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| The Complete 1936-1937 Sessions |
| Stuff Smith |
| első megjelenés éve: 2007 |
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| (2007)
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| 4.201 Ft
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| 1. | I'se a Muggin', Pt. 1: Ensemble
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| 2. | I'se a Muggin', Pt. 2: Musical Numbers Game
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| 3. | I'se a Muggin', Pt. 2: Musical Numbers Game
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| 4. | I Hope Gabriel Likes My Music
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| 5. | I'm Putting All My Eggs in One Basket
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| 6. | I Don't Want to Make History
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| 7. | 'Tain't No Use
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| 8. | After You've Gone
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| 9. | You'se a Viper
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| 10. | Robins and Roses
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| 11. | I've Got a Heavy Date
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| 12. | It Ain't Right
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| 13. | Old Joe's Hittin' the Jug
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| 14. | Serenade for a Wealthy Widow [Instrumental]
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| 15. | Knock, Knock, Who's There?
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| 16. | Bye Bye, Baby
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| 17. | Here Comes the Man with the Jive
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| 18. | Twilight in Turkey [Instrumental]
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| 19. | Where Is the Sun?
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| 20. | Upstairs [Instrumental]
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| 21. | Onyx Club Spree
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| 22. | Onyx Club Spree
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| 23. | I'm a Ding Dong Daddy from Dumas
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| 24. | I'se a Muggin'
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| 25. | Oh, Lady, Be Good! [Instrumental]
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Jazz
Stuff Smith - Violin, Vocals
Bobby Bennett - Guitar
Buster Bailey - Clarinet
Clyde Hart - Piano
Cozy Cole - Drums
James Sherman - Piano
John Washington - Drums
Jonah Jones - Trumpet, Vocals
Mack Walker - String Bass
Raymond Smith - Piano
* Alastair Robertson - Producer
* Anthony Barnett - Compilation, Liner Notes, Research
* Brian Johnston - Design
* Don Peterson - Photo Courtesy
* Edw. Myer - Caricatures
* Nick Jones - Photo Courtesy
* Roger Beardsley - Remastering, Transfers
With pieces like "I'se a Muggin'" and "You'se a Viper," it's easy to dismiss jazz violinist Stuff Smith as a novelty and jive act, which is a shame, since his early bands were exciting, driving ensembles, and thanks to Smith's horn-like approach to the violin, completely unlike any other bands before or since. This delightful set combines sessions held in February, March, July and August of 1936 (originally released by Vocalion Records) with a session from May of 1937 (released by Decca Records) and adds in three live broadcast tracks from a pair of shows in 1936 and another from 1937 at the Onyx Club in New York. The end result is darn near seamless and spotlights a band that swings like the building is on fire. "I'se a Muggin'" is collected here in two parts (with an alternate version of one) and as a live performance. "You'se a Viper" is also here, but there's so much more to marvel at, like the rapid and breezy "I Hope Gabriel Likes My Music" and the storming "Twilight in Turkey." Smith's horn approach to the violin, even drawing the bow in such a way as to mimic the breath pauses of a horn player, is highlighted on the wonderful "Robins and Roses," which is all the proof anyone should ever need that Smith was far more than a novelty act. Oh, he was novel, certainly, since no one else plays the violin like that, and he could undoubtedly jive with the best of them, but make no mistake, his mid-'30s bands were as exciting as any around, and Smith deserves more acclaim than he generally receives as a jazz innovator and bandleader. This set is a wonderful place to enter Stuff's amazing world.
---Steve Leggett, All Music Guide
Stuff Smith
Active Decades: '20s, '30s, '40s, '50s and '60s
Born: Aug 14, 1909 in Portsmouth, OH
Died: Sep 25, 1967 in Munich, Germany
Genre: Jazz
Styles: Continental Jazz, Gypsy, Jive, Mainstream Jazz, Standards, Swing
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.
---Scott Yanow, All Music Guide |
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