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Shaw named this seductive piece after the canyon street he lived on in the Hollywood Hills, where the sextet had rehearsed the night before: "Summit Ridge Drive." . Johnny Guarnieri made the harpsichord sound supple, and the rhythm section's easy shag beat cushioned the soloists' emotional punch "Summit Ridge Drive" sold well in its initial release and was a juke-box favorite. But the platter really took off after being featured in the well-regarded 1945 movie "The Story of G.I. Joe" during a scene where a bunch of U.S. soldiers in war-torn Europe listen to the Gramercy 5 and dream of home. A reissued "Summit Ridge Drive" became a million-seller and one of Shaw's all-time favorite numbers, alongside "Begin the Beguine," "Star Dust" and "Frenesi."
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