Stuff Smith • The Complete Verve Stuff Smith Sessions Vol.4

It is a shame that Stuff Smith did not live to see the revival of interest in swing violin due to his premature death in 1967, almost three decades prior to the passing of fellow violinist Stephane Grappelli. Almost all of Smith's recordings languished out of print until a two-CD set finally appeared on Verve, soon followed by this more complete four-CD Mosaic collection of Smith's recordings for the label, which adds three completely unissued sessions and five additional previously unreleased tracks.
The first two studio dates were scheduled for release but never put out by Verve, yet the music is simply astonishing. Smith is in top form throughout all ten sessions. The supporting cast is tremendous: pianists include Jimmy Jones, Carl Perkins, Oscar Peterson, Wynton Kelly, Shirley Horn (who was overlooked and credit was originally given to John Eaton, who likely appears on two tracks), and Paul Smith. Bassists include Red Callendar, Curtis Counce, Ray Brown, Red Mitchell, and Milt Hinton; other important musicians are Dizzy Gillespie, Barney Kessel, Alvin Stoller, J. C. Heard, Kenny Burrell, and fellow violinist Ray Nance. Smith plays quite a few enjoyable originals (including his blazing "Hillcrest," the very catchy "Calypso," and the exotic "Desert Sands"), but he also covers an extensive collection of Gershwin songs and other standards from some of the best composers of the Great American Songbook, and classic songs from the playbooks of Duke Ellington and Fletcher Henderson. While some tracks are clearly stronger performances than others, there is not one song that won't be devoured eagerly by fans of Smith's swinging jazz violin.

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Es una lástima que Stuff Smith no viviera para ver el resurgimiento del interés por el violín swing debido a su muerte prematura en 1967, casi tres décadas antes del fallecimiento de su compañero violinista Stéphane Grappelli. Casi todas las grabaciones de Smith languidecieron fuera de circulación hasta que finalmente apareció un conjunto de dos CD en Verve, seguido pronto por esta colección más completa de mosaicos de cuatro CD de las grabaciones de Smith para el sello, que añade tres sesiones completamente inéditas y cinco temas adicionales no publicados anteriormente.
Las dos primeras fechas de estudio estaban programadas para su lanzamiento pero nunca fueron editadas por Verve, sin embargo la música es simplemente asombrosa. Smith está en plena forma durante las diez sesiones. El reparto de apoyo es tremendo: los pianistas incluyen a Jimmy Jones, Carl Perkins, Oscar Peterson, Wynton Kelly, Shirley Horn (que fue pasada por alto y se le dio crédito originalmente a John Eaton, que probablemente aparece en dos pistas), y Paul Smith. Entre los bajistas se encuentran Red Callendar, Curtis Counce, Ray Brown, Red Mitchell y Milt Hinton; otros músicos importantes son Dizzy Gillespie, Barney Kessel, Alvin Stoller, J. C. Heard, Kenny Burrell y el violinista Ray Nance. Smith toca bastantes originales agradables (incluyendo su ardiente "Hillcrest", el muy pegajoso "Calypso" y el exótico "Desert Sands"), pero también cubre una extensa colección de canciones de Gershwin y otros estándares de algunos de los mejores compositores del Great American Songbook, y canciones clásicas de los libros de canciones de Duke Ellington y Fletcher Henderson. Aunque algunas canciones son claramente más fuertes que otras, no hay una sola canción que no sea devorada con entusiasmo por los fans del violín de jazz de Smith.

 

 

Disc 4 of 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)

 

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