Stuff Smith

Hezekiah Leroy Gordon Smith (August 14, 1909 – September 25, 1967), better known as Stuff Smith, was an American jazz violinist. He is well known for the song "If You're a Viper" (the original title was "You'se a Viper"). Smith was, along with Stéphane Grappelli, Michel Warlop, Svend Asmussen, Frans Poptie, Ray Nance, Eddie South, and Joe Venuti, one of jazz music's preeminent violinists of the swing era.

Hot Fiddle Swing - Stuff Smith in Action - 2025-05-23T00:00:00.000000Z

The Right Stuff - 2022-02-11T00:00:00.000000Z

Preeminent Violinist of the Swing Era (Remastered) - 2021-09-24T00:00:00.000000Z

My Blue Heaven - 2021-09-03T00:00:00.000000Z

Alice Babs and Bengt Hallberg Visiting Stuff Smith (A Documentary Recording) - 2020-09-11T00:00:00.000000Z

Black Violin - 2015-10-23T00:00:00.000000Z

Violin Summit - 2015-10-23T00:00:00.000000Z

Swiss Radio Days Jazz Series, Vol. 27 - 2011-01-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Five Fine Violins Celebrating 100 Years - 2010-01-10T00:00:00.000000Z

The Complete 1936-1937 Sessions - 2007-02-21T00:00:00.000000Z

Masters Of Jazz, Vol. 6 - 2006-06-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Jazz Violin Summit - 2006-01-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Swingin' Stuff - 2005-11-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Stuff And Steff - 2002-01-01T00:00:00.000000Z

With The Henry Chaix Trio: Late Woman Blues - 2001-11-20T00:00:00.000000Z

Violins No End - 1996-01-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Stuff Smith/ Dizzy Gillespie/ Oscar Peterson - 1994-01-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Hot Violins - 1991-10-20T00:00:00.000000Z

Live At The Montmartre - 1970-01-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Stuff Smith & Stephane Grappelli - 1966-08-24T00:00:00.000000Z

Cat On A Hot Fiddle - 1959-01-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Have Violin, Will Swing - 1958-01-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Presenting Stuff Smith - 1957-12-03T00:00:00.000000Z

Dizzy Gillespie And Stuff Smith - 1957-08-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Stuff Smith - 1957-05-01T00:00:00.000000Z

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