i'm going through my records looking for ones to trade in or give away, found a mancini soundtrack that does not spark joy ("the great race"), sonny rollins' freedom suite doesn't do it to me, was eyeballing this dizzy gillespie savoy reissue but milt jackson and stuff smith make up for everything else on this record so it stays

#nowplaying #oldvinyl #vinyl #vinylrecords #jazz #dizzygillespie #dizzy #miltjackson #stuffsmith

Together! Review by Scott Yanow

This Koch CD reissues an interesting and very successful matchup between guitarist Herb Ellis and the great swing violinist Stuff Smith. Pianist Lou Levy and Bob Enevoldsen (doubling on his cool-toned tenor and valve trombone) contribute some solos and drummer Shelly Manne adds fine support. The reissue (which has three alternate takes in addition to the original six-song program) features plenty of cooking and strong interplay between Stuff and Ellis on some blues, the ancient standard "How Come You Do Me Like You Do" (which has one of the violinist's two personable vocals) and Smith's two originals "Hillcrest" and "Skip It." This is one of Ellis' personal favorite records and one of the best recordings from Stuff Smith's later years.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ldvf4jMLIxY

#herbellis #stuffsmith #jazzguitar #jazzviolin #1963inmusic

Violin Summit Review by Bob Rusch

Violin Summit featured Stuff Smith, Stephane Grappelli, Svend Asmussen and Jean Luc-Ponty (with pianist Kenny Drew, bassist Niels-Henning Orsted Pedersen, drummer Alex Riel) in concert (September 30, 1966)...The music came off quite well, in large part probably because the four violinists were paired in different sets with all four actually featured together on only one take, "It Don't Mean a Thing If It Ain't Got That Swing."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zIhXGprTf6M&list=OLAK5uy_nvcZOcD4gU-7OK7Mct1tB_B9_5xbwCUZk

#stuffsmith #jeanlucponty #StéphaneGrappelli #svendsmussen #violin #violinjazz #mpsrecords

I listened to these two violin documentaries from CBC's 'Ideas' program a few days ago and highly recommend both of them.

Also, @WINGS_radio (who recommended them to me) is worth a follow.

#CBC #documentaries #violin #Stradivari #StuffSmith

https://www.cbc.ca/radio/ideas/violin-david-schulman-1.7041193

Hezekiah Leroy Gordon Smith (August 14, 1909 – September 25, 1967), better known as #StuffSmith, an American #JazzViolinist is well known for the song "If You're a Viper" (You'se a Viper).

Smith was one of jazz music's preeminent #SwingEra #Violinists.
Smith was critical of the bebop movement, although his own style represented a transition between swing & bebop. He is credited as being the first #Violinist to use electric amplification techniques on a violin. #Jazz
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V3zJYwy1axg