#stuffsmith — Public Fediverse posts

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

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