Teddy Smith
Theodore "Teddy" Smith (* 22. January 1932 in Washington, DC ; † 24. August 1979 ) was an American jazz - bassist of the Modern Jazz .
Teddy Smith was involved in the recording of Sonny Criss ' Cole Porter album in 1956 . In 1960 he played in the backing band of the singer Betty Carter , 1961/62 in the band of the saxophonist Clifford Jordan ( Bearcat ). In April 1962 he worked on Kenny Dorham's album Matador . In 1962/63 he worked with Jackie McLean and Slide Hampton . In the summer of 1964, Smith played with Sonny Rollins ( The Standard Rollins ). Smith was then best known for his participation in the Horace Silver album Song for My Father , which recorded his quintet with Joe Henderson and Carmell Jones in October 1964 for Blue Note ; He also performed with Silver in 1964 at the jazz festivals in Montreux , Antibes and Paris . In August 1966 he was still on Sonny Simmons ' ESP album Staying on the Watch with; In the period after that there were no further jazz recordings with the bassist.
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- Bielefeld catalog 1988 & 2002
- Richard Cook , Brian Morton : The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD . 6th edition. Penguin, London 2002, ISBN 0-14-051521-6 .
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|---|---|
| SURNAME | Smith, Teddy |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Smith, Theodore |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American modern jazz bassist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 22, 1932 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Washington, DC |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 24, 1979 |
| Place of death | Washington, DC |