concept, selected personal, arrangements and the perfect global sound of the album With this new cd Jack has reached the peak Soul Blues, swing, groove… In short words, good music, perfectly cooked with an extreme good taste so, for the time being, we are facing the best album of his musical production This Blue Before was recorded and produced in Canada, including his habitual drummer, the Spanish musician Quique Villafañe, who greatly contributes with his beat, tempo and tasteful breaks to the recording quality But Jack has also included a splendid bunch of great Canadian musicians, together with a faultless horn section perfectly leaded by Phil Dwyer, who give a bright strength to the music passages they play