Although he passed away in 1967, violinist
Stuff Smith (who moved to Europe in 1965) did a fair amount of recording during his final two years. His CD reissue has an exciting concert from Copenhagen's Montmartre featuring
Smith with pianist
Kenny Drew, bassist Niels Pedersen, and drummer
Alex Riel.
Stuff Smith never did decline, as he shows on hard-swinging versions of such songs as his "Skip It," "Take the 'A' Train," "Bugle Blues," and "Mack the Knife." ~ Scott Yanow