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"Walk, Don't Run" is an instrumental composition written and originally recorded by jazz guitarist Johnny Smith in 1954, which achieved worldwide fame when The Ventures recorded a cover version in 1960. [1] It was adapted and re-recorded by Chet Atkins in 1956, and was a track on the LP Hi-Fi In Focus.
Johnny Henry Smith II (June 25, 1922 – June 11, 2013) was an American cool jazz and mainstream jazz guitarist. [1] He wrote " Walk, Don't Run " in 1954. In 1984, Smith was inducted into the Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame .
"Walk, Don't Run" (instrumental), a composition written and originally recorded by jazz guitarist Johnny Smith and notably covered by Chet Atkins and The Ventures; Walk Don't Run (Joshua Breakstone album) Walk, Don't Run, from the 1966 film of the same name composed by Quincy Jones; Walk, Don't Run, Vol. 2, a 1964 album by The Ventures
The term comes from classical music and was first applied to jazz by musicologists in the 1970s and 1980s. ... "Walk, Don't Run" [91] 1954: Johnny Smith "Softly, as ...
Walk, Don't Run, Vol. 2 is the 16th studio album by The Ventures, released in 1964.It features "Walk Don't Run '64," an updated recording of the Johnny Smith cover; as a single, it would be the second time the band had a Top 10 hit in the U.S. with that same composition.
Penguin Cafe Orchestra is the second studio album by the Penguin Cafe Orchestra, released in 1981, and recorded between 1977 and 1980.By this album, the line-up for the band had expanded greatly, with contribution including Simon Jeffes, Helen Leibmann, Steve Nye, Gavyn Wright of the original quartet, as well as Geoff Richardson, Peter Veitch, Braco, Giles Leamna, Julio Segovia and Neil Rennie.
In a novelty achievement, the Ventures were the first act to place two different versions of the same song in the Top 10, those being "Walk, Don't Run" (#2) and "Walk, Don't Run '64" (#8). The Ventures were among the first rock acts able to sell albums based on a style and sound without needing hit singles on the albums.
The following is a list of notable jazz guitar players, including guitarists from related jazz genres such as Western swing, Latin jazz, and jazz fusion. For an article giving a short history, see jazz guitarists