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Stuff Smith

Jazz
Stuff Smith was born into a musical family, his father playing in an orchestra. At the age of 7, he received a violin from his parents, and by 15, he was already part of a music-hall troupe in which he played violin and danced (Aunt Jemina Revue). In 1930, he played with Jelly Roll Morton, but Morton had little interest in his fellow violinist, so the collaboration didn't last long. With Jonah Jones, he formed his first orchestra (1936-1940), featuring Cozy Cole. The band was a hit at New York's Onyx Club, not only for its music, but also for Smith's eccentricities, as on certain...
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It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)Stuff Smith
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Don't Get Around Much AnymoreStéphane Grappelli and Stuff Smith
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Body and SoulStuff Smith, Dizzy Gillespie and Oscar Peterson
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Oh, Lady Be GoodStuff Smith, Dizzy Gillespie and Oscar Peterson
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How High the MoonJean-Luc Ponty, Stéphane Grappelli and Stuff Smith
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How High the Moon 

Instrumental

Oscar Peterson, Stéphane Grappelli and Stuff Smith
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It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)Stuff Smith

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Don't Get Around Much AnymoreStéphane Grappelli and Stuff Smith

Verve Jazz Masters 11: Stephane Grappelli

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Body and SoulStuff Smith, Dizzy Gillespie and Oscar Peterson

Musician. Composer. Raconteur

10:29

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Oh, Lady Be GoodStuff Smith, Dizzy Gillespie and Oscar Peterson

Oscar Peterson Plays the George Gershwin Songbook

4:11

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How High the MoonJean-Luc Ponty, Stéphane Grappelli and Stuff Smith

Jazz Violin Summit

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How High the Moon 

Instrumental

Oscar Peterson, Stéphane Grappelli and Stuff Smith

Just One of Those Things

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