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ex Louie Bellson Big Band, Buddy DeFranco Quintet, Bill Watrous Quartet, Arnett Cobb Quartet, The George Masso Sextet

Derek Smith (born August 17, 1931, London, England, UK - died August 2016) was an English-born American jazz pianist.

ALBUMS

Dick Hyman, Derek Smith, Ralph Sutton

The Piano Giants At Bob Haggart's 80th Birthday Party

2002, CD, Album, Arbors Records,

2001, CD, Album, Arbors Records

Derek Smith and The Dixieland All Stars

Dixieland Dance Party

2001, 2xCD, Album, Time Life Music

John Lewis (2), Dick Katz, Derek Smith, René Urtreger

The John Lewis Piano / Jazz Piano International

1999, CD, Album, Comp, Collectables

Dick Hyman, Derek Smith

Dick And Derek At The Movies

1998, CD, Album, Arbors Records,

Jay Berliner, Phil Bodner, Ken Brader, Joe Cocuzzo, Russell George, Jim Pugh, Derek Smith

New Orleans Mardi Gras Music Explosion

1994, CD, Album, Camden, Castle Communications (Australasia) Limited, Special Music Company

Laila Dalseth, Milt Hinton, Bucky Pizzarelli, Bobby Rosengarden, Derek Smith

The Judge And I

Roger Kellaway, Dick Hyman, Jay McShann, Marian McPartland, Derek Smith, Ralph Sutton (2), Dick Wellstood

Piano Players & Significant Others

Passionate Piano : With a Touch Of Synthesizer

Steve Clayton / Derek Smith / Milt Hinton / Bobby Rosengarden, Marlene VerPlanck

All Aglow Again

1986, LP, Sovereign Records (3),

Steve Clayton / Derek Smith / Milt Hinton / Bobby Rosengarden

1984, LP, Sovereign Records (3)

Svend Asmussen Featuring Derek Smith, Bucky Pizzarelli, Oliver Jackson, Jr.*, Milt Hinton

Dick Hyman And Derek Smith

Recorded Live In Concert At Van Wezel Hall

The Bill Watrous Quartet* With Derek Smith, Linc Milliman And Ronnie Bedford

Roaring Back Into New York, New York

My Favorite Things

The Ray Turner Quartet* Featuring Derek Smith, George Duvivier, Bobby Rosengarden

Derek Smith And Venus

Don't Let Go / Besame Mucho

1976, 7", Promo, Project 3 Records

Derek Smith And Venus

I Left My Heart In San Francisco / Honky Tonk Train

1962, 7", Time Records (3)

Toasting Derek Smith

René Urtreger, Derek Smith, Dick Katz

Jazz Piano International

African Jazz 'N Jive - An Authentic Selection Of South African Township Swing Classics From The 50s & 60s

Derek Smith Trio

My Favorite Things

Derek Smith Trio

The Jitterbug Waltz

Derek Smith Trio

Bill Watrous Quartet

Live At The Blue Note

Benny Goodman Sextet

Live Down Under 1973

1997, CD, Album, Jazz Band Records,

The Phil Bodner Quartet

Jammin' At Phil's Place

1994, CD, Album, JazzMania Records (2)

Bossa Nova/Swing/Bop

Dick Meldonian Quartet

1991, CD, Album, RE, Progressive Records (2)

Dick Meldonian And His Orchestra

Swing The Arrangements Of Gene Roland

1989, CD, Album, Circle

Louie Bellson And His Jazz Orchestra*

Louie Bellson And His Jazz Orchestra

Derek Smith Trio

Arnett Cobb Quartet

Arnett Cobb Is Back

Sal Salvador Sextet

1978, LP, Album, Bee Hive Records,

Carmen Leggio Quartet

Derek Smith Quartet

Derek Smith Trio

Interplay / Dragnet 67

Mel Davis Sextet

"Shoot" The Trumpet Player

Mike Bryan And His Sextet

Mike Bryan And His Sextet In Concert

1962, LP, Album, Storyville

Harry Klein Quartet

1956, 7", EP, Pye Nixa,

Tommy Whittle Quintet

Lullaby And Rhythm

1956, 10", Album, Mono, Esquire

Derek Smith Trio

Piano Moods Volume Four

1956, 7", EP, 4 P, Pye Nixa, Pye Nixa

Modern Jazz Scene, 1956

1956, 7", EP, Tempo Records (5)

Derek Smith Trio

Piano Moods Volume Eight

7", EP, Mono, Nixa, Nixa

APPEARANCES +

My Morning Jacket

MMJ Live Vol. 2: Chicago 2021

You're A Crusher / Drocan!

2020, CDr, Comp, Ltd, Not On Label (Dan Drohan Self-released)

You're A Crusher / Drocan!

2020, LP, Ltd, Not On Label (Dan Drohan Self-released)

Soundtrack/Gospel/Disco/Rhythm & Blues/Soul

Spaced Out & Charge!

2017, CD, Comp, RE, RM, Dig, Blue Moon (4),

Space-Age/Easy Listening/Lounge/Pop Rock

Michael & Raymond / Derek And Ray

Man Without A Woman / Interplay

The Complete Bee Hive Sessions

2015, 12xCD, Comp, RM + Box, Comp, Ltd, Num, Lim, Mosaic Records (2),

Post Bop/Hard Bop

Haynes Ultimate Guide To Northern Soul

The Struggles All-Stars

2010, CD, Album, Progressive Records (2)

Don Rendell Presents The Jazz Six & Tenorama Highlights

2008, CD, Comp, RM, Vocalion,

Post Bop/Cool Jazz

The Kenny Baker Group

Midnight At Nixa & After Hours - A Session For Kicks

2008, CD, Comp, Vocalion

Johnny Dankworth*

The Best Of Johnny Dankworth

2008, 2xCD, Comp, EMI Gold

The Northern Soul Story Vol. 3&4: Blackpool Mecca /Wigan Casino

2008, 2xCD, Comp, Promo, RM, BMG

2007, CD, Album, Arbors Records

The Northern Soul Story Vol. 4: Wigan Casino

Clarinet Virtuosity: Once More With Feeling!

2006, CD, Album, Arbors Records

2004, 5xDVD-V, PAL + Box, Hitech,

The Pennywhistle (The Magical Instrument of Africa)

2004, CD, Comp, Gallo Record Company,

Statesmen of Jazz

A Multitude Of Stars

2004, 2xCD, Album, Arbors Records

Statesmen Of Jazz: A Multitude Of Stars

2004, 2xCD, Album, Arbors Records,

Leftfield/Electro/Indie Rock/Electroclash

Bop-In' Britain Volume 2 - Gettin' The Message

2003, CD, Comp, Mono, Jasmine Records,

Flip Philllips Celebrates His 80th Birthday At The March of Jazz 1995

2003, CD, Album, Arbors Records,

Bop/Swing/Big Band

Flip Phillips Celebrates His 80th Birthday At The March of Jazz 1995

2003, DVD-V, Arbors Records,

Swing/Bop/Big Band/Interview

Carmen Leggio Quartets*

Smile / Tarrytown Tenor

2003, CD, Comp, RM, Progressive Records (2),

In Concert - As He Wanted To Be Remembered

2003, CD, Album, Arbors Records

A Jazz Christmas, Hot Jazz For A Cool Night

Cool Jazz/Holiday

The Music Of Bob Haggart

2002, CD, Album, Arbors Records,

The All-Stars At Bob Haggart's 80th Birthday Party

2002, 2xCD, Arbors Records,

Blow Out (Original MGM Motion Picture Soundtrack)

Soundtrack/Modern/Neo-Classical/Contemporary/Easy Listening

Vibration Headquarters

Vibration Headquarters

2001, CDr, Ltd, Radio Is Down

The Judge At His Best (The Legendary Chiaroscuro Sessions • 1973-1995)

Philip Smith (3) With The New York Staff Band*

My Song Of Songs

2000, CD, Triumphonic Recordings,

Ronnie Bedford & Friends

2000, CD, Album, Progressive Records (2)

Swinging @ The Blue Note

2000, CD, Album, Comp, Half Note Records,

1999, CD, Comp, Williams-Sonoma, Inc.,

Gerry Mulligan Featuring Dave Grusin, Bobby Rosengarden, Jay Leonhart

Watching & Waiting

Maxine Sullivan

Highlights In Jazz

Birth Of The Cool Funk - Vintage Jams And Serious Grooves - Volume 2

1998, CD, Comp, LaserLight Digital,

Jazz-Funk/Soul-Jazz

Birth Of The Cool Funk - Vintage Jams And Serious Grooves

1998, 3xCD, Comp, LaserLight Digital,

Jazz-Funk/Soul/Funk

A Musical Christmas: Five Centuries Of Christmas Carols

1998, CD, Comp, BBC Music Magazine, Nimbus Records, Radio Times,

The Look Of Love (The Burt Bacharach Collection)

Country Rock/Soul/Easy Listening/Lounge/Ballad

Kenny Davern, Flip Phillips

Spanish Eyes - Live At The 1995 Floating Jazz Festival

Cal Tjader & Eddie Palmieri

El Sonido Nuevo

Tout Le Monde Dit "I Love You"

1997, Minimax, Shape, EP, Maxi, Promo, RCA Victor, BMG,

Soundtrack/Theme

Flip Phillips Celebrates His 80th Birthday At The March of Jazz 1995

1996, VHS, Arbors Records

The Soul Of Jazz Volume 3

Soul-Jazz/Post Bop/Latin Jazz

At The Helm (Live At The 1993 Floating Jazz Festival)

1994, CD, Album, Chiaroscuro Records

Santa's Bag - An All-Star Jazz Christmas

Louie Bellson And His Big Band* With Special Guest Clark Terry

Live From New York

Laughing At Life

Bullets Over Broadway (Music From The Motion Picture)

B.G. World-Wide

1993, 4xCD + Box, Comp, TCB Records (2),

Peaceful Thunder

The Progressive Records All Star Tenor Sax Spectacular and The Progressive Records All Star Trombone Spectacular

1992, CD, Comp, Progressive Records (2),

Jazz-Rock/Cool Jazz

Derek Smith And His Smithonians

Dixieland Dance Party

The Two Progressive Records All Star Trumpet Spectaculars

1991, CD, Album, Comp, Progressive Records (2),

Big Band/Ballad/Swing

1991, Cass, Album, Blue Rube Records

Airmail Special: A Salute To The Big Band Masters

The Kingdom Of Swing & The Republic Of Oop Bop Sh'Bam

What A Wonderful World

Enoch Light & The Light Brigade*

Big Band Hits Of The 30's - Vol. 2

American Music Box Vol. 1 - The Songs Of Irving Berlin

The Glass Menagerie (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

The Buenos Aires - New York Swing Connection

1986, LP, Album, Famous Door

Glenn Zottola With Special Guest Maxine Sullivan

Christmas In Jazztime

Butch Miles Septet, Jorge Anders

More Miles... More Standards: The Butch Miles Septet Under The Direction Of Jorge Anders

1985, LP, Famous Door,

Greetings At Christmas Time From The Territorial Center

1985, LP, Comp, Triumphonic Recordings

Interplay / Expectations

1984, 7", Soul Stop

Johnny Dankworth* Featuring Cleo Laine With The John Dankworth Orchestra And The The Johnny Dankworth Seven

No Frills, Just Music

I Dig Big Band Singers

The Swing Era The King In Person

The Bee Hive Sessions: Unissued Tunes Vol. One

1983, LP, Ltd, Red, Bee Hive Records,

Living Jazz, Phil Bodner

Stasera... Samba

Swingtime's Greatest Hits

Disco/Big Band/Swing

Pop Goes The Movies

Flight Of The Condor

1981, LP, Album, RCA Victor,

Jazz-Funk/Fusion

1981, LP, Comp, RM, Columbia,

1981, LP, Folkways Records

Soul/Funk/Disco

The Derek Smith Trio*

Plays Jerome Kern

Mike Bryan Sextet*

Mike Bryan Sextet

1980, LP, Album, Qualtro Music

Stanley Turrentine

Soul-Jazz/Jazz-Funk

Charles Earland

Coming To You Live

The Original Cast* : R2-D2 - Anthony Daniels (2) As C-3PO

Christmas In The Stars: Star Wars Christmas Album

Synth-pop/Disco/Novelty/Holiday

Joe Temperley & Jimmy Knepper

B. Baker Chocolate Co.

B. Baker Chocolate Co.

André Kostelanetz

Interpreta El Tema De Superman The Movie Y Otros Éxitos De Hoy

Dick Meldonian And The Jersey Swingers

Some Of These Days

The Danny Stiles Five Featuring Bill Watrous

In Tandem Into The 80's

The Nick Brignola Sextet Featuring Pepper Adams

Baritone Madness

Derek And Ray / Mike McDonald*

Interplay / God Knows

The Wiz (Original Soundtrack)

Soundtrack/Gospel/Disco

Enoch Light & The Light Brigade*

Dancing In The Dark / Disco Greats

The All Star Trumpet Spectacular

Woman Overboard

Buddy DeFranco - Tal Farlow Quintet

The Great Encounter

Scott Hamilton, Flip Phillips, Ray Turner (4) , And Peter Loeb, Frank Sokolow*, Bennie Wallace

The Progressive Records All Star Tenor Sax Spectacular

1976, LP, Progressive (3)

Just Like In The Movies

1976, Vinyl RI - PRC Richmond Pressing,

Soul/Funk/Disco

The Lady Has Arrived!

Jazz-Funk/Soul/Disco

Young And In Love

Phil Medley And The M.V.B. Orchestra & Chorus*

The Danny Stiles - Bill Watrous Five

Not A Little Girl Anymore

Tip Of The Iceberg

Tip Of The Iceberg

Enoch Light And The Light Brigade

Big Hits Of The Seventies (Vol.2)

Bill Watrous And The Manhattan Wildlife Refuge

The Tiger Of San Pedro

Disco, Dance And Love Themes Of The 70's

Enoch Light And The Light Brigade

The Disco Disque

Urbie Green's Big Beautiful Band

Tony Mottola And The Brass Menagerie

Tony Mottola And The Brass Menagerie

Smooth Jazz/Easy Listening

Danny Stiles 5*

Tony Mottola And The Quad Guitars

Tony Mottola And The Quad Guitars

1973, 8-Trk, Album, Quad, Project 3 Records

From The Depths Of My Soul

Trumpets And Crumpets And Things

Sophisticated Lou

Tony Mottola And The Quad Guitars

Tony Mottola And The Quad Guitars

The Fisher Fidelity Standard

1972, LP, Album, Quad, Fisher,

The Best Of Doc Severinsen

1970, LP, Comp, Gat, Command, Command, ABC Records,

Enoch Light And The Light Brigade

Permissive Polyphonics

Doc Severinsen's Closet

Big Band/Easy Listening

Marlene Ver Planck*

This Happy Feeling

1969, LP, Album, Mounted Records,

Heavy Vibrations

The Great Arrival!

Big Band/Easy Listening

Doc Severinsen & Strings

Vocal/Easy Listening

The Soul Of Brazil

Bossanova/Samba

Along Comes Cal

Cha-Cha/Mambo/Latin Jazz

The Keyboard Sounds Of Today!

Easy Listening/Space-Age

The British Jazz Trio

British Jazz Trio

1962, 7", EP, Ember Records International Ltd

Jazz At The Flamingo - 10th Anniversary Tribute

The Leon Merian Jazz Quartet

Plays Fiorello!

This Time The Swing's On Me

Vic Ash Plus Four

Vic Ash Plus Four

1957, 7", EP, Mono, Pye Nixa

Cool Music For A Hot Night

Kenny Baker / Bruce Turner / Don Lawson

Midnight At Nixa

1956, LP, Mono, Pye Nixa,

Harry Klein Orchestra

1956, 7", EP, Pye Nixa,

The Derek Smith Trio* Featuring Harry Klein

Jeff Kruger's Jazz At The Flamingo Vol 3

1955, 7", EP, Decca,

The Derek Smith Trio* Featuring Harry Klein

Jeff Kruger's Jazz At The Flamingo Vol 2

1955, 7", EP, Decca

Don Rendell, Jimmy Deuchar

Music In The Making - Vol 2

1955, 7", EP, Mono, Vogue Productions, Vogue Records,

Music In The Making

1954, 10", Mono, Vogue Records,

Derek Smith Trio With Don Rendell And Ronnie Ross, The Tony Kinsey Trio With Tommy Whittle

N.J.F. Modern Jazz Concert Volume 1

1954, LP, Album, Mono, Esquire,

Don Rendell Quintet / "Music In Making"

Best Keller / Presque Cubain

Johnny Dankworth*

From Seven On...

LP, Mono, Encore!

"Bill's Recipes"

LP, Album, Saga (5)

Vic Ash All Stars, Vic Ash

Blue Room / Softly As In The Morning Sunrise

Shellac, 10", Mono, Melodisc (3)

Vic Ash All Stars

Ain't Misbehavin' / Lullaby Of The Leaves

Shellac, 10", Mono, Melodisc (3)

Operation Jam Session, Tribute To Benny Carter Etc.

CD, Comp, RM, Vocalion,

Buddy DeFranco - Tal Farlow Quintet

The Great Encounter

LP, Album, Promo, RE, Progressive Records (2),

Love & Romance The Love Songs of Your Life Volume 4

CD, Comp, Australian Home Shopping

Enoch Light And The Light Brigade

Stereo Espectacular

LP, Project 3 Total Sound,

Charles Shirley & His Ensemble

Moon Over Moscow - Russian Popular Hits

Easy Listening/Cool Jazz

Jumpin' At The Go-Go: 23 Northern Soul Classics

SOHO SCENE ‘57: JAZZ GOES MOD

2024, LP, Comp, Rhythm & Blues Records

So Much, So Quickly: British Modern Jazz Pianists 1948-62

2018, 2xCD, Comp, Acrobat Music,

TAS - The Absolute Sound 2012

Mona Lisa - Romantic Jazz Piano Solo

2011, CD, Comp, Ltd, Pap, Venus Records (5)

Too Hot: The Best Of Mainstream British Jazz

2004, 3xCD, Comp + Box, Comp, Castle Music,

Jazz Feelings Vol. 1

1995, CD, Comp, Divucsa

Jazz On CD No.03 - Treasurehouse

1993, CD, Comp, Jazz On CD,

Hannah And Her Sisters (A Selection Of Music From The Motion Picture)

Cocktails For Two + Piano

1966, LP, Comp, Time Records (3)

Romance In Instrumentals

CD, Comp, CID Digital Laser

Swingtime's Greatest Hits

Disco/Big Band/Swing