Roost RLP 410
Roost RLP 413
Roulette RE-106
Johnny Smith

Jazz at N.B.C Series

Fresh Sound Records

Personnel:
Johnny Smith (g), Stan Getz, Zoot Sims (ts), Sanford Gold (p), Bob Carter, Eddie Safranski (b), Morey Feld, Don Lamond (d)

Reference: FSRCD 037

Bar code: 8427328600378

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Tracklist

Sample this album

01.

Where or When (Lorenz Hart / Richard Rodgers) 2:28

02.

Tabu (Lorenz Hart / Al Stillman / Margarita Lecuona) 2:42

03.

Moonlight in Vermont (Karl Suessdorf / John Blackburn) 3:17

04.

Jaguar (Johnny Smith) 2:34

05.

Stars Fell on Alabama (Johnny Smith) 3:11

06.

Tenderly (Walter Gross / Jack Lawrence) 3:27

07.

A Ghost of a Chance (Bing Crosby / Victor Young / Jack Lawrence) 3:11

08.

Vilia (Franz Lehár) 2:43

09.

Cavu (Johnny Smith) 2:16

10.

I'll Be around (Alec Wilder) 2:47

11.

Yesterdays (Otto Harbach / Jerome Kern) 2:54

12.

Cherokee (Ray Noble) 2:50

13.

Sometimes I'm Happy (Clifford Grey / Vincent Youmans / Irving Caesar) 2:18

14.

Nice Work If You Can Get It (Ira Gershwin / George Gershwin) 2:24

Total time: 39:02 min.

Album details

This release combines two 10-inch Roost albums with the exception of two tracks that were omited in the CD release: 'Terry Theme From Limelight' and 'My Funny Valentine'

Sources:
Tracks #1,2,3,4,6,7,8, taken from "Jazz At NBC Series" (RLP 410)
Tracks #5,9,10,11,12,13,14, taken from "Johnny Smith Quintet Featuring Stan Getz" (RLP 413)
The majority of tracks were subsequently reissued as part of the two-fer series "Echoes of an Era" (Roulette RE-106)

Personnel on tracks #1-4:
Johnny Smith (g), Stan Getz (ts), Sanford Gold (p), Eddie Safranski (b), Don Lamond (d).
Recorded in New York City, March 11, 1952

Personnel on tracks #7 & 8:
Zoot Sims (ts), replaces Getz with above personnel.
Recorded in New York City, April, 1952

Personnel on tracks #5,6,13,14:
Johnny Smith (g), Stan Getz (ts), Sanford Gold (p), Bob Carter (b), Morey Feld (d).
Recorded in New York City, November, 1952

Personnel on tracks #9-12:
Eddie Safranski (b) and Don Lamond (d), replaces Carter and Feld.

Recorded in New York City, July, 1953
Original cover design: Burt Goldblatt
Liner Notes: Bill Coss
Produced for CD release: Jordi Pujol