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	Smithsonian Jazz
		Alto saxophonist and clarinetist Jimmy Dorsey born 1904 in Shenandoah, PA.
		Alto saxophonist Sonny Criss born 1927 in Memphis, TN Composer/arranger Gary McFarland born 1933 in Los Angeles, CA.
		Alto saxophonist Lou Donaldson born 1926 in Badin, NC.
	www.smithsonianjazz.org /class/jc_365.asp (9562 words)

	NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Willie Smith (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Willie "The Lion" Smith (25 November 1897 - 18 April 1973) was a jazz pianist, one of the masters of the stride style.
		Smith has been married to Annie Marion Jacks (Smith) for 34 years and is the father of five and the grandfather of eight.
		Smith is a member of the downtown Bicycle Patrol Unit, where he has gained the friendship and respect of local merchants, students and the business and legal community while riding an average of 15-20 miles per shift.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Willie-Smith (291 words)

	SFJAZZ - Concerts - Summerfest 2007
		With a powerful and “lush vocal style recalling both Bessie Smith and Dinah Washington” (Los Angeles Times), Lavay Smith is the grande dame of Bay Area Swing.
		Her brother Dave is a dynamic saxophonist who, in addition to leading his own band has worked with Charlie Hunter and Ratdog.
		Saxophonist and composer Mitch Marcus is omnipresent on the Bay Area jazz scene.
	www.sfjazz.org /concerts/2007/summer/schedule.asp (1510 words)

	Definition of index.php?search=Zadie\|Smith&limit=20&offset=100 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
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	Tom Smith's Music Web Page - Tom's Pictures (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Tom Smith, a director of instrumental music at Pfeiffer University, and initiator of over forty community and regional jazz ensembles in the United States was persuaded by the Fulbright Commission to accept a transfer, and by September 2002, he had accepted a temporary professorship at Universitatea Nationala de Muzica.
		Although the concert proposed by Smith was every bit as difficult as the one offered by Condit, Smith knew that the RBB would never overcome the political arrows associated with dismissing one of Bucharest's favorite sons.
		Saxophonist Condit (a distinguished alumnus of the 1970s Stan Kenton Band) was warmly received by a familiar Iasi audience that remembered fondly his first 2002 residency at the Enescu School of the Arts.
	www.thsmith.com /romart.html (12826 words)

	Smithsonian Jazz (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Alto saxophonist and clarinetist Jimmy Dorsey born 1904 in Shenandoah, PA.
		Alto saxophonist Sonny Criss born 1927 in Memphis, TN Composer/arranger Gary McFarland born 1933 in Los Angeles, CA.
		Alto saxophonist Lou Donaldson born 1926 in Badin, NC.
	www.jazzsmithsonian.org /class/jc_365.asp (9556 words)

	Smith Willie With cds, vinyl records and cd singles
		track listing: between the devil and the deep blue sea willie`s blues stop it joe romp, the background music for a cocktail party carolina shout hoity toity lion`s theme, the (echoes of spring) o.
		although willie smith was one of the finest altoists of the swing era and led a few sessions during 1945-47, this gnp set was his only full-length lp as a leader; it has yet to be reissued on cd.
		willie (the lion) smith & don ewell grand piano (rare original 1967 uk 10-track lp featuring virtuoso piano duets recorded in toronto on february 20th 1967 great laminated picture sleeve with extensive sleeve notes.
	www.musicstack.com /item/170872902/smith+willie+with/snooty+fruity (373 words)

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		Willie Smith player bio with birthdate, batting and pitching stats, fielding stats, quotes, career timeline, biographical data presented by The Baseball Page.com.
		Willie "The Lion" Smith in the 1920s was considered one of the big three of stride piano (along with James P...
		Alto saxophonist Willie Smith was among Gene Krupa's favorite reedmen, and as most everyone knows, he was the stellar...
	www.theinfodepot.com /retail/willie-smith/121/1 (471 words)

	The Willie Jones Discography
		Alto saxophonist Marshall Allen, a musician who was active on the Chicago scene in the 1950s and now leads the Sun Ra Arkestra, tells us that Sun Ra studied Willie Jones closely, "standing next to him, watching his fingers" (interviewed by Armin B&umml;ttner, March 28, 2001).
		Willie Jones was the regular pianist at the Macomba Lounge during 1950 (until the club was destroyed by fire, probably in October).
		Willie Jones, III (born in Los Angeles in 1968) is a drummer who recorded with a number of leaders in the 1990s.
	hubcap.clemson.edu /~campber/wiljo.html (8292 words)

	Rick Henderson: 1928-2004
		Altoman and composer Rick Henderson, an alumnus of the Duke Ellington band and longtime fixture on the Washington, D.C. jazz scene, died of arteriosclerotic cardiovascular disease on May 21, 2004.
		A D.C. native, Henderson was raised by his single mother and received his first alto saxophone while in middle school.
		Filling the giant footprints of his predecessors, Hodges and Willie Smith, would be no easy task, especially for someone who was drawing more from the bebop vocabulary than any Ducal saxophonist ever had.
	www.jazzhouse.org /gone/lastpost2.php3?edit=1106764796 (540 words)

	washingtonpost.com: Saxophonist Rick Henderson Dies
		Rick Henderson, 76, an alto saxophonist who played in Duke Ellington's orchestra and led the house band at the Howard Theatre, a landmark on the fl musical circuit, died May 21 at his home in Washington.
		Henderson, a D.C. native, was a superior musician who had the misfortune to rise on the big-band scene as it was declining.
		Henderson other arranging assignments, which the young saxophonist said were sometimes presented in a teasing manner.
	www.washingtonpost.com /ac2/wp-dyn/A55977-2004May25?language=printer (699 words)

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		Lou Donaldson, alto saxophonist and singer, began studying clarinet at the age of 15.
		Lonnie Smith is internationally known as one of the premier jazz keyboardists.
		Most recently, Smith has been awarded the Organ Keyboardist of the Year award in 2003, 2004 and 2005 by the Jazz Journalists Association.
	www.ramapo.edu /news/pressreleases/2006/download/SoulJazzParty.doc (370 words)

	Lou Donaldson: The Hard Bop Homepage
		He began studying clarinet at the age of 15 and he continued to receive tuition when he joined the navy.
		After taking up the alto saxophone he performed in a navy band with Willie Smith, Clark Terry, and Ernie Wilkins.
		He first recorded with Milt Jackson and Thelonious Monk (both 1952) and as the leader of several small groups; among his sidemen were Blue Mitchell, Horace Silver, and Art Blakey (all 1952), and Clifford Brown and Philly Joe Jones (1953).
	members.tripod.com /~hardbop/loudon.html (296 words)

	Bill Smith: IMAGINE THE SOUND
		Leader David Parker and fellow saxophonist Richard Underhill were, with the aforementioned Mike Murley, the front line of the Shuffle Demons, a Toronto based funk/jazz/fun band that achieved quite some fame in the latter half of the eighties.
		Their music was always boisterous and attracted a crowd outside of the usual jazz aficionados, plus they were often found playing in other music forms.
		One major difference is the beautiful Quebecois rhythm section of Pierre Côté, playing a standup bass of his own invention, and Raymond Drouin who cannot be described simply as a drummer for much of the unique sound comes from the variety created by his use of steel pans and djembé.
	vancouverjazz.com /billsmith/02.shtml (2551 words)

	SMITH, WILLIE, Record Stores (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Smith Willie - Memorial Vol.1 LP - vjd 501 rare!
		Smith Willie & Jones Jo - Le Lion, Le Tigre & La Madelon LP - Jazz Odyssey LP - US jazzmen (piano/drms) recorded in France by Hughes Panassié in 1972.
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	The Al Smith Discography Part I
		Smith did continue to play the bass in bluesman Jimmy Reed's band through the early 1960s, but again other band members had to tune it for him.
		Al Smith also broke in with Parrot, which had previously relied on the bands of Paul Bascomb and Red Saunders to accompany singers; two sessions for Parrot made up for the lack of vocal group activity on the United/States front.
		In 1955, Al Smith was responsible for 15 sessions; he was active with Parrot and United as well as Vee-Jay.
	hubcap.clemson.edu /~campber/alsmith1.html (13769 words)

	The Best of Willie Smith (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		For the past year, or so it seems, drummer Randy Caputo has been getting a nice amount of press and publicity for his show, which is billed as "Randy Caputo as Gene Krupa." A number of sincere folks...Click to Read More
		Alto saxophonist Willie Smith was among Gene Krupa's favorite reedmen, and as most everyone knows, he was the stellar soloist on the famed "Drum Boogie" date at Carnegie Hall in 1952 that was the basis of the "Original Drum Battle" recording.
		These are probably the last sides Willie ever recorded as a leader, done in 1965 on the west coast.
	www.jazzlegends.com /cd_detail.cfm?id=111 (143 words)

	Charlie Smith Circle: Ahead and Behind (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Seattleite Charlie Smith has his roots as a saxophonist, studying under the late, great Don Lanphere; he’s also had Dave Peck as a piano tutor, trombone trendsetter Julian Priester as a sideman, and Jim Knapp as an instructor in composing and arranging.
		For a young musician (Smith looks to be in his late 20s or early 30s), one would be hard pressed to find more inspirational mentors.
		Although her angelic alto supplies sublime, lyricless vocadence for most of the album, on this track Kunin delivers the words with clear, ringing purity, framing their fairy-tale innocence in her own singsong mystery.
	www.allaboutjazz.com /php/article.php?id=2061 (663 words)

	Ian Hendrickson-Smith \| Up In Smoke! (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		A convincing bebop-oriented player who sustains the hour-long live set without the benefit of a front line partner, the twenty-nine year old alto saxophonist knows when to take the horn out of his mouth.
		Aside from some brief, double-time passages, there’s a relaxed, open quality to Hendrickson- Smith’s three choruses on “The Best Things in Life Are Free,” the disc’s opening track.
		While the rhythm section settles into a medium-bounce tempo and gradually brings up the level of intensity without raising a fuss, the alto saxophonist plays as if he’s got nothing to prove and no one to impress.
	www.allaboutjazz.com /php/article.php?id=12527 (420 words)

	After Midnight: The Complete Session
		The session brings several Swing Era stars on board: violinist Stuff Smith, trumpeter Harry "Sweets" Edison, trombonist Juan Tizol, and alto saxophonist Willie Smith.
		Nathaniel Adams Cole.he had a tenderness in his voice, completely flawless.he could never deliver a bad tune.his style and signature of making a song his own has never been duplicated.within this album are wonderful timeless ballads complete with romantic lyrics.all remain classics from the greatest entertainer of our time.
		I WAS A LITTLE TOO LONELY (Willie Smith) (previously unreleased from original recording sessions).
	www.amarillometro.com /shopping/after-midnight-the-complete-session_B00000K45T.html (642 words)

	African American Registry: Ellington's best saxophonist, Johnny Hodges!
		Born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and regarded by his peers as possessing a natural gift, he was mostly self-taught.
		He received some instruction from Sidney Bechet, whom he replaced in Willie "The Lion" Smith's band in the early 1920s.
		Hodges was the premier soloist and section leader in Duke Ellington's orchestra over nearly four decades, Johnny Hodges was the most influential alto saxophonist prior to Charlie Parker.
	www.aaregistry.com /african_american_history/575/Ellingtons_best_saxophonist_Johnny_Hodges (232 words)

	Long Live King Carter
		He was neither a relic of the past or even a representative of it — he may have established himself as a major musician in the mid-1920s, but his music belonged as much to the swing era, to the modern era, even to the millennial era as it did to the Harlem Renaissance.
		When I hear the sound of Carter’s saxophone, I don’t think of his contemporaries on the instrument in the pre-modern world, like Willie Smith or Jimmy Dorsey, I think about Charlie Parker, about Cannonball Adderley, about Phil Woods, about Donald Harrison.
		It’s hard to believe, but Carter’s vast diversity once was considered a mark against him: Well-meaning friends like John Hammond opined that Carter could attain true greatness only if he concentrated on one single facet of his talents.
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	Big Band Library: Duke Ellington: "Things Ain't What They Used to Be" (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		John Cornelius "Johnny" Hodges, 63, alto saxophonist, d.
		Willis "Ray" Nance, 62, trumpeter - violinist - vocalist, d.
		Albert Omega "Al" Sears, 80, tenor saxophonist, d.
	www.bigbandlibrary.com /dukeellington.html (2847 words)

	Bonnaroo.com - Lou Donaldson & Dr. Lonnie Smith Quartet
		After taking up the alto saxophone he performed in a navy band with Willie Smith, Clark Terry, and Ernie Wilkins.
		Lonnie Smith has consistently been a leading force in jazz since 1969 when critics for Downbeat magazine hailed him as ‘Top Organist of 1969.’ More recently he has been selected as ‘Organ Keyboardist of the Year’ by The Jazz Journalist Association in 2003, 2004 and 2005.
		His reputation as a self-schooled innovator grew rapidly during his tenure with Benson, and eventually Smith went on to make his first recording as a leader on Columbia Records.
	www.bonnaroo.com /lou-donaldson-dr-lonnie-smith-quartet (1202 words)

	'T' ENTRIES - Page 2 on the COMPOSERS - LYRICISTS DATABASE
		In 1944, Juan departed Ellington's band and joined the Harry James Orchestra, mainly to be based in California, where his wife was living.
		In 1951, Ellington made what became known as "The Great James Raid", when he induced Tizol, along with the drummer Louis Bellson and alto saxophonist Willie Smith, to rejoin his band.
		However, the big band era had ended, and in 1953, Tizol became a Los Angeles studio, or sessions, musician, working mostly with Nelson Riddle and Frank Sinatra.
	nfo.net /cal/tt2.html (824 words)

	Joe Lovano - 52nd Street Themes
		It's as though Lovano had worked his entire life to prepare for the work he did in 2000—culminating in the rich, expansive Nonet charts of 52nd Street Themes, written by long-time Cleveland veteran Willie Smith.
		Besides the fervor of the playing — Smith says he would've played saxophone, but these New York players were much better prepared — the song selection is astute, Lovano's originals are solid, and Smith's sole compositional contribution, "Deal," is tasty indeed.
		Evoking the spirits of Tadd Dameron, Thelonious Monk, Billy Strayhorn, Miles Davis, Charlie Parker, Ernie Henry and George Gershwin, this album conveys the spirit of bebop as a living tradition, reveling in the collective camaraderie of a smallish ensemble that projects all the harmonic opulence of a big band.
	www.joelovano.com /cd_page.php?cd_select=17 (272 words)

	Duke Ellington : The World of Duke Ellington - Listen, Review and Buy at ARTISTdirect (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		This third two-record compilation released by Columbia in the years after his death in 1974 primarily focuses on less well-known tracks recorded between 1951 and 1957.
		Although there aren't any major revelations, it provides an opportunity to hear less widely heard soloists in the band, especially trumpeter Nelson Williams ("Brown Betty") and alto saxophonist Willie Smith ("Please Be Kind").
		The only downside to this collection is the addition of the electronically enhanced pseudo-stereo, which especially wreaks havoc with some of the vocal numbers.
	www.artistdirect.com /nad/store/artist/album/0,,81441,00.html (305 words)

	PBS - JAZZ A Film By Ken Burns: Selected Artist Biography - Artie Shaw
		From 1926 to 1929, he worked in Cleveland and established a lasting reputation as music director and arranger for an orchestra led by the violinist Austin Wylie.
		He then toured as a tenor saxophonist with Irving Aaronson's band, and while in Chicago in 1929 played in jam sessions with several local musicians.
		From 1931 to 1935, he worked as a freelance studio musician, and in 1936 he formed his first group for a concert at the Imperial Theater.
	www.pbs.org /jazz/biography/artist_id_shaw_artie.htm (829 words)

	Baltazar Management
		After receiving a series of glowing reviews of their new Cd release, ‘Storytelling’, Danish pianist Soren Moller and American saxophonist Dick Oatts will be embarking on a tour of Denmark in 2007, from April 8th to April 15th.
		The two had an opportunity to perform together at Café Alto in Amsterdam in the summer of 2004, which led to their musical collaboration and the subsequent recording and release of ‘Storytelling’.
		Kim Bock SteepleChase leadership debut showcases tenor saxophonist Kim Bock’s enormous talent.
	www.baltazarmanagement.com /news.htm (1590 words)

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