Moonlight in Vermont
Context
Track that made Johnny Smith's breakthrough, with Stan Getz on tenor saxophone. It opens the album Moonlight in Vermont (Roost, 1956), compiled from recordings of 1952-1953.
In the genealogy of jazz
This track belongs to Cool (Birth of the Cool). Among the origins and influences of Cool: Bebop (Minton's, Monroe's), Bossa nova, jazz samba.