Johnny Smith Trio

Johnny Smith Trio – Easy Listening (1958/2021)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 32:27 minutes | 600 MB | Genre: Jazz
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © RevOla

Guitarist Johnny Smith will always be best remembered for his 1952 hit recording of “Moonlight in Vermont,” a mellow ballad that also features Stan Getz. Smith, whose chordal-oriented style is self-taught, originally played trumpet, violin, and viola before switching to guitar. A studio musician from 1947 on, Smith’s impressive technique and quiet sound made him in great demand even before “Moonlight” and, although he never had another hit, he was a popular attraction throughout the 1950s. After moving to Colorado in the 1960s he opened a music store, taught, and maintained a lower profile, occasionally recording in New York.
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