Artist: Johnny Smith
Album: Johnny Smith Plays Jimmy Van Heusen
Genre: Bop, Cool, Guitar Jazz
Label: Roost/Parlophone/Warner Music Japan
Released: 1955/2017
Quality: FLAC (tracks+.cue)
Tracklist:
- But Beautiful (2:54)
- Swinging On A Star (2:39)
- I Could Have Told You (2:54)
- It Could Happen To You (2:09)
- Oh You Crazy Moon (2:37)
- I Thought About You (2:15)
- Deep In A Dream (2:53)
- So Help Me (2:53)
- Nancy (3:21)
- Polka Dots And Moonbeams (2:46)
- Darn That Dream (3:32)
- Imagination (2:35)
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- Personnel:
- Johnny Smith - g
- Bob Pancoast - p
- George Roumanis - b
- Jerry Segal - d
Reissue with SHM-CD format and new 24bit remastering. Guitarist Johnny Smith plays the music of Jimmy Van Heusen – a composer whose understated approach is a perfect match for the subtle style of the stringman! The songs are mostly easygoing numbers, in a style that suits Johnny well – and allows him to open up those fluid tones and colors in just the right way. Backing is by a trio that features Bob Pancoast on piano, George Roumanis on bass, and Gerry Segal on drums – working with a vibe that matches the strength of Smith's other Roost sessions from the time – the kind of albums that helped redefine the role of the guitar in jazz during the postwar years.