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A Tribute to Stuff Smith

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Released
  
1992

Producer
  
Flavio Bonandrini

Release date
  
1992

Genre
  
Jazz

Length
  
42:45

Artist
  
Billy Bang

Label
  
Soul Note

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Recorded
  
September 20, 21 & 22, 1992

A Tribute to Stuff Smith (1992)
  
Spirits Gathering (1996)

Similar
  
Billy Bang albums, Jazz albums

A Tribute to Stuff Smith is an album by the American jazz violinist Billy Bang recorded in 1992 featuring Sun Ra, John Ore and Andrew Cyrille and released on the Italian Soul Note label.

Contents

Reception

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4 stars stating "Ra was a bit hemmed in by the concept, and his conception of time was different than Bang's, so there is a certain amount of tension in the music. Also, Billy Bang has a much rougher sound and a freer style than Stuff Smith, but the end results are well worth hearing".

Track listing

  1. "Only Time Will Tell" (Stuff Smith) - 5:33
  2. "Satin Doll" (Duke Ellington, Johnny Mercer, Billy Strayhorn) - 8:01
  3. "Deep Purple" (Peter DeRose, Mitchell Parish) - 6:24
  4. "Bugle Blues" (Smith) - 2:52
  5. "A Foggy Day" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) - 3:58
  6. "April in Paris" (Vernon Duke, E. Y. Harburg) - 5:18
  7. "Lover Man" (Jimmy Davis, Ram Ramirez, James Sherman) - 6:27
  8. "Yesterdays" (Otto Harbach, Jerome Kern) - 4:12
  • Recorded at Sear Sound in New York City on September 20, 21 & 22, 1992
  • Personnel

  • Billy Bang - violin
  • Sun Ra - piano
  • John Ore – bass
  • Andrew Cyrille – drums
  • Songs

    1Only Time Will Tell5:33
    2Satin Doll8:02
    3Deep Purple6:25

    References

    A Tribute to Stuff Smith Wikipedia