I'se a Muggin'

Stuff Smith and His Onyx Club Boys · 1936 · Violon swing de l'Onyx Club

Context

Violinist Stuff Smith signed with Vocalion in 1936 and had a hit with "I'se a Muggin'," credited to Stuff Smith and His Onyx Club Boys. He was then leading a sextet at the Onyx Club in New York.

In the genealogy of jazz

This track belongs to Swing, big bands. Among the origins and influences of Swing, big bands: Chicago, Stride (Harlem piano), Harlem: Henderson, Redman, Ellington, Kansas City, Boogie-woogie, Symphonic jazz, dance orchestras.

Sources

• EN: Stuff Smith

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