Dizzy Gillespie / Stuff Smith – Dizzy Gillespie and Stuff Smith

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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.

Track listing:
“Rio Pakistan” (Dizzy Gillespie) – 11:31
“It’s Only a Paper Moon” (Harold Arlen, E. Y. Harburg, Billy Rose) – 8:28
“Purple Sounds” (Gillespie, Stuff Smith) – 10:08
“Russian Lullaby” (Irving Berlin) – 7:57
“Oh, Lady Be Good!” (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) – 4:11

Personnel:
Dizzy Gillespie – trumpet
Stuff Smith – violin
Wynton Kelly – piano
Paul West – bass
J. C. Heard – drums
The Gordon Family: George Gordon, George Gordon Jr., Richard Gordon, Honey Gordon – vocal group (track 5)

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Released: 1957
Recorded: April 17, 1957
New York City
Length: 42:11
Label: Verve
MGV 8214
Producer: Norman Granz