Johnny Smith - CHEROKEE

[csong808]

love the dim chords moving up a minor third ending

[edstonemusic]

Wonderful vibe. I love to hear energetic jazz guitar playing.

[Dragonettify]

I'm pretty sure this is from his "Moonlight in Vermont" Album... and I could've sworn the sax player was Getz. Regardless, a great version of the standard.

[Dutch2236]

This guy was the best "picker" ever until Pat Matheny came along. Look for his album "Moonlight in Vermont" , title song is his signature piece but also on the album, Jaguar is great.

[utopiandesign]

Great artistry, energy, and skill. konidolfine, thanks for uploading this. 私はこの曲を提示したことを感謝しています。それは美しく、長持­ちです。

[ArrowJFH]

0:15 is where



[mikeg888]

Yes, Chet held him in the highest esteem. He also used to send him guitar transitions for Johnny to 'tune up'. Js is a genius. I had the privilege to speak to the late, great Chuck Wayne in NYC many years ago and he had pretty much the same opinion of Johnny. Imagine those endorsements!

[595zalman]

zowie!!



[Pickinbuddy]

This is the man that Chet Atkins said was HIS favorite guitar player! That quite the endorsement!

[terrryc]

What did they do to the bridge? It's a nice version, but I think that they chopped it up a little too much. It's just me. I hope that you dig it...

[jaguarjaguarjaguarja]

Awesome! Is this classified in the subgenre of cool jazz by the way?

[jazzguitar27]

@jaguarjaguarjaguarja yeah you could definitely say it was cool jazz, but definitely with elements of other styles as well due to the tempo and such

[Corrie121]

This is a great version of a Ray Noble classic.

Thank you for sharing.

[MrMaymac]

Great!