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Dizzy Gillespie and Stuff Smith

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Dizzy Gillespie and Stuff Smith
Studio album by
Released1957
RecordedApril 17, 1957
New York City
GenreJazz
Length42:11
LabelVerve
MGV 8214
ProducerNorman Granz
Dizzy Gillespie chronology
Birks' Works
(1957)
Dizzy Gillespie and Stuff Smith
(1957)
Sittin' In
(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

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

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[3]

Track listing

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  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

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References

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