Derek Smith

A jazz pianist noted for his versatility and elegance, Derek Smith was created August 17, 1931, in London, Britain. After taking on the piano in early child years, he started his professional profession at age simply 14, and by the first ’50s was a staple within the U.K. jazz picture, regularly carrying out with famous brands Kenny Graham, John Dankworth, and Kenny Baker. In the middle-’50s, Smith relocated to NEW YORK, where he became a program musician in very much demand by studio room orchestras and additional recording models; he also continuing going after his jazz dreams together with Benny Goodman and Connie Kay. Smith continuing moving backwards and forwards from studio function to live jazz times for a long time to arrive, and by the end from the 1960s put into his workload piano responsibilities in Doc Severinsen’s Tonight Display Orchestra. In the 1970s, he reunited regularly with Goodman, and in 1978 finally led his personal recording date, Like for Sale. THE PERSON I Love adopted later on that same 12 months, and in the years to arrive, Smith’s presence within the jazz scenery increased considerably; furthermore to solo shows, he also frequently played within a trio with Milt Hinton and Bobby Rosengarden.