Moonlight in Vermont [Original recording remastered]

Product Description
In 1952, guitar virtuoso Johnny Smith began recording for Teddy Reig's Roost Records and he hit big with his first session. Adding Stan Getz to his regular quartet, he created a spellbinding version of "Moonlight In Vermont" which became a best-selling record far beyond the jazz audience.

Reig paired Smith with Getz again and then with Zoot Sims and Paul Quinichette. While they never matched their first hit in sales, the created some great jazz. All 16 tunes by Smith with these tenor giants are gathered on this CD, remastered in 24 but from the original tapes.

Moonlight in Vermont,Johnny Smith,Blue Note Records,Cool,Jazz,Pop

Average customer rating: Wonderful voice! Great Collection Margaret Whiting Best singer of the late forties Glorious Whiting

Moonlight in Vermont Margaret Whiting Manufacturer: Asv Living Era ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Jazz | Styles | Music Traditional Jazz General | Traditional Jazz & Ragtime | Jazz | Styles | Music Vocal Jazz General | Vocal Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Classic Big Band | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Contemporary Big Band | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Traditional Pop | Oldies | Pop | Styles | Music Traditional Vocal Pop | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music General | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Indie Music | Stores | Music Vocal Jazz | Jazz | Indie Music | Stores | Music Traditional & Vocal Pop | Pop | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Sings the Jerome Kern Song Book I Had the Craziest Dream Columbia Hits Collection Yes Indeed Queen of Big Band Swing ASIN: B00004YTYK Release Date: 2000-11-28

Tracks:

1. Moonlight In Vermont
2. My Ideal
3. That Old Black Magic
4. Hit The Road To Dreamland
5. It Might As Well Be Spring
6. Come Rain Or Come Shine
7. Guilty
8. Oh, But I Do
9. I Didn't Know What Time It Was
10. Old Devil Moon
11. This Can't Be Love
12. You Do
13. Pass That Peace Pipe
14. But Beautiful
15. My Own True Love
16. A Tree In The Meadow
17. Faraway Places
18. While The Angelus Was Ringing
19. Slippin' Around
20. Forever And Ever
21. Ain't We Got Fun?
22. A Wonderful Guy
23. Younger Than Springtime
24. Baby, It's Cold Outside
25. Now Is The Hour

Customer Reviews:

Wonderful voice! .......2007-06-26

This Cd is a very nice compilation of some of Margaret's best known recordings from "days gone by". It's quite wonderful!

The re-recordings are well done. The selection of songs are perfect,--- showing the range of Margaret's voice.

Great Collection.......2007-03-25

I had forgotten how really good Margaret Whiting was. Her voice is really pure and tone is great, especially on ballads. Guilty remains my favorite, but even on some of the corny stuff, she shines.

Margaret Whiting.......2006-11-05

This CD is a bargan at any price. How did we lose good music?

Best singer of the late forties.......2004-10-14

Maggie Whiting was born for a career in music, as her father was a successful songwriter and had many friends in the business. So, all she needed to be a successful singer was a reasonably good voice. In fact, she had a wonderful voice, ideally suited to the romantic songs that provided her with her greatest hits.

With access to the finest songs available at the time Maggie recorded the original versions of several songs that have become popular classics including Moonlight in Vermont, Far away places and Baby, it's cold outside. I've heard several versions of these songs, but Maggie's originals are hard to beat.

My particular favorite song of Maggie's, A tree in the meadow, was actually her biggest hit, but there are not many covers of this song around. Could this be because meadows themselves are a rarity these days?

Maggie was also a major influence on popular music via her duets with country star Jimmy Wakely. Probably conceived as an idea to give Jimmy some pop success, these duets were not only very successful on the pop charts, but also on the country charts. And so it was that country/pop crossover was firmly established.

This compilation includes many of Maggie's hits of the forties (her best years), among them being Moonlight in Vermont, A tree in the meadow, Slipping around (with Jimmy Wakely), Baby it's cold outside (with Johnny Mercer), Guilty, Oh but I do, You do, Pass that peace pipe, Now is the hour, Forever and ever and Far away places. Of these, only Moonlight in Vermont failed to make the American top ten. Its comparative failure as a single (it peaked at fifteen) shows that over-reliance on charts is a mistake.

Maggie was at her peak commercially in the late forties, but still had a few hits in the early fifties, when she started to include more upbeat songs in her repertoire. None of her fifties hits are included here The birth of rock'n'roll killed her pop career, but she continued to record excellent music, most notably the Jerome Kern tribute album.

The strongest compilation of Maggie's hits is the double CD, Complete Capitol hits, but this is an excellent compilation at a much lower price and (it seems) more easily available. If you only want a single CD of Maggie's music, this is a good one to choose.

Glorious Whiting.......2001-08-26

This is a compilation of some of Margaret Whiting's greatest hits. The sound is beautiful. The voice is magnificent. Fans of America's best popular music should enjoy the album thoroughly.

Average customer rating: Mood Swings Wow! What an album Belongs in any Jazz Collection Alot of hints of modern jazz in this ol' album

Moonlight in Vermont Johnny Smith Manufacturer: Blue Note Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Cool Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Blue Note Records | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music Similar Items: Walk, Don't Run! The Sound of the Johnny Smith Guitar Legends: Solo Guitar Performances The Swinging Guitar of Tal Farlow Kessel Plays Standards ASIN: B0001BKANU Release Date: 2004-02-24

Tracks:

1. Where Or When
2. Tabu
3. Moonlight In Vermont
4. Jaguar
5. Stars Fell On Alabama
6. Tenderly
7. Ghost Of A Chance
8. Vilia
9. Cavu
10. I'll Be Around
11. Yesterdays
12. Cherokee
13. Sometimes I'm Happy
14. Nice Work If You Can Get It
15. Jaguar (Alt. Take)
16. My Funny Valentine

Album Description

In 1952, guitar virtuoso Johnny Smith began recording for Teddy Reig's Roost Records and he hit big with his first session. Adding Stan Getz to his regular quartet, he created a spellbinding version of "Moonlight In Vermont" which became a best-selling record far beyond the jazz audience.

Reig paired Smith with Getz again and then with Zoot Sims and Paul Quinichette. While they never matched their first hit in sales, the created some great jazz. All 16 tunes by Smith with these tenor giants are gathered on this CD, remastered in 24 but from the original tapes.

Customer Reviews:

Mood Swings.......2006-07-31

In 1954, I started college as a guitar major, and was entranced by guitarists who could play "standards" in a manner that erased reality and created a mood that enveloped listeners. In those days, Johnny Smith was in the forefront of the pack. Now years later, listening to this CD still creates a mellow mood. I plan to use this CD as a holiday gift for my offspring. I know they will benefit from this timeless music, as will any person of any age.

Wow! What an album.......2006-07-29

I can point to a few albums that really got me into jazz and this is one. Johnny plays on this album with Stan Getz and others. It is a great album. The title song was the Downbeat song of the year for 1952. One knock on Johnny Smith is that he wasn't jazz mainly because his playing was so clean--it sounded too rehearsed, too clean. There are a few outtakes one the CD that will put that to rest. Johnny, himself, admitted he never really thought of himself as a "jazz" guitarist, but more of a session musician. He was on staff with the NBC orchestra back in the day. I think one thing is clear though and this CD bears it out is that Johnny is an important guitarist in the history of jazz guitar. He is the connection between Charlie Christian, and Django Reinhardt to more contemporary players. It's ironic how a man with such a common name made such beautiful music.

Belongs in any Jazz Collection.......2005-09-26

This album is a jazz classic and definately belongs in any collection. Johnny Smith guitar style is fairly unique and while technically brilliant, there's always a purpose to the soloing. Also Stan Getz is just wonderful.

Alot of hints of modern jazz in this ol' album.......2004-06-14

This guy was really a great guitarist, and songwritter. On this album he has some of the most recognizeable jazz tunes ever, such as the classic 'yesterday'. This album really helps me close in the gap between old jazz, and modern jazz. He showcases alot of what was to come in the near future. This is a very good jazz album id recommend to any fan of jazz.

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Soft and Sentimental Tutti Camarata Manufacturer: Avid Records UK ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Gershwin | Gershwin, George | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Porter | Porter, Cole | ( P ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Romberg, Sigmund | ( R ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Swing General | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Classic Big Band | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Contemporary Big Band | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Modern & 20th Century | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music English | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Operettas | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Pop | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Tutti's Trumpets and Trombones ASIN: B00009NJ6U Release Date: 2003-05-19

Tracks:

1. Night Is Young and You're So Beautiful
2. It Might as Well Be Spring
3. I'll Remember April
4. Paris in the Spring
5. Spring Will Be a Little Late This Year
6. April in Paris
7. Spring Is Here
8. Spring Romance
9. Stars Fell on Alabama
10. Moonlight in Vermont
11. Poinciana
12. Softly, As in a Morning Sunrise
13. Stella by Starlight
14. Summer Serenade
15. Summertime
16. Heat Wave
17. By the Sleepy Lagoon
18. In the Still of the Night
19. June in January
20. So Deep Is the Night (Tristesse)

Album Details

20 Beautiful Melodies, Produced, Arranged and Conducted by the Legendary Camarata.

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Moonlight in Vermont Ray Brown Manufacturer: Prevue Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Bebop General | Bebop | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music ASIN: B00000JK36 Release Date: 1998-12-15

Tracks:

1. Moonlight In Vermont
2. It Just Is
3. Happy Blue (Alternate Version)
4. More Blues For Jazzo
5. While We Dream (Alternate Version)
6. Genes Of Jazz

Average customer rating: Love Affair Magical Music Take a Wonderful Journey Take a Wonderful Journey Serenity with a sizzle

Moonlight in Vermont Alise Ashby Manufacturer: New Sound ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Jazz | Styles | Music General | New Age | Styles | Music Meditation | New Age | Styles | Music Traditional Vocal Pop | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music ASIN: B00003TL15 Release Date: 2000-01-25

Tracks:

1. Traveler
2. Free Spirit
3. Repose
4. Same Time Next Year
5. New England Countryside
6. Lazy Days
7. Just Sitting Remembering
8. Sailing On Lake Champlain
9. Maybe Tomorrow
10. World Apart
11. Sunrise
12. Voice Of The Mountains
13. Into The Night
14. Love Affair
15. A Place Called Paradise
16. Moonlight In Vermont

Customer Reviews:

Love Affair.......2001-03-04

On repeat on my CD player. Such talent, such beautiful compositions.

Music to "chill out" to. Music to make love to. Music to drive to.

Calming.

Magical Music.......2000-03-18

I can't stop playing this wounderful CD by Alise Ashby. It speaks to me at a soul level. It is great to help relive the stress from a busy day and relax too. I especially enjoy the different way the music has been arranged, uplifting yet gentle. Well done Alise, I look forward to your next CD.

Take a Wonderful Journey.......2000-02-16

A wonderful musical journey with lots of different musical colors. At the same time, relaxing and uplifting. Alise is a versatile composer and arranger - her work is original and broad-ranging with echoes of Classical and New Age as well as other stylistic influences. She creates a very full sound with her synthesized orchestrations. I think it would be lovely to drive along the rolling hilly roads of Vermont accompanied by Moonlight in Vermont! This CD should appeal to a wide group of listeners - it's beautiful music that can be listened to again and again. Enjoy!

Take a Wonderful Journey.......2000-02-16

A wonderful musical journey with lots of different musical colors. At the same time, relaxing and uplifting. Alise is a versatile composer and arranger - her work is original and broad-ranging with echoes of Classical and New Age as well as other stylistic influences. She creates a very full sound with her synthesized orchestrations. I think it would be lovely to drive along the rolling hilly roads of Vermont accompanied by Moonlight in Vermont! This CD should appeal to a wide group of listeners - it's beautiful music that can be listened to again and again. Enjoy!

Serenity with a sizzle.......2000-02-15

I just love this CD and seem to play it continually at home to relax my mind and soothe my spirit after a stressful day. From a romantic dinner for two, book-reading on a favorite chair, an afternoon on the sailboat...to yoga exercises on the living room floor, this music always seems to enhance the ambience. Ms. Ashby composes beautiful music - calming, positive, soothing and exciting. This CD is a mini-adventure and excellent indeed!

Average customer rating: A safe bet

Moonlight in Vermont Sonny Stitt Manufacturer: Denon Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Bebop General | Bebop | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music ASIN: B0000034P8 Release Date: 1994-06-28

Tracks:

1. West 48th Street
2. Who Can I Turn To
3. Moonlight In Vermont
4. Flight Cap Blues
5. It Might As Well Be Spring
6. Constellation
7. Blues For Pcm

Customer Reviews:

A safe bet.......2006-04-15

A 1977 studio recording apparently released originally in Japan, this session has been showing up with various packagings and often at bargain prices. The world's "most perfect" saxophonist is in fine form and in stellar company, most notably Tony Williams' drums (with Barry Harris' piano and Reggie Workman's bass). If, like me, you have a slight preference for Stitt on alto, you'll appreciate Sonny's decision to limit his playing on tenor to two tunes (both blues in Bb).

Sonny's playing on this date is neither as technically head-spinning as on the currently available "New York Jazz" nor as inspired as on the recently issued "Work Done" (a live set from 1976). So price might be the determining factor in deciding whether to acquire what is a solid but admittedly uneventful, predictable set of familiar standards by Stitt.

Average customer rating: Tight arrangements, expert playing, a gem of a program Fantastic recording that needs to be re-mastered. Just music, nothing more . . . The Greatest Guitarist Ever! Pure, clean, unadulterated artistry

Moonlight in Vermont Johnny Smith Quintet , and Stan Getz Manufacturer: Blue Note Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Cool Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Modern Postbebop | Jazz | Styles | Music Blue Note Records | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music Cool Jazz | Jazz | Indie Music | Stores | Music Modern Post Bop | Jazz | Indie Music | Stores | Music ASIN: B000002UZR Release Date: 1991-11-19

Tracks:

1. Where Or When
2. Tabu
3. Moonlight In Vermont
4. Jaguar
5. Jaguar (Alternate Take)
6. A Ghost Of A Chance
7. Vilia
8. My Funny Valentine
9. Sometimes I'm Happy
10. Stars Fell On Alabama
11. Nice Work If You Can Get It
12. Tenderly
13. Cavu
14. I'll Be Around
15. Yesterdays
16. Cherokee
17. What's New
18. I'll Remember April
19. Lullabye Of Birdland

Customer Reviews:

Tight arrangements, expert playing, a gem of a program.......2003-11-29

If you appreciate the work of the early George Shearing Quintets, or Art Van Damme and his quintet work in the fifties, then you'll like this CD of 19 tracks. Johnny Smith was featured on one of Mr Van Damme's records if I recall correctly. But both Shearing and Van Damme, in appealing to a more popular market, could sometimes veer close to "cocktail music". There is no whiff of cocktails in the program on Moonlight in Vermont. Indeed, the drums, bass, piano combinations are uniformly powerful, and feature some of the masters of the "west coast" sound including Eddie Sanfranski. Even relatively less well known players such as Sanford Gold hold their own in some distinguished company - Stan Getz, Paul Quinichette, and Zoot Sims. Mr Smith is consistently superb and the music still sounds good after 50 years. This CD has SEVEN tracks additional to the original LP.

Fantastic recording that needs to be re-mastered........2002-11-14

Nearly 50 years after its inception, this recording indeed stands the test of time. Technology has taken leaps and bounds and I think a re-master to make the earlier tracks as clean as the later tracks would be greatly appreciated. If so, I would not hesitate to call this an absolutely essential album.

Just music, nothing more . . ........2001-04-14

No heroin habit, no personal inconsistencies to make his life overly complicated and dramatic, no expatriation to Paris or religious fads to sell, no distinguishing anything. Johnny Smith lets his playing do the talking. No one ever played the guitar better. No album has ever been more about the music, and less about peripheral things. Now you know who Johnny Smith is, listen to him and hear the truth behind the myth which says "It's all about the music."

The Greatest Guitarist Ever!.......2000-01-09

I am a jazz guitarist , and can honestly say J.S. was the greatest who ever played, in my opinion

Pure, clean, unadulterated artistry.......1999-12-04

In modern times, Johnny Smith has become unappreciated and forgotten for the superb artistry he displayed as a jazz guitarist-maestro. Listen to Moonlight in Vermont. It is unique for its combination of pithy feeling and technical virtuosity. Technically, Smith burns on single-note leads and soothes with inventive chord melody playing. Perhaps his style sometimes borders on being too precious and precise, but this is trifling criticism. His style comes from the "cool" school of jazz (Lennie Tristano, et al.), but he imbues his music with too much controlled emotion to be called purely "cool." Also, fine tenor sax work from Stan Getz and Zoot Sims serve as excellent complements to Smith's fretboard excursions. A must have CD for any fan of true, original jazz guitar (eg, fans of Jimmy Raney, Wes Montgomery, Tal Farlow, Joe Pass, Kenny Burrell, Barney Kessel, Herb Ellis, etc.).

Average customer rating: Marvelous!

Claude Bolling - Cross Over U.S.A. [Milan - BMG] Claude Bolling Manufacturer: Fremeaux & Assoc. Fr ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Songs & Lieder | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Jazz | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Strictly Classical Ragtime Bolling & Boogie Bolling: Picnic Suite Bolling: Concerto for Guitar & Jazz Piano Trio Toot Suite ASIN: B000085JDF Release Date: 2003-06-17

Customer Reviews:

Marvelous!.......2005-02-27

I am a huge Bolling fan, and I absoluteluy LOVE this CD. I am ordering two more for friends.

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MOONLIGHT IN VERMONT TOMMY DORSEY ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B000SRUE74

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Out of the Blue ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B000C22EAK

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