ISBN: | 978-5-5142-5097-4 |
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Moonlight in Vermont is a 1952 jazz album by jazz guitarist Johnny Smith, featuring tenor saxophonist Stan Getz. Titled for Smith`s breakthrough hit song, it was the #1 Jazz Album for 1952. It was popularly and critically well received and has come to be regarded as an important album in Smith`s discography, in the cool jazz genre and in the evolution of jazz guitar. Notable songs on the album, which reveal the influence of Smith`s experiences with NBC Studio Orchestra and as a multi-instrument musician, include the title track and the original composition "Jaguar". The title track, singled out for its virtuosity, was a highly influential rendition of a jazz standard that secured Smith`s position in the public eye.