Dizzy Gillespie and Stuff Smith explained

Dizzy Gillespie and Stuff Smith
Type:	Album
Artist:	Dizzy Gillespie and Stuff Smith
Cover:	Dizzy Gillespie and Stuff Smith.jpg
Released:	1957
Recorded:	April 17, 1957 New York City
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	42:11
Label:	Verve MGV 8214
Producer:	Norman Granz
Chronology:	Dizzy Gillespie
Prev Title:	Birks' Works
Prev Year:	1957
Next Title:	Sittin' In
Next Year:	1957

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]

Reception

The AllMusic review awarded the album 4.5 stars.^[2]

Track listing

1. "Rio Pakistan" (Dizzy Gillespie) - 11:31
2. "It's Only a Paper Moon" (Harold Arlen, E. Y. Harburg, Billy Rose) - 8:28
3. "Purple Sounds" (Gillespie, Stuff Smith) - 10:08
4. "Russian Lullaby" (Irving Berlin) - 7:57
5. "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)

Notes and References

1. http://www.jazzdisco.org/dizzy-gillespie/catalog/#verve-mgv-8214 Dizzy Gillespie discography
2. http://allmusic.com/album/dizzy-gillespie-and-stuff-smith-r139361 Allmusic Review