Hi-Fi in Focus
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Hi-Fi in Focus is the title of a recording by American
guitarist Chet Atkins
, released in 1957.
In the same year, "The Rhythm Rockers (featuring Chet Atkins)" released a single of "Tricky"/"Peanut Vendor". It did not chart. An EP
was also released with Myrna Lorre on the flip side.
Additional tracks on the 50th Anniversary release Hi-Fi in Focus... Plus:
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guitarist Chet Atkins
Chet Atkins
Chester Burton Atkins , known as Chet Atkins, was an American guitarist and record producer who, along with Owen Bradley, created the smoother country music style known as the Nashville sound, which expanded country's appeal to adult pop music fans as well.Atkins's picking style, inspired by Merle...
, released in 1957.
In the same year, "The Rhythm Rockers (featuring Chet Atkins)" released a single of "Tricky"/"Peanut Vendor". It did not chart. An EP
Extended play
An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...
was also released with Myrna Lorre on the flip side.
Reissues
- In 2007, Hi-Fi in Focus was reissued on CD with bonus tracks as Hi-Fi in Focus Plus on the Universe label.
Side one
- "El Cumbanchero" (Rafael HernándezRafael Hernández MarínRafael Hernández , was one of the most important composers of Puerto Rican popular music during the 20th century.-Early years:...
) – 2:01 - "Ain't Misbehavin'Ain't Misbehavin' (song)"Ain't Misbehavin" is a 1929 song written by Thomas "Fats" Waller, Harry Brooks and Andy Razaf . Waller recorded the original version that year for Victor Records and also later performed the song in the 1943 film Stormy Weather. It was used in the off-broadway musical Connie's Hot Chocolates...
'" (Harry BrooksHarry Brooks (composer)Harry Brooks was an American writer of popular songs, jazz pianist and composer in the 1920s through the early 1950s....
, Andy Razaf, Fats WallerFats WallerFats Waller , born Thomas Wright Waller, was a jazz pianist, organist, composer, singer, and comedic entertainer...
) – 2:17 - "Shadow Waltz" (Al DubinAl DubinAlexander "Al" Dubin was an American lyricist. He became known through his collaborations with the composer Harry Warren.-Life and works:...
, Harry WarrenHarry WarrenHarry Warren was an American composer and lyricist. Warren was the first major American songwriter to write primarily for film. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Song eleven times and won three Oscars for composing "Lullaby of Broadway", "You'll Never Know" and "On the Atchison,...
) – 2:23 - "Anna (El Negro Zumbon)" (Roman Vatro, Franco Giordano) – 2:02
- "Yesterdays" (Otto HarbachOtto HarbachOtto Abels Harbach, born Otto Abels Hauerbach was an American lyricist and librettist of about 50 musical comedies...
, Jerome KernJerome KernJerome David Kern was an American composer of musical theatre and popular music. One of the most important American theatre composers of the early 20th century, he wrote more than 700 songs, used in over 100 stage works, including such classics as "Ol' Man River", "Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man", "A...
) – 2:18 - "Portuguese Washerwoman" (R. Lucchesi, A. Popp) – 2:05
Side two
- "Tiger RagTiger Rag"Tiger Rag" is a jazz standard, originally recorded and copyrighted by the Original Dixieland Jass Band in 1917. It is one of the most recorded jazz compositions of all time.-Origins:...
" (Harry DaCosta, Eddie Edwards, Nick LaRocca) – 1:49 - "Walk, Don't RunWalk, Don't Run (song)"Walk, Don't Run" is an instrumental composition written and first performed by jazz guitarist Johnny Smith in 1955. The tune is essentially a counter-melody to the chord changes of the old standard, "Softly, As in the Morning Sunrise"....
" (Johnny SmithJohnny SmithJohnny Smith is an American cool jazz and mainstream jazz guitarist.-Early years:...
) – 2:22 - "Tara's Theme" (David, Max SteinerMax SteinerMax Steiner was an Austrian composer of music for theatre productions and films. He later became a naturalized citizen of the United States. Trained by the great classical music composers Brahms and Mahler, he was one of the first composers who primarily wrote music for motion pictures, and as...
) – 2:24 - "Johnson Rag" (Guy Hall, Henry Kleinkauf, Jack Lawrence) – 2:07
- "Lullaby of the Leaves" (Bernice PetkereBernice PetkereBernice Petkere was an American songwriter. She was dubbed the "Queen of Tin Pan Alley" by Irving Berlin.Born in Chicago, Illinois, she began performing in vaudeville as a child. "Starlight " , her first published song, was recorded by Bing Crosby. She also wrote radio themes for CBS...
, Joe Young) – 2:37 - "Bouree" (BachJohann Sebastian BachJohann Sebastian Bach was a German composer, organist, harpsichordist, violist, and violinist whose sacred and secular works for choir, orchestra, and solo instruments drew together the strands of the Baroque period and brought it to its ultimate maturity...
) – 1:28 - "Avorada" (Traditional) – 1:30
Additional tracks on the 50th Anniversary release Hi-Fi in Focus... Plus:
- "Hidden Charm" (Rich) – 2:30
- "Tricky" (Jenkins) – 2:40
- "Martinique" (DeParis) – 2:37
- "Dig These Blues" (Chatmon, Greene) – 2:24
- "Colonial Ballroom" (Atkins, Thompson) – 2:26
- "August Moon" (Bradley, Cunow) – 2:37
- "The Red Leaves Of Autumn" (O'Connell) – 2:17
- "Its About Time" (Hoff) – 2:27
- "Dont Tease My Heart" (Allan, Stoalting) – 2:27
- "Fascinating Melody" (O'Connnell) – 2:49
- "Saw Mill River Road" (O'Connell) – 2:39
- "Delightful Interlude" (O'Connell) – 2:33
- "Head Over Heels" (Stone) – 2:43
- "I Must Be Losing My Heart" (Sterling) – 2:10
- "I Wont Cry Anymore" (Allan, Miller) – 2:00
- "When Its Cherry Blossom Time" (Bradley) – 2:03