Derek Smith was a talented jazz pianist, born on August 17th, 1931 in England. He started playing very young in British big bands and orchestras, later moving to USA.
There, he was part of the famour Tonight Show Band, also leading his own combos.
Derek Smith passed away on August 19th, 2016. I'll be completing this page whenever I have free time to do it. Meanwhile, just a few lineups and album credits.
NEW JAZZ GROUP
This was the New Jazz Group personnel in February 1956:
There's a collective live album called British Modern Jazz Scene 1956, recorded live in February 1956 by Tubby Hayes & His Orchestra (7 tracks), Vic Ash Quartet (4 tracks) and New Jazz Group (this lineup, 4 tracks).
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NEW JAZZ GROUP #? |
1956 |
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Sammy Stokes bass | Derek Smith piano | Dizzy Reece trumpet | Allan Ganley † drums |
There's a collective live album called British Modern Jazz Scene 1956, recorded live in February 1956 by Tubby Hayes & His Orchestra (7 tracks), Vic Ash Quartet (4 tracks) and New Jazz Group (this lineup, 4 tracks).
| Other info on members of New Jazz Group (I know up to 4 members) | |
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| To be covered (1): | Allan Ganley |
| Not enough info (2): | Dizzy Reece, Sammy Stokes |
BILL WATROUS GROUP
This was the Bill Watrous Group in March 1998:
6 BANDS (WITH 3 SELECTED RECORDINGS):
4 COLLECTIVE ALBUMS:
1 SOUNDTRACKS:
15 SESSIONS (FOR 11 ARTISTS):
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BILL WATROUS GROUP # |
1998 |
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Bill Watrous trombone | Russell George bass | Derek Smith keyboards | Joe Ascione † drums |
| Other info on members of Bill Watrous Group (I know up to 6 members) | |
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| Already covered (1): | Joe Ascione |
| To be covered (4): | Ray Brown, Russell George, Ed Soph, Bill Watrous |
6 BANDS (WITH 3 SELECTED RECORDINGS):
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| Johnny Dankworth Orchestra |
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| Benny Goodman Group |
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| New Jazz Group |
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| Derek Smith Group | 2 RECORDINGS:
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| The Tonight Show Band |
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| Bill Watrous Group | 1 RECORDINGS:
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4 COLLECTIVE ALBUMS:
| BAND / ARTIST | . | RECORDINGS |
| VVAA | 4 RECORDINGS:
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1 SOUNDTRACKS:
| BAND / ARTIST | . | RECORDINGS |
| OST | 1 RECORDINGS:
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15 SESSIONS (FOR 11 ARTISTS):
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| Teresa Brewer Group | 1 RECORDINGS:
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| Bob Haggart Group | 2 RECORDINGS:
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| Ben E King Band | 1 RECORDINGS:
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| Linda Lewis Band | 2 RECORDINGS:
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| Meco | 1 RECORDINGS:
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| Robert Palmer Band | 1 RECORDINGS:
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| Flip Phillips Group | 1 RECORDINGS:
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| Marlena Shaw Group | 2 RECORDINGS:
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| Sister Sledge | 1 RECORDINGS:
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| Statesmen Of Jazz | 2 RECORDINGS:
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| Marlene Ver Planck Group | 1 RECORDINGS:
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RELATED WEBSITE LINKS: 3
From the always interesting Alex's Picks (by Alex Gitlin), we have:
Wikipedia doesn´t want to include links to this website, but I won´t do the same with them. So, from the great Wikipedia, we have:
RELATED MUSICIANS:
Derek Smith mostly worked with these musicians: (name + number of credits)
Phil Kraus (7)
Joe Ascione (6)
Bucky Pizzarelli (6)
Seymour Barab (5)
Phil Bodner (5)
Mat Domber (5)
Rachel Domber (5)
Jeff Mironov (5)
Bob Babbitt (4)
George Devens (4)
Page created by Miguel Terol on: 28/October/2016 - Last modified on: 28/October/2016. If you want to contribute with info, please write to: molympus1@gmail.com
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