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Moonlight in Vermont is a 1956 compilation album by jazz guitarist Johnny Smith, featuring tenor saxophonist Stan Getz.The material on the album was recorded between 1952 and 1953, and was drawn from two 10-inch LPs, both titled "Jazz at NBC", which were previously issued by the Royal Roost label.
During the Great Depression, Smith's family moved from Birmingham, Alabama, where Smith was born, [1] through several cities, ending up in Portland, Maine. [2]Smith taught himself to play guitar in pawnshops, which let him play in exchange for keeping the guitars in tune.
Johnny Smith is an album by Jazz guitarist Johnny Smith, which was released in 1967 through Verve Records. A compact disc , with extra material, was released in 1997. Track listing
The compilation includes material previously released on Getz's Roost LPs The Sound, The Getz Age, the two volumes of Stan Getz at Storyville and the album with guitarist Johnny Smith - Moonlight in Vermont along with alternate takes and previously unreleased performances.
Smith included the piece on his 1954 album In A Sentimental Mood using a title chosen by his producer, Teddy Reig. It was also on Smith's 1956 album, Moods. [1] In 1967, Johnny Smith recorded a new and more up-tempo arrangement with Hank Jones, George Duvivier, and Don Lamond on his album Johnny Smith's Kaleidoscope. [3]
A contrafact is a musical composition built using the chord progression of a pre-existing song, but with a new melody and arrangement.Typically the original tune's progression and song form will be reused but occasionally just a section will be reused in the new composition.
The county's Board of Supervisors agreed to pay a $495,000 settlement to Johnny Smith and his daughter after the 2019 suicide of his son. (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times)
Martino's influences were Les Paul, Johnny Smith, Hank Garland, Joe Pass, and especially Wes Montgomery. To a lesser extent, he was influenced by the guitar stylings of Jim Hall, Mundell Lowe and Barry Galbraith. [9] Martino said, "There are elements within an instrument’s architecture that initiate a continuous source of valuable information.