Carson Smith (musician)
American jazz double-bassist
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Birth name | Carson Raymond Smith |
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Born | (1931-01-09)January 9, 1931 San Francisco, California, U.S. |
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Died | November 2, 1997(1997-11-02) (aged 66) Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. |
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Genres | Jazz |
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Occupation | Musician |
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Instrument | Double bass |
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Years active | 1952–unknown |
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Musical artist
Carson Raymond Smith (January 9, 1931, San Francisco – November 2, 1997, Las Vegas) was an American jazz double-bassist.[1] Carson is the older brother of jazz musician and composer Putter Smith.[1]
Smith's early work was in West Coast jazz, playing with Gerry Mulligan (1952–53), Chet Baker (1953–55), Russ Freeman (1955–56), and Chico Hamilton (1955–57).[1] Smith also recorded with Clifford Brown (1954), Dick Twardzik (1954), and Billie Holiday at Carnegie Hall (1956).[2] In 1959, he toured with Stan Kenton, then recorded with Charlie Barnet in 1960.[2] In 1962, he moved to Los Angeles, playing with Charlie Teagarden (1962) and Lionel Hampton (1963).[1] He toured Japan with Georgie Auld in 1964.[2] Later in the 1960s, he played with Buddy Rich, Arno Marsh, and Carl Fontana.[2] He held a longtime residency at the Four Queens Hotel in Las Vegas, where he accompanied visiting musicians such as Art Farmer, Lew Tabackin, Zoot Sims, and Chet Baker.[1]
He died of cancer in Las Vegas at the age of 66.[3]
Discography
As sideman
With Chet Baker
With Chico Hamilton
With others
- Clifford Brown, Jazz Immortal (Pacific Jazz, 1960)
- Lionel Hampton & Charlie Teagarden, The Great Hamp and Little T (Coral, 1963)
- Fred Katz, Zen: The Music of Fred Katz (Pacific Jazz, 1957)
- Dick Marx, Marx Makes Broadway (Omega Disk, 1958)
- Gerry Mulligan, Gerry Mulligan Quartet (Pacific Jazz, 1955)
- Gerry Mulligan, Mulligan and Baker! (Jazztone, 1957)
- Jack Montrose Presents Bob Gordon Quintet, Clifford Brown Ensemble, Arranged by Montrose (Pacific Jazz, 1956)
- Buddy Rich, Swingin' New Big Band (Pacific Jazz, 1966)
- Dick Twardzik, The Last Set (Pacific Jazz, 1962)
- Tommy Vig, The Tommy Vig Orchestra (Take V, 1965)
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