This release presents the complete sessions that produced the 1957 album Stuff Smith, presenting Smith in a quintet format with a splendid swing rhythm section featuring Oscar Peterson, Barney Kessel, Ray Brown and Alvin Stoller. Two bonus tracks featuring the violinist in a quartet format with Carl Perkins at the piano have been added. Both tunes were composed by Stuff and recorded that same year.
STUFF SMITH, violin
OSCAR PETERSON, piano
BARNEY KESSEL, guitar
RAY BROWN, bass
ALVIN STOLLER, drums
Los Angeles, March 7 & 12, 1957