The Art Van Damme Quintet With Johnny Smith, A Perfect Match (1963)



The Art Van Damme Quintet With Johnny Smith, A Perfect Match (1963)

Thursday's lunch record is The Art Van Damme Quintet. Art Van Damme is an accordion player and band leader. After being introduced to swing at a young age he progressed into the jazz sound. On this Columbia album his quintet is joined by jazz guitarist Johnny Smith. They cover some popular songs of the day "Bye Bye Blackbird", "Satin Doll", "Spring Is Here" along  with others. The YouTube sample song is "Gone With The Wind" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4MKghnrbYQU . . . bucko