Johnny Smith Discography

[Joe Coluccio]

Does anyone have a Johnny Smith Discography, or is it now a Compact
Discography? I can only find - Legends - Concord and a reference to an
album that I had many years ago called The Man with the Blue Guitar?

Thanks

[JMG61]

Glad to be of assistance. Here's a copy of my original post.

Johnny Smith's recordings are as follows:

Roost 410 Johnny Smith Quintet--"Jazz at NBC Series" (1952)
Roost 413 Johnny Smith Quintet (1952-53)
Roost 421 In a Mellow Mood (1954)
Roost 424 In a Sentimental Mood (1954-55)
Roost 632 45 RPM
Roost 2201 J.S. Plays Jimmy Van Heusen (1955)
Roost 2203 The Johnny Smith Quartet (1955)
Roost 2211 Moonlight in Vermont (compilation of Roost 410 and
413)
[Reissued by Capitol/Roulette on CD]
Roost 2215 Moods (compilation of Roost 421 and 424)
Roost 2216 The New Johnny Smith Quartet (1956)
Roost 2223 The Johnny Smith Foursome, Vol. 1 (1956)
Roost 2228 The Johnny Smith Foursome, Vol. 2 (1957)
Roost 2231 Flower Drum Song (1959)
Roost 2233 Easy Listening (1959)
Roost 2237 Johnny Smith Favorites (1959)
Roost 2238 Designed for You (1959-60)
Roost 2239 My Dear Little Sweetheart (w/strings) (1960)
Roost 2242 Guitars and Strings (1960)
Roost 2243 Johnny Smith Plus the Trio (1960)
Roost 2246 The Sound of the Johnny Smith Guitar (1961)
Roost 2248 The Man with the Blue Guitar (solo) (1962)
Roost 2254 The Guitar World of Johnny Smith (various cuts from
above albums, including an alternate take of
I'll Remember Clifford".)
Roost 2259 Reminiscing (1963)
Verve V6-8692 Johnny Smith (1967)
Verve V6-8737 Kaleidoscope (1967)
Verve V6-8767 Phase II (a/k/a "J.S. plays the 60's greatest hits."
No wonder he stopped recording after this
gem.)
Concord CD4616 Legends (Recorded in 1976 at Johnny Smith Guitar Center)

Also, he can be heard on...
Legende 1401 Annotations of the Muses (best described as "chamber jazz")
Roost 2206 Beverly Kenny Sings for Johnny Smith
Roost 2217 Ruth Price
Roulette Jeri Southern Meets Johnny Smith
Decca DL8058 Jazz Studio One (pseudonym="Sir Jonathan Gasser")
Columbia Benny Goodman Plays for the Fletcher Henderson
Foundation.
Columbia A Perfect Match w/Art Van Damme

(Sorry, I don't have the label numbers for the Goodman, Van Damme, or Jeri
Southern right now. Will post when I obtain them.)

Most of these, except for the Concord, and Moonlight have been unavailable
for years. Fresh Sounds reissued vinyl and CD copies of 2206, 2211, 2216,
2217, and the Jeri Southern. However, when Capitol bought the
Roost/Roulette catalog, Fresh Sounds removed them from the market. Some
record stores may still have copies. In fact, Jazz Record Mart in Chicago
still has a few CD copies left of each. The Goodman was reissued for a
while by Columbia and may still be available. This gives one a
perspective of his early style.

If anyone would like more information, e-mail me a JM...@aol.com.

John Galich