Stuff Smith – The Complete Verve Stuff Smith Sessions

John Eaton was credited on the original Verve log as pianist for tracks 4-1 to 4-11, but both Stuff Smith and Shirley Horn confirmed that Horn was the pianist. Eaton was present at the session and most likely plays on tracks 4-5 & 4-7.

Tracks 1-1 to 1-4: recorded October 25, 1956, previously unissued.
Tracks 1-5 to 1-12: recorded November 19, 1956, previously unissued.
Tracks 1-13 to 1-15: recorded January 21, 1957, originally issued on Stuff Smith - Have Violin, Will Swing.
Tracks 2-1 to 2-8: recorded February 5, 1957, originally issued on Stuff Smith - Have Violin, Will Swing (2-1 to 2-7) and Stuff Smith + Dizzy Gillespie + Oscar Peterson - Stuff Smith + Dizzy Gillespie + Oscar Peterson (2-8).
Tracks 2-9 to 2-13: recorded April 17, 1957, originally issued on Dizzy Gillespie And Stuff Smith - Dizzy Gillespie And Stuff Smith.
Tracks 3-1 to 3-9: recorded March 7 & 12, 1957, originally issued on Stuff Smith - Stuff Smith (3-1 to 3-4, 3-6, 3-8) and Stuff Smith + Dizzy Gillespie + Oscar Peterson - Stuff Smith + Dizzy Gillespie + Oscar Peterson (3-5, 3-7, 3-9).
Tracks 4-1 to 4-11: recorded August 7, 1959, originally issued on Stuff Smith - Cat On A Hot Fiddle (4-1, 4-4 to 4-6, 4-8, 4-9, 4-11), other tracks previously unissued.
Tracks 4-12 to 4-16: recorded October 22, 1959, originally issued on Stuff Smith - Cat On A Hot Fiddle (4-13 to 4-16), track 4-12 previously unissued.
Tracks 4-17 to 4-20: recorded March 23, 1964, previously unissued.

Limited numbered edition of 5,000. Includes 12 page booklet.

This box set was abruptly removed from sale by Mosaic Records without advance warning prior to the end of the normal lease period and production run because of contractual issues.