The Stuff Smith Trio - The 1943 Trio (2014)

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Artist: Jimmy Jones, Stuff Smith, John Levy, The Stuff Smith Trio
Title: The 1943 Trio
Year Of Release: 1988 / 2014
Label: Progressive Records
Genre: Jazz, Swing
Quality: FLAC (tracks)
Total Time: 38:32
Total Size: 101 MB
WebSite: Album Preview

Tracklist:

1. Humoresque (02:31)
2. Minuet in Swing (Take 1) (02:51)
3. Minuet in Swing (Take 2) (02:25)
4. Minuet in Swing (Take 3) (02:17)
5. A Ghost of a Chance (Take 1) (01:49)
6. A Ghost of a Chance (Take 2) (02:55)
7. La Cinquantaine (02:09)
8. Desert Sands (03:20)
9. Bugle Call Rag (Take 1) (02:23)
10. Bugle Call Rag (Take 2) (02:13)
11. Melody in F (02:25)
12. The Red Jumps (Take 1) (02:45)
13. The Red Jumps (Take 2) (00:32)
14. The Red Jumps (Take 3) (02:25)
15. To a Wild Rose (02:30)
16. She's Funny That Way (02:56)

Personnel:

Violin – Stuff Smith
Piano – Jimmy Jones
Bass – John Levy

Violinist Stuff Smith is heard in top form on this set of radio transcriptions from 1943, a time when a musicians strike kept Smith and others off records. Joined by pianist Jimmy Jones (who has plenty of solo space) and bassist John Levy, Smith performs ten songs and, in addition to the accepted versions, there are four alternate takes and three brief incomplete versions. Highlights include "Humoresque," three versions of "Minuet in Swing" and a pair of hot renditions of "Bugle Call Rag." Throughout Stuff Smith is heard in prime form, showing how hard a violin can be swung. ~ Scott Yanow

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