Early Johnny Smith video

[wintermoon]

Some of the comments in these Charles Magnante videos refer to the guitarist as Tony Mottola or Remo Palmier when it's 8n fact Johnny Smith.

[PMB]

Nice find, wintermoon.

Johnny must have had a thing for accordions. He also recorded with Art Van Damme.

[zephyrregent]

What kind of guitar? Gretsch?

[PMB]

It's obviously Johnny Smith on guitar. The sound, vibrato etc.

Here's another clip with one of the worst post-synched solos ever committed to celluloid (comping chords rather than single lines!). The accompanying notes explain that JS sat in for Tony Mottola as the latter had another engagement.

https://www.jazz-on-film.com/sweet-s...-and-his-trio/

[wintermoon]

What kind of guitar? Gretsch?

Yes

[wintermoon]

It's obviously Johnny Smith on guitar. The sound, vibrato etc.

Here's another clip with one of the worst post-synched solos ever committed to celluloid (comping chords rather than single lines!). The accompanying notes explain that JS sat in for Tony Mottola as the latter had another engagement.

https://www.jazz-on-film.com/sweet-s...-and-his-trio/

Yes, even w out sound you could tell it's not those guys

[58flame]

What kind of guitar? Gretsch?

Yes G400