Carson Smith | |
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Background information | |
Birth name | Carson Raymond Smith |
Born | San Francisco, California, U.S. | January 9, 1931
Died | November 2, 1997 Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. | (aged 66)
Genres | Jazz |
Occupation(s) | Musician |
Instrument(s) | Double bass |
Years active | 1952–unknown |
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]
With Chet Baker
With Chico Hamilton
With others