Stuff Smith
A sketch for a new piece by 20th century jazz violinist Stuff Smith has surfaced. As WNYC's Sara Fishko tells us in this Fishko Files, it may be a small work, but it's a reminder of Smith's big influence on music.
The Stuff Smith concerto can be heard at Le Poisson Rouge this Sunday, November 5. For details on this Composers Concordance concert, visit lpr.com.
Jazz violinist Regina Carter performs at NJPAC as part of Ella & Dizzy: The Centennial Celebration on Sunday, November 12. For tickets, visit NJPAC.org.
Limited edition and rare Stuff Smith recordings, including his unfinished concerto, are available through Anthony Barnett's AB Fable Archive.
The Savory Collection Volumes 1-3 are available exclusively on Apple Music and iTunes.
Special thanks to Loren Schoenberg and Dave Soldier
Music:
“Minuet in Swing”
The Stuff Smith Trio
Stuff Smith, violin; Jimmy Jones, piano; John Levy, bass
The Stuff Smith Trio: 1943
“Tain’t No Use”
Burton Lane/Herbert Magidson
Stuff Smith, violin
The Complete 1936-1937 Sessions
“After You’ve Gone”
Turner Layton/Henry Creamer
Stuff Smith, violin
The Complete 1936-1937 Sessions
“Artistya”
Mariam Doumbia
Regina Carter, violin; Gary Versace, accordion; Chris Lightcap, bass; Alvester Garnett, drums
Reverse Thread (2010)
“A Ghost of a Chance”
Victor Young/Ned Washington/Bing Crosby
Stuff Smith, violin; Jimmy Jones, piano; John Levy, bass
The Stuff Smith Trio: 1943
“Humoresque”
(After Dvořák Humoresque)
Stuff Smith, violin; Jimmy Jones, piano; John Levy, bass
The Stuff Smith Trio: 1943
“Rio Pakistan”
Dizzy Gillespie
Dizzy Gillespie, trumpet; Stuff Smith, violin; Wynton Kelly, piano; Paul West, bass; J.C. Heard, drums
Dizzy Gillespie & Stuff Smith (1957)
Fishko Files with Sara Fishko
Assistant Producer: Olivia Briley
Mix Engineer: Bill Moss
Editor: Karen Frillmann
