Stuff Smith - The Complete Verve Stuff Smith Sessions (1999)

Mp3, 320 kbps. Scans.


DISC 1
01. Hillcrest (3:42)
02. The Blues I Know (5:31)
03. Skip It (4:05)
04. Uh Ruh (3:32)
05. My Thoughts (3:44)
06. Live And You"ll Learn (4:52)
07. Night Falls Again (5:35)
08. Minuet In Swing (3:02)
09. Midway (4:01)
10. I Lost My Heart By The River (5:48)
11. Won"t You Take A Lesson In Love? (4:13)
12. What I Say (4:37)
13. It"s Wonderful (4:03)
14. Coming Through The Rye (2:43)
15. Ja-Da (4:01)

SS, vln
with
1-4:
Dudley Brooks, p Jess Simpkins, b
LA, Oct. 25, 1956

5-12:
Jimmy Jones, p Red Callendar, b
LA, Nov. 19, 1956

13-15:
Carl Perkins, p Curtis Counce, b Frank Butler, d LA, Jan. 21, 1957

DISC 2
01. Indiana (3:25)
02. Blow Blow Blow (5:28)
03. Calypso (5:31)
04. I Wrote My Song (3:19)
05. Oh, But It Is (4:18)
06. Stop-Look (3:24)
07. Would You Object? (2:31)
08. Crazy Rhythm (2:25)
09. Rio Pakistan (11:31)
10. It"s Only A Paper Moon (8:30)
11. Purple Sounds (10:11)
12. Russian Lullaby (7:59)
13. Oh, Lady Be Good (4:10)

SS, vln
with
1-8:
Carl Perkins, p Red Callendar, b Oscar Bradley, d
LA, Feb. 5, 1957

9-13:
Dizzy Gillespie, tpt Wynton Kelly, p Paul West, b J.C. Heard, d The Gordon Family (13)
NYC, Apr. 17, 1957

DISC 3
01. Desert Sands (8:15)
02. Soft Winds (6:12)
03. Time And Again (aka, Don"t You Think?) (7:04)
04. It Don"t Mean A Thing (4:28)
05. In A Mellotone (9:53)
06. I Know That You Know (9:38)
07. Heat Wave (7:29)
08. Things Ain"t What They Used To Be (6:20)
09. Body And Soul (10:27)

SS, vln
with:
Oscar Peterson, p Barney Kessel, g Ray Brown, b Alvin Stoller, d

1-5:
LA, Mar. 7, 1957

6-9:
LA, Mar. 12, 1957

DISC 4
01. "S Wonderful (3:46)
02. A Foggy Day (3:19)
03. I Loves You Porgy (3:21)
04. Somebody Loves Me (3:42)
05. Strike Up The Band (2:55)
06. Oh, Lady Be Good (2:21)
07. Fascinating Rhythm (2:49)
08. The Man I Love (3:45)
09. They Can"t Take That Away From Me (5:10)
10. Love Is Here To Stay (3:47)
11. Nice Work If You Can Get It (4:05)
12. Whatcha Gonna Do, When You Dance Past 42? (Whatcha Gonna Do, Baby, With My Lovin"? (2:14)
13. Blue Violin (3:05)
14. Undecided (2:40)
15. Nice And Warm (3:16)
16. Take The A Train (4:13)
17. Up Jumps Sally (tk 10) (2:29)
18. Up Jumps Sally (tk 11) (2:52)
19. Miracles (2:52)
20. Play (aka, Timme"s Blues) (3:50)

SS, vln, vcl
with
1-11:
Shirley Horn, p, vcl possibly John Eaton (5, 7), p Lewis Packer, b Harry Saunders, d
Wash. DC, Aug. 7, 1959

12-16:
Paul Smith, p Red Mitchell, b Sid Bulkin, d
LA, Oct. 22, 1959

17-20:
Ray Nance, vln Kenny Burrell, g Jimmy Jones, p Milt Hinton (and, on 19-20, possibly George Duvivier), b Osie Johnson, d
NYC, Mar. 23, 1964

Stephane Grappelli and Stuff Smith - Violins No End (1957)

FLAC Tracks. Scans.

Track list

1. Don't Get Around Much Anymore
2. Chapeau Blues
3. No Points Today
4. Lady Is A Tramp, The
5. Desert Sands
6. How High The Moon
7. Moonlight In Vermont


Personnel:

Stephane Grappelli, Stuff Smith (violin)

Oscar Peterson, piano

Herb Ellis (guitar)

Ray Brown (bass)

Jo Jones (drums).

Recorded at Barclay Studios and live at Salle Pleyel, Paris, France in May 1957.

Stuff Smith - The Complete Verve Stuff Smith Sessions 4 cd

Mp3, 320 kbps.

Tracks:


CD 1


01.Hillcrest ... Stuff Smith Stuff Smith (3:38)
02.The Blues I Know ... Stuff Smith Stuff Smith (5:28)
03.Uh Ruh ... Stuff Smith Stuff Smith (3:29)
04.My Thoughts ... Mezz Mezzrow, Stuff Smith Stuff Smith (3:42)
05.Live and You'll Learn ... Stuff Smith Stuff Smith (4:48)
06.Night Falls Again ... Stuff Smith Stuff Smith (5:32)
07.Minuet in Swing Stuff Smith Stuff Smith (2:59)
08.Midway ... Stuff Smith Stuff Smith (3:59)
09.I Lost My Heart by the River ... Stuff Smith Stuff Smith (5:44)
10.Won't You Take a Lesson in Love? ... Stuff Smith Stuff Smith (4:10)
11.What I Say ... Stuff Smith Stuff Smith (4:34)
12.It's Wonderful ... Mitchell Parish, Stuff Smith, Cameron Salter Wells Stuff Smith (3:59)
13.Comin' Thru the Rye ... Traditional Stuff Smith (2:40)
14.Ja-Da ... Bob Carlton Stuff Smith (4:00)


CD 2


01.(Back Home Again In) Indiana ... Ballard MacDonald, James F. Hanley Stuff Smith (3:22)
02.Blow, Blow, Blow ... Stuff Smith Stuff Smith (5:26)
03.Calypso ... Stuff Smith Stuff Smith (5:28)
04.I Wrote My Song ... Stuff Smith Stuff Smith (3:16)
05.Oh, But It Is ... Stuff Smith Stuff Smith (4:15)
06.Stop - Look ... Stuff Smith Stuff Smith (3:21)
07.Would You Object? ... Stuff Smith Stuff Smith (2:27)
08.Crazy Rhythm ... Irving Caesar, Joseph Meyer, Roger Wolfe Kahn Stuff Smith (2:22)
09.Rio Pakistan ... Dizzy Gillespie Stuff Smith (11:27)
10.It's Only a Paper Moon ... Harold Arlen, E.Y. "Yip" Harburg, Billy Rose Stuff Smith (8:27)
11.Purple Sounds ... Dizzy Gillespie Stuff Smith (10:07)
12.Russian Lullaby ... Irving Berlin Stuff Smith (7:55)
13.Oh, Lady Be Good ... George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin Stuff Smith (4:10)


CD 3


01.Desert Sands Stuff Smith Stuff Smith (8:12)
02.Soft Winds ... Benny Goodman, Fletcher Henderson Stuff Smith (6:09)
03.Time and Again (AKA Don't You Think) ... Stuff Smith Stuff Smith (7:01)
05.It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing) ... Irving Mills, Duke Ellington Stuff Smith (4:25)
05.In a Mellow Tone ... Duke Ellington, Milt Gabler Stuff Smith (9:50)
06.I Know That You Know ... Vincent Youmans, Anne Caldwell Stuff Smith (9:34)
07.Heat Wave ... Irving Berlin Stuff Smith (7:26)
08.Things Ain't What They Used to Be ... Mercer Ellington, Ted Persons Stuff Smith (6:17)
09.Body and Soul Johnny Green, Edward Heyman, Robert Sour, Frank Eyton Stuff Smith (10:26)


CD 4


01.'S Wonderful George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin Stuff Smith (3:42)
02.A Foggy Day ... George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin Stuff Smith (3:16)
03.I Loves You, Porgy ... George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, Dubose Heyward Stuff Smith (3:17)
04.Somebody Loves Me George Gershwin, Buddy DeSylva, Ballard MacDonald Stuff Smith (3:39)
05.Strike Up the Band George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin Stuff Smith (2:52)
06.Oh, Lady Be Good ... George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin Stuff Smith (2:17)
07.Fascinating Rhythm ... George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin Stuff Smith (2:46)
08.The Man I Love George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin Stuff Smith (3:42)
09.They Can't Take That Away from Me George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin Stuff Smith (5:06)
10.Love Is Here to Stay ... George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin Stuff Smith (3:44)
11.Nice Work If You Can Get It George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin Stuff Smith (4:02)
12.Whatcha Gonna Do, When You Dance Past 42? (Whatcha Gonna Do, Baby, ...) ... Stuff Smith Stuff Smith (2:11)
13.Blue Violin Andy Razaf, Stuff Smith Stuff Smith (3:02)
14.Undecided Charlie Shavers, Sydney Robin Stuff Smith (2:36)
15.Nice and Warm Stuff Smith Stuff Smith (3:13)
16.Take the "A" Train ... Billy Strayhorn Stuff Smith (4:10)
17.Up Jumps Sally [Take 10] ... Stuff Smith Stuff Smith (2:26)
18.Up Jumps Sally [Take 11] ... Stuff Smith Stuff Smith (2:48)
19.Miracles ... Stuff Smith Stuff Smith (2:48)
20.Play (A.K.A. Timmy's Blues) ... Stuff Smith Stuff Smith (3:49)

Rec.Oct 25, 1956-Oct 22, 1959

Credits:
Frank Butler (Drums), Curtis Counce (Bass), Dizzy Gillespie (Trumpet), Shirley Horn (Piano), Wynton Kelly (Piano), Barney Kessel (Guitar), Red Mitchell (Bass), Ray Nance (Vocals), Oscar Peterson (Piano), Paul Smith (Piano), Carl Perkins (Piano), Malcolm Addey (Mastering), Oscar Lee Bradley (Drums), Norman Granz (Producer), Dudley Brooks (Piano), Ray Brown (Bass), Sid Bulkin (Drums), Kenny Burrell (Guitar), Red Callender (Bass), Michael Cuscuna (Release Production), Russ Garcia (Producer), J.C. Heard (Drums), Milt Hinton (Bass), Osie Johnson (Drums), Jimmy Jones (Piano), Harry Saunders (Drums), Stuff Smith (Vocals), Stuff Smith (Main Performer), Alvin Stoller (Drums), Paul West (Bass), Francis Wolff (Photography), Scott Wenzel (Release Production), Richard Mantel (Design Direction), Herman Leonard (Photography), Chris Herles (Transfers), Paul J. Hoeffler (Photography), Anthony Barnett (Liner Notes)

Stuff Smith & Oscar Peterson

Mp3, 320 kbps.

01.Desert Sands
02.Soft Winds
03.Things Ain't What They Used to Be
04.It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)
05.Time and Again
06.I Know That You Know
07.In a Mellow Tone
08.Heat Wave
09.Body and Soul
10.Calypso*
11.I Wrote My Song*

Personnel:

Oscar Peterson (piano);
Stuff Smith (violin);
Barney Kessel (guitar);
Ray Brown (bass);
Alvin Stoller(drums).

Los Angeles, March 7 & 12, 1957

*Bonus Tracks(10-11)
Stuff Smith (vl); Carl Perkins (p); Red Callender (b)
& Oscar Lee Bradley (dr) - Los Angeles, February 5, 1957

Stuff Smith-Dizzy Gillespie-Oscar Peterson

Mp3, 320 kbps.

Stuff Smith (violin), Oscar Peterson, Wynton Kelly, Carl Perkins (p), Dizzy Gillespie (tp), Red Callender, Curtis Counce (b), Oscar Bradley, Frank Butler (d); Cd-01, tracks #12-6 & CD-02 tracks # 1-4 were issued as “Stuff Smith” (Verve) and have Smith (vio), Peterson (p), Brown (b), Stoller (d); CD-02, tracks #5-9 have Smith (vio), Gillespie (flh), Kelly (p), Heard (b), Paul West (d)

CD-01
01. It’s Wonderful
02. Comin’ thru the Rye
03. Ja-Da
04. (Back Home Again in) Indiana
05. Calypso
06. Blow, Blow, Blow
07. I Wrote My Song
08. Oh, but It Is
09. Stop, Look
10. Would You Object?
11. Crazy Rhythm
12. Desert Sands
13. Soft Winds
14. Things Ain’t What They Used to Be
15. Time And Again (aka Don’t You Think?)
16. I Know that You Know

CD-02
01. It Don’t Mean a Thing (if It Ain’t Got that Swing)
02. In A Mellotone
03. Heat Wave
04. Body and Soul
05. Rio Pakistan
06. It’s Only a Paper Moon
07. Purple Sounds
08. Russian Lullaby
09. Oh, Lady Be Good!

Ray Brown
Wynton Kelly - piano
Oscar Peterson - piano
Carl Perkins
Oscar Peterson - piano
Dizzy Gillespie - trumpet
Red Callender
Alvin Stoller
J.C. Heard - drums
Frank Butler
Curtis Counce
Paul West - bass
Stuff Smith - violin
Oscar Bradley