HOW A PIECE OF MUSIC WAS COVERED- AND THEN THE COVER WAS COVERED— AND THEN THAT COVER WAS BORROWED FROM— AND THEN THAT BORROWED SONG WAS BORROWED FROM— AND THEN IT HAPPENED ANOTHER TIME
And yeah, Smith has become quite obscure but he was really great. He made some nice minor classic easy listening jazz stuff with Stan getz, like moonlight on Vermont.
Yeah, I’m a Quine fanatic and I’ve collected quite a bit of his playing, inc all the richard hell live and bootleg stuff I was able to track down. An underappreciated genius.
Those first 3 clips back to back blew my socks off :)
A whole lotta electric guitar-- from the twangy era
I really love these posts. So interesting to see the evolution of a specific musical artifact. Thanks for this.
Thank you! This particular evolution is a gift; i didn’t have to say much to make it interesting.
I'm not familiar with Smith but I love this kind of guitar work. Do you know Buster B Jones? I can listen to his stuff all day.
And yeah, Smith has become quite obscure but he was really great. He made some nice minor classic easy listening jazz stuff with Stan getz, like moonlight on Vermont.
Hadn’t heard him til just now but sure, he’s great in that kind of post-Chet style. Amazing player.
Yeah, I’m a Quine fanatic and I’ve collected quite a bit of his playing, inc all the richard hell live and bootleg stuff I was able to track down. An underappreciated genius.