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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Jazz Violin Summit
Jean-Luc Ponty, Stéphane Grappelli, Stuff Smith
Free Jazz & Avant-Garde - Released by Legacy International on Oct. 10, 2006
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The Complete 1936-1937 Sessions
Jazz - Released by Hep Records on Feb. 21, 2007
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Cat On A Hot Fiddle
Jazz - Released by Verve Reissues on Jan. 1, 1959
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Stuff Smith/ Dizzy Gillespie/ Oscar Peterson
Stuff Smith, Dizzy Gillespie, Oscar Peterson
Jazz - Released by Verve on Jan. 1, 1994
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Have Violin, Will Swing
Jazz - Released by Verve Reissues on Jan. 1, 1957
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Live At The Montmartre
Jazz - Released by Storyville on Oct. 20, 1990
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Dizzy Gillespie And Stuff Smith
Jazz - Released by Verve Reissues on Apr. 17, 1957
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Violins No End
Stéphane Grappelli, Stuff Smith
Jazz - Released by Pablo on May 4, 1957
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Stuff And Steff
Stéphane Grappelli, Stuff Smith
Jazz - Released by Universal Music Division Decca Records France on Jan. 1, 2002
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Jazz Violin Summit
Jean-Luc Ponty, Stéphan Grappelli, Stuff Smith
Jazz - Released by Legacy International on Oct. 10, 2006
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Complete Jazz Series 1939 - 1944
Jazz - Released by Complete Jazz Series on Jun. 29, 2009
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Presenting Stuff Smith
Jazz - Released by Universal Digital Enterprises on Dec. 3, 1957
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Stuff Smith & Oscar Peterson
Jazz - Released by Lullaby in Rhythm on Jun. 1, 2014
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Five Fine Violins Celebrating 100 Years
Jazz - Released by Storyville on Jan. 10, 2010
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Preeminent Violinist of the Swing Era (Remastered)
Jazz - Released by Master Tape Records on Sep. 24, 2021
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Complete Jazz Series 1944 - 1946
Jazz - Released by Complete Jazz Series on Jun. 29, 2009
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