Johnny Smith / Джонни Смит

Originally from Birmingham, Alabama, Smith was a precociously talented musician who learned to play guitar as a pre-teen while hanging around in local pawnshops. His all-round versatility (he toured with a hillbilly band before gravitating towards jazz and could play anything from swing and bebop to avant-garde classical music) meant that he was much in demand. Smith was also a noted composer: his classic 1954 song “Walk, Don’t Run” became an instrumental standard and was a hit for Chet Atkins and later, in 1964, The Ventures.

The Sound Of The Johnny Smith Guitar

Jimmy Smith "Standards"

Under Influence

Kurt Rosenwinkel / Курт Розенвинкель

Jazz Academy Big Band п/у Дениса Мельникова

Julian Lage / Джулиан Лейдж

SPB Ramblers

A.V. Profs Band

Екатерина Самкова и Firewood Blues Band

Traveler's Club

Charlie Christian / Чарли Крисчен