Stuff Smith where to start?

[king ubu]

I kinda want one of each!

Any particular Smith (or Eddie South) recommendations?

[Clunky]

Jim:

Email Anthony Barnett with your order ( ab@abar.net ) and he'll send you the invoice. Payment can be made in your currency in various ways including CreditCard via PayPal / Direct Transfer to €uro account / Check / Cheque.

I've bought a couple of discs from him and it all went smooth.

Not heard of that label. Looks interesting. The Bop violin CD appeals to me.

[jazztrain]

Although arguably not relevant to the "where to start" question regarding Stuff Smith, those who have progressed beyond the initial exposure phase may be interested in some really deep material involving Stuff Smith that is available in a series of issues from the AB Fable label. See here: http://www.abar.net/

That label is one of those things that have long fascinated me...but I've never bought anything of theirs. The website ordering process seems rather nebulous. Is there a more..."linear" way to get their catalog?

I used to order his releases from Cadence/North Country which probably is no longer an option.

A friend used to order directly from Barnett. If he could manage it (he's a luddite in some respects), it can't be that difficult.