Jazz
violinist
Stuff Smith
moved to Copenhagen in 1965, spending the last two years of his life there in an environment where his music was truly appreciated. This compilation from
Storyville Records
features live radio broadcasts and parts of a Copenhagen club set in what is essentially a sampler of two previous albums released by
Storyville
in 1965,
Hot Violins
, which featured
Smith
with fellow violinists
Svend Asmussen
and
Poul Olsen
(in separate duo sessions), and
Live at the Montmartre
, which captures
with
the Kenny Drew Trio
(
Kenny Drew
,
Niels-Henning Orsted Pedersen
, and
Alex Riel
). Even cobbled together like this, the sequence is fun and vibrant, with great versions of
"Caravan,"
"Only Time Will Tell,"
"One O'Clock Jump,"
and a particularly delightful rendition of
"Take the 'A' Train."
~ Steve Leggett