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

Billie Holiday - Lady Sings The Blues (1973)

Mp3, 256 kbps.

Side 1:

01) Lady Sings The Blues

Clarinet - Tony Scott

Bass - Aaron Bell

Drums - Lennie McBrowne

Guitar - Kenny Burrell

Piano - Wynton Kelly

Saxophone [Tenor] - Paul Quinichette

Trumpet - Charlie Shavers

02) Tain't Nobody's Bizness If I Do

Bass - Carson Smith

Drums - Chico Hamilton

Guitar - Kenny Burrell

Piano - Carl Drinkard

Saxophone [Tenor] - Coleman Hawkins

Trumpet - Roy Eldridge

03) All Of Me

Bass - Red Callender

Drums - Dave Coleman

Guitar - Irving Ashby

Piano - Milt Raskin

Saxophone [Alto] - Willie Smith

Saxophone [Tenor] - Coleman Hawkins , Lester Young

Trombone - Tommy Turk

Trumpet - Buck Clayton , Joe Guy

04) The Man I Love

Bass - Red Callender

Drums - Dave Coleman

Guitar - Irving Ashby

Piano - Milt Raskin

Saxophone [Alto] - Willie Smith

Saxophone [Tenor] - Coleman Hawkins , Lester Young

Trombone - Tommy Turk

Trumpet - Buck Clayton , Joe Guy

05) What A Little Moonlight Can Do

Bass - Ray Brown

Drums - Ed Shaughnessy

Guitar - Herb Ellis

Piano - Oscar Peterson

Trumpet - Charlie Shavers

06) Love Is Here To Stay

Bass - Red Mitchell

Drums - Alvin Stoller

Guitar - Barney Kessel

Piano - Jimmy Rowles

Saxophone [Tenor] - Ben Webster

Trumpet - Harry Edison

07) Fine And Mellow

Bass - Carson Smith

Clarinet - Tony Scott

Drums - Chico Hamilton

Guitar - Kenny Burrell

Piano - Carl Drinkard

Saxophone [Tenor] - Al Cohn

Trumpet - Buck Clayton

Side 2:

01) Lover Man (Oh Where Can You Be)

Bass - Milt Hinton

Drums - Don Lamond

Piano - Mal Waldron

Trumpet - Buck Clayton

02) Good Morning Heartache

Clarinet - Tony Scott

Bass - Aaron Bell

Drums - Lenny McBrowne

Guitar - Kenny Burrell

Piano - Wynton Kelly

Saxophone [Tenor] - Paul Quinichette

Trumpet - Charlie Shavers

03) My Man

Bass - Ray Brown

Drums - Gus Johnson

Guitar - Freddie Green

Piano - Oscar Peterson

Saxophone [Tenor] - Paul Quinichette

Trumpet - Joe Newman

04) Don't Explain

Bass - Carson Smith

Drums - Chico Hamilton

Guitar - Kenny Burrell

Piano - Carl Drinkard

05) I Cried For You (Now It's Your Turn To Cry Over Me)

Bass - Ray Brown

Drums - Ed Shaughnessy

Guitar - Herb Ellis

Piano - Oscar Peterson

Trumpet - Charlie Shavers

06) Strange Fruit

Clarinet - Tony Scott

Bass - Aaron Bell

Drums - Lenny McBrowne

Guitar - Kenny Burrell

Piano - Wynton Kelly

Saxophone [Tenor] - Paul Quinichette

Trumpet - Charlie Shavers

07) God Bless The Child

Clarinet - Tony Scott

Bass - Aaron Bell

Drums - Lenny McBrowne

Guitar - Kenny Burrell

Piano - Wynton Kelly

Saxophone [Tenor] - Paul Quinichette

Trumpet - Charlie Shavers

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)

Jazz Icons - John Coltrane

Size: 924 MBs
Length: 01:36:18
Video Information
Format: DIVX 5.0
Resolution: 720x480
Bit rate: 1205 kbps
Frame rate: 29 fps

Audio Information
Audio codec: 0x0055(MP3) MPEG-1 Layer 3
Sample rate: 48 KHz
Bit rate: 128 kb/s (64/ch, stereo) CBR





Live in Germany (1960)

John Coltrane (Tenor & Soprano Sax)
Wynton Kelly (Piano)
Paul Chambers (Bass)
Jimmy Cobb (Drums)
with guests
Oscar Peterson (Piano)
Stan Getz (Tenor Sax)

1. On Green Dolphin Street
2. Walkin’
3. The Theme
4. Autumn Leaves
5. What’s New
6. Autumn In NY
7. Hackensack

Live in Germany (1961)

John Coltrane (Tenor & Soprano Sax)
Eric Dolphy (Alto Sax & Flute)
McCoy Tyner (Piano)
Reggie Workman (Bass)
Elvin Jones (Drums)

1. My Favorite Things
2. Ev’rytime We Say Goodbye
3. Impressions


Live in Belgium (1965)

John Coltrane (Tenor & Soprano Sax)
McCoy Tyner (Piano)
Jimmy Garrison (Bass)
Elvin Jones (Drums)

1. Vigil
2. Naima
3. My Favorite Things

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