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| 1. | Alone Together
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| 2. | Warm Valley
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| 3. | I Get a Kick out of You
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| 4. | Don't Blame Me
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| 5. | Cheek to Cheek
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| 6. | My Romance
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| 7. | I'll Remember April
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| 8. | How Long Has This Been Going On
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| 9. | Nocturne
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| 10. | Yesterdays
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| 11. | Imagination
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| 12. | My Old Flame
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| 13. | It Never Entered My Mind
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| 14. | Pawn Ticket
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| 15. | Black Is the Colour (Of My True Love's Hair)
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| 16. | Montage
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| 17. | Lover
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| 18. | The Maid with Flaxen Hair
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| 19. | Body and Soul
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| 20. | Hello, Young Lovers
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| 21. | The Boy Next Door
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| 22. | Deep Night
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| 23. | East of the Sun
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Tracks 1-12 are a reissue of Al Viola "Solo Guitar" recorded in September 1957, originally issued on Mode LP #121
Tracks 13-23 are a reissue of Johnny Smith "The New Johnny Smith Quartet" recorded on October 24, 1956, originally issued on Roost LP #2216
2008 release featuring the first solo guitar album from Jazz great Al Viola (originally released in 1957) plus historic recordings from fellow Jazz guitarist Johnny Smith. Though working independently, both Al Viola and Johnny Smith brought to their solo recordings a similar kind of hushed intimacy, a close-up magic that owed as much to their mastery of classical forms as of Jazz. Both possessed formidable techniques, but each realized that it was better kept in check and used for deeper purposes than merely dazzling the listener. The result was a Chamber Jazz whose minimalist aesthetic, while still allowing scope for improvisation, suggested the monastic intensity of a concert hall performance more than the vibe of a sweaty Jazz club. While Viola is well-known as having been Frank Sinatra's guitarist for twenty-five years, Smith - described by Barney Kessel as "an extraordinary virtuoso" - wrote 'Walk Don't Run' and with Stan Getz created one of the biggest selling Jazz records of all time in 'Moonlight In Vermont'.
Active Decades: '40s, '50s, '60s, '70s, '80s, '90s and '00s
Born: Jun 16, 1919 in New York, NY
Died: Feb 21, 2007 in Los Angeles, CA
Genre: Jazz
Styles: Bop, Swing
A reliable guitarist with a cool tone, a hard-swinging style, and strong technical skills, Al Viola had been an asset to every session that he appeared on, and there have been many. Viola played in a jazz band while in the Army (1942-45), where he met Page Cavanaugh. When they both decided to move to California after their discharge in 1946, they teamed with bassist Lloyd Pratt to form a trio that was very popular during the next three years, appearing in a few Hollywood films (including "A Song Is Born") and recording frequently. The trio accompanied Frank Sinatra on a few occasions during 1946-1947, and when the combo broke up, Viola started working on and off with Sinatra though 1980. In addition, Viola became a very busy studio musician in Los Angeles, performing on the soundtracks of a countless number of films (including playing the prominent mandolin part in The Godfather), television shows, and commercials. Among his more jazz-oriented associations have been engagements with Bobby Troup, Ray Anthony, Harry James, Buddy Collette, Stan Kenton, Gerald Wilson, and Terry Gibbs among many others; in addition to Collette, Viola also recorded in the 1950s and '60s with Jimmy Witherspoon, Helen Humes, and June Christy. In the 1980s, Viola had a reunion with Cavanaugh and soon they were working together on a regular basis in a Los Angeles area club as a trio with bassist Phil Mallory; this association continued into the late '90s, when Viola dropped out of the group. In his career, Viola led three albums, unaccompanied solo dates for Mode (from 1957, reissued by VSOP) and Legend, plus a Frank Sinatra tribute album for PBR (1978); highlights of the latter two sets were reissued on a CD by Starline. Shortly after being diagnosed, Viola succumbed to cancer on February 21, 2007. He was 88.
---Scott Yanow, All Music Guide |
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