Dizzy Gillespie and Stuff Smith

Dizzy Gillespie and Stuff Smith
Studio album by Dizzy Gillespie and Stuff Smith
Released	1957
Recorded	April 17, 1957
Studio	NYC
Genre	Jazz
Length	42:11
Label	Verve MGV 8214
Producer	Norman Granz
Dizzy Gillespie chronology
For Musicians Only (1957) Dizzy Gillespie and Stuff Smith (1957) Birks' Works (1958)

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]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[3]

Track listing

Side A

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

Side B

1. "Russian Lullaby" (Irving Berlin) – 7:57
2. "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)

References

1. Dizzy Gillespie discography accessed March 23, 2012
2. Allmusic Review accessed April 4, 2012
3. Larkin, Colin (May 27, 2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. ISBN   9780857125958 – via Google Books.