Stuff Smith
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.
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Complete Jazz Series 1936 - 1939
Jazz - Released by Complete Jazz Series on 29 Jun 2009
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Alice Babs and Bengt Hallberg Visiting Stuff Smith (A Documentary Recording)
Alice Babs, Bengt Hallberg, Stuff Smith
Vocal Jazz - Released by Vax Records on 11 Sep 2020
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My Thoughts, My Ideas
Jazz - Released by Beat Machine Records on 23 Oct 2020
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Robins And Roses
Jazz - Released by Beat Machine Records on 28 Oct 2020
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Good Works From Me
Jazz - Released by Good Works From Me Muzik on 7 Aug 2020
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Stuff Smith & Stephane Grappelli
Stuff Smith, Stéphane Grappelli
Jazz - Released by Archive of Folk & Jazz Music on 24 Aug 1966
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Sam the Vegetable Man
Jazz - Released by SKEETCHES on 2 Jun 2015
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Cat on a Hot Fiddle
Jazz - Released by Marmot Music on 26 Oct 2013
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Stuff Smith, Dizzy Gillespie, Oscar Peterson (HD Remastered)
Stuff Smith, Dizzy Gillespie, Oscar Peterson
Vocal Jazz - Released by Reborn recordings on 23 Nov 2018
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