Alex, johnny Smith "Moonlight in Vermont" has been in my collection since the late 50's. It featured Stan Getz on tenor; there wasn't a cut on that album that I didn't like.
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Alex, this was almost the standard for "Moonlight in Vermont"; a lot of DJ's used it as a theme song when they came on late night; it is sooo mellow . https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gRNpc-hFkCs Enjoy the music |
Alex, thanks for bringing Johnny Smith back to the discussion. What a nice player! Beautiful and unaffected guitar sound and feel. Jazzcourier points out his affinity for medium tempo tunes and ballads. Ballads are probably the biggest test of any player's true mettle not having the "crutch" of the opportunity to simply show off sheer and sometimes meaningless chops. Perhaps there is some significance to his choice of title for this tune: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=gobhuQ9BKWg However, this is not to say he couldn't tear it up when he wanted to: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=L4wbcMR3chk |