song: Shenandoah
artist: Johnny Smith
album: Johnny Smith (1967, Verve Records)
origin: Traditional: North American folk song, "Oh Shenandoah" (early 19th century)

electric jazz guitar: Johnny Smith

This beautiful piece of solo jazz guitar is an interpretation of the traditional folk song, “Oh Shenandoah”, which has been around in North American folk song since the early 19th century. Though Johnny Smith's arrangement starts out fairly simple and diatonic, the polyphony and jazzy complexity gradually increases in during the 3 rounds. This is one of the finest solo guitar recordings from Johnny Smith's discography, and a great practicing piece for jazz guitarists. Enjoy!