The B-side, "The Cruel Sea", was a version of the Dakotas' 1963 single. Reviewed in the United States on June 7, 2010. Walk Don’t Run が好きなので買ってみました。ベンチャーズの方がやっぱり好きですが、ジミー・スミスのギターワークも良いですよ！, 日本では、Johnny Smithというと、Gibsonの彼の名前が付けられたギター（Johnny Smithモデル）か、｢バーモントの月｣のアルバムぐらいしか知られていないようですが、米国ではパット･マルティーノやレニー･ブローをはじめ、数多くのギタリストに影響を与えた、隠れたギターの名手です。アルバムにしても、｢バーモントの月｣以外にRoostレーベルにかなりの数のアルバムがあり、その後ヴァーヴやコンコードなどにも数枚のアルバムがあります。, Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 3, 2009. I mean, how many guitar songs have made it into the top 10 two times in America, plus however many times it has been on the charts in other countries? Reviewed in the United States on July 28, 2008. Smith included the piece on his 1954 album In A Sentimental Mood using a title chosen by his producer, Teddy Reig. I bought this to listen to the solo on walk don`t run but found that this seems to be a re-recording. I was disappointed. To me what is -- is music making of the highest order by talent the same. This Roulette album taking its name from the song came out in 1954, after Smith had become well-established as a NBC Studios staff guitarist who could be heard on television, on radio, and with the NBC Orchestra. In 1957 Chet Atkins recorded a popular rendition of the song for his album Hi-Fi in Focus. The band later rerecorded the song in 1964 (see below), and became the first band to score two top ten hits with two versions of the same tune. This is a great recording and the other songs on the CD are frosting on the cake. [8] Like jazz? I learned several years ago that Walk, Don't Run was written by Smith and that he had made a recording,but it was unavailable. Proper Introduction to Johnny Smith: Meets Master, The Complete Johnny Smith Approach to Guitar. And in 1991 the song was included on the compilation CD 24 Greatest Hits of All Time in the EMI Legends of Rock n' Roll Series. The song was recorded before the band officially had a drummer. It was also on Smith's 1956 album, Moods. "Walk, Don't Run" is an instrumental composition written and originally recorded by jazz guitarist Johnny Smith in 1954.[1]. Smith, a jazz musician who had backed singers such as Patrice Munsel performing the song, composed "Walk, Don't Run" as a contrafact, using the chord progression from "Softly..." as the basis for his melody, which he keyed in D minor. Both recordings featured Nokie Edwards playing the lead guitar part. It was later adapted and re-recorded by Chet Atkins in 1956, and was a track on the LP Hi-Fi In Focus. Others do well on uptempo material but bog down on ballads. Johnny composed "Walk Don't Run" ten years before the Ventures made it into a rock/pop crossover million-seller, a record that led to their being voted into the rock and roll Hall of Fame just this year. Don't let the Surfer theme of the jacket fool you. [1] Audio CD, Original recording remastered, June 7, 2005. I have his Moonlight in Vermont CD and there is some duplication. The solo on this version is not nearly as good as the other one I have heard. Some musicians can handle slow romantic, songs but not fast numbers. When the American jazz guitarist Johnny Smith came up with "Walk, Don't Run", an intricate yet smoothly executed variation on the melodic chord sequence of … ... Johnny Smith: Walk, Don't Run! Other cover versions include those by the Shadows, Agent Orange, Zapatón, Steve Howe, Glen Campbell, Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass, Tommy Leonetti, and the Penguin Cafe Orchestra. He did so after discussing the matter with Smith, who was pleased with the arrangement. Top subscription boxes – right to your door, © 1996-2020, Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates. The Ventures' website lists the drummer on "Walk, Don't Run" as Skip Moore. 25) pressings, British pressing), "The McCoy" (later Dolton (No. The two work quite well together. This recording is worth the price just to hear it played as jazz instead of rock. Reviewed in the United States on December 20, 2007. [9], In 1998 Smith was awarded the James Smithson Bicentennial Medal for his contribution to music; the citation singled out “the genesis of 'Walk, Don't Run',” as well as “his manifold accomplishments” and their “profound and pervasive influence on the role of the guitar in contemporary popular culture.”[8]. "Walk, Don't Run '64" is an updated The Ventures recording that features a guitar style more similar to that of "Misirlou", and is notable for starting with a "fade-in" (as opposed to many songs of the era that ended with a "fade out"). I don't play guitar, (one of my many dreams never meant to be) but I have always loved the instrument. This CD has 13 old standards plus Johnny Smith's composition 'Walk, Don't Run!' The songs are all short, so there are no lengthy solos, but the guitar solos are all gems. This is lyrical jazz that swings softly. Instead, our system considers things like how recent a review is and if the reviewer bought the item on Amazon. Here you get recognizable renderings of quality songs, with perfect guitar production. You'll love this CD. Rolling Stone magazine rated the Ventures' version of "Walk, Don't Run" as number 82 on their list of the 100 Greatest Guitar Songs of All Time. Label: Roulette Jazz - 7243 5 60441 2 8 • Format: CD Compilation, Copy Protected, Mono • Country: Europe • Genre: Jazz • Style: Cool Jazz. You probably think of the Ventures when you think of Walk, Don't Run! While a fine single-string soloist, Smith was also a genius at chordal structures, which is wonderfully evidenced in "Sophisticated Lady" and "Our Love Is Here to Stay."