Stuff Smith - Have Violin, Will Swing (1957)
Stuff Smith - Have Violin, Will Swing (1957)
MP3 CBR 320 kbps | 10 Tracks | 38:51 | 86 MB
Genre: Jazz | Label: Universal / Verve Records
MP3 CBR 320 kbps | 10 Tracks | 38:51 | 86 MB
Genre: Jazz | Label: Universal / Verve Records
Stuff Smith was one of the big three of pre-bop violinists along with Joe Venuti and Stephane Grappelli. Many of his fans said that he could outswing all of his competitors, and certainly Stuff was a major force on the bandstand. Smith, who cited Louis Armstrong as his main influence, studied music with his father and played with the family band as a child. His first major job and recordings were with Alphonse Trent's territory band in the 1920s, but it was not until 1936 that he had his breakthrough. Leading a quintet at the Onyx Club with trumpeter Jonah Jones, Smith's comedy vocals and hard-swinging approach made the group a hit on 52nd Street for several years; his novelty "I'se a Muggin'" became a hit. Smith worked regularly with his trios in the 1940s, but was in danger of being forgotten in the '50s when Norman Granz recorded him fairly extensively for Verve; Stuff also participated in Nat King Cole's After Midnight sessions for Capitol. The violinist moved to Copenhagen in 1965 and was active until his death two years later.
Tracklist:
1. It,s Wonderful
2. Comin Thru The Rye
3. Ja Da
4. I Back Home Again(Indiana)
5. Blow Blow Blow
6. Calypso
7. I Wrote My Song
8. Oh But It Is
9. Stop Look
10. Wound You Object
Personnel:
Stuff Smith - Violin
Carl Perkins - Piano
Red Callender - Bass
Oscar La Bradley - Drums