Storyville Masters of Jazz

by Stuff Smith

Overview

Jazz violinist Stuff Smith moved to Copenhagen in 1965, spending the last two years of his life there in an environment where his music was truly appreciated. This compilation from Storyville Records features live radio broadcasts and parts of a Copenhagen club set in what is essentially a sampler of two previous albums released by Storyville in 1965, Hot Violins, which featured Smith with fellow violinists Svend Asmussen and Poul Olsen (in separate duo sessions), and Live at the Montmartre, which captures Smith with the Kenny Drew Trio (Kenny Drew, Niels-Henning Orsted Pedersen, and Alex Riel). Even cobbled together like this, the sequence is fun and vibrant, with great versions of "Caravan," "Only Time Will Tell," "One O'Clock Jump," and a particularly delightful rendition of "Take the 'A' Train." ~ Steve Leggett

Product Details

Release Date:	07/11/2006
Label:	Storyville
UPC:	0717101850624
Rank:	121712

Tracks

1. Caravan
2. Only Time Will Tell
3. Bugle Blues
4. Take the "A" Train
5. Skip It
6. C Jam Blues
7. Timme's Blues
8. Oh, Lady Be Good
9. One O'Clock Jump
10. How High the Moon
11. Swingin' Bach
12. Late Woman Blues
13. Body and Soul
14. On the Sunny Side of the Street

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Stuff Smith   Primary Artist,Violin,Vocals
Wallace Bishop   Drums
Niels-Henning Orsted Pedersen   Bass
Alex Riel   Drums
Bjarne Rostvold   Drums
Henri Chaix   Piano
Poul Olsen   Violin
Svend Asmussen   Violin,Vocals

Technical Credits

M. Lewis   Composer
Duke Ellington   Composer
Count Basie   Composer
Juan Tizol   Composer
Billy Strayhorn   Composer
Hans Nielsen   Engineer
Anders Stefansen   Producer
Jimmy McHugh   Composer
Dorothy Fields   Composer
Stuff Smith   Composer
Jan Persson   Photography
Anthony Barnett   Liner Notes