The Sound of the Johnny Smith Guitar Johnny Smith

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  • Release Date: 09/11/2001
  • Original Release: 1961
  • Sales Rank: 28,226
  • Label: BLUE NOTE RECORDS
  • UPC: 724353179229

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The Sound of the Johnny Smith Guitar

1LISTENCome Rain or Come Shine 4:45
2LISTENGypsy in My Soul 3:20
3LISTENEmbraceable You 4:54
4LISTENMisty 5:28
5LISTENAs Long as There's Music 4:04
6LISTEN'Round Midnight 4:28
7LISTENThis Can't Be Love 3:20
8LISTENBlues Chorale 3:56
9LISTENPrelude 1:26
10LISTENI Got It Bad (and That Ain't Good) 2:42
11LISTENLet's Fall in Love 2:20
12LISTENI Can't Get Started 4:58
13LISTENSome of These Days 2:28
14LISTENYou Took Advantage of Me 2:11
15LISTENOver the Rainbow 2:29
16LISTENOut of Nowhere 3:37
17LISTENPrelude to a Kiss 3:33
18LISTENUn Poco Loco 3:32
19LISTENHippo, The Sentimental Hippy 3:01
20LISTENIt's You or No One 2:59

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When cool-toned guitarist Johnny Smith left New York for Colorado in the mid-'50s, he didn't hang up his guitar. He continued to play locally and make occasional trips back to the Big Apple to record. The two sessions included on The Sound of the Johnny Smith Guitar were the results of two trips in 1960 and 1961. Just about everything goes right on these sessions. Smith's guitar especially shines in the company of pianist Hank Jones, bassist George Duvivier, and drummer Ed Shaughnessy in the second set. There's a lovely, soulful version of "'Round Midnight," with a nice long solo by Smith (he even bends a blue note or two) and a shorter, though poignant one, by Jones. The band goes into overdrive for "This Can't Be Love," filling it with bouncy rhythm and sharp lead work. Pianist Bob Pancoast, bassist George Roumanis, and drummer Mousey Alexander join Smith on the 1960 session, originally issued as Johnny Smith Plus the Trio. As with the 1961 set, solid instrumental choices like "Some of These Days" and "Hippo the Sentimental Hippy" brighten up the proceedings. The band also bravely tackles Bud Powell's "Un Poco Loco," kicking it off with an extended, fiery drum workout by Alexander. In fact, the band doesn't join in until the last minute of the piece. Whether one considers the choice selections, good accompaniment, or wonderful guitar work by Smith, The Sound of the Johnny Smith Guitar is a lovely album and a good introduction to a fine guitarist. Ronnie D. Lankford Jr., All Music Guide

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