Dizzy Gillespie and Stuff Smith
1957 studio album by Dizzy Gillespie and Stuff Smith
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Dizzy Gillespie and Stuff Smith is an album by trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie and violinist Stuff Smith, recorded in 1957 and released on the Verve label.[1]
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| Released | 1957 | |||
| Recorded | April 17, 1957 | |||
| Studio | NYC | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 42:11 | |||
| Label | Verve MGV 8214 | |||
| Producer | Norman Granz | |||
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Reception
Track listing
Side A
- "Rio Pakistan" (Dizzy Gillespie) – 11:31
- "It's Only a Paper Moon" (Harold Arlen, E. Y. Harburg, Billy Rose) – 8:28
- "Purple Sounds" (Gillespie, Stuff Smith) – 10:08
Side B
- "Russian Lullaby" (Irving Berlin) – 7:57
- "Oh, Lady Be Good!" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) – 4:11
Personnel
- Dizzy Gillespie – trumpet
- Stuff Smith – violin
- Wynton Kelly – piano
- Paul West – bass
- J. C. Heard – drums
- The Gordon Family: George Gordon, George Gordon Jr., Richard Gordon, Honey Gordon – vocal group (track 5)