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Carson Raymond Smith (January 9, 1931, San Francisco – November 2, 1997, Las Vegas) was an American jazz double-bassist. Carson is the older brother of notable jazz musician & composer, Putter Smith. Smith's early work was in West Coast jazz, playing with Gerry Mulligan (1952–53), Chet Baker (1953–55), Russ Freeman (1955–56), and Chico Hamilton (1955-57). Smith also recorded with Clifford Brown (1954), Dick Twardzik (1954), and Billie Holiday at Carnegie Hall (1956). In 1959 he toured with Stan Kenton, then recorded with Charlie Barnet in 1960. In 1962 he moved to Los Angeles, playing with Charlie Teagarden (1962) and Lionel Hampton (1963). He toured Japan with Georgie Auld in 1964. Later in the 1960s he played with Buddy Rich, Arno Marsh, and Carl Fontana. He held a longtime residency at the Four Queens Hotel in Las Vegas, where he accompanied visiting musicians such as Art Farmer, Lew Tabackin, Zoot Sims, and Chet Baker.
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Chet Baker, Vol. 1 [Jazz Classics] [2012]
Song | Duration |
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My Funny Valentine | 2:20 |
That Old Feeling | 3:04 |
I've Never Been in Love Before | 4:30 |
It's Always You | 3:36 |
My Ideal | 4:25 |
I Fall in Love Too Easily | 3:21 |
The Thrill is Gone | 2:51 |
Time After Time | 2:47 |
But Not for Me | 3:04 |
My Buddy | 3:20 |
I Get Along Without You Very Well | 2:57 |
Chet Baker, Vol. 10 [Jazz Classics] [2012]
Song | Duration |
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My Funny Valentine | 2:55 |
Love Me or Leave Me | 2:41 |
Jeru | 2:29 |
The Nearness of You | 2:50 |
I Maybe Wrong | 2:57 |
Chet Baker, Vol. 4 [Jazz Classics] [2012]
Song | Duration |
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Time After Time | 2:47 |
My Funny Valentine | 2:55 |
Chet Baker, Vol. 5 [Jazz Classics] [2012]
Song | Duration |
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It's Always You | 3:36 |
Chet Baker, Vol. 6 [Jazz Classics] [2012]
Song | Duration |
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Zing! Went the Strings of My Heart | 6:00 |
My Old Flame | 5:43 |
Everything Happens to Me | 5:18 |
Chet Baker, Vol. 7 [Jazz Classics] [2012]
Song | Duration |
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A Foggy Day | 3:28 |
Dinah | 4:40 |
Jazz Explosion, Vol. 1 [2012]
Song | Duration |
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The Thrill is Gone | 2:51 |
Jazz Explosion, Vol. 10 [2012]
Song | Duration |
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The Thrill is Gone | 2:51 |
Jazz Explosion, Vol. 3 [2012]
Song | Duration |
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A Foggy Day | 3:28 |
Jazz Explosion, Vol. 4 [2012]
Song | Duration |
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I Maybe Wrong | 2:57 |
Jazz Explosion, Vol. 6 [2012]
Song | Duration |
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But Not for Me | 3:04 |
Jazz Explosion: The Greats, Vol. Five [2012]
Song | Duration |
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A Foggy Day | 3:28 |
Jazz Explosion: The Greats, Vol. Ten [2012]
Song | Duration |
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But Not for Me | 3:04 |
Jazz Explosion: The Greats, Vol. Two [2012]
Song | Duration |
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The Thrill is Gone | 2:51 |
Quartet Live, Vol. 1: This Time the Dream's on Me [2000]
Song | Duration |
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My Funny Valentine | 4:50 |
Lover Man | 5:59 |
My Old Flame | 6:06 |
Let's Get Lost [1996]
Song | Duration |
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Let's Get Lost | 3:43 |
You Don't Know What Love Is | 4:52 |
Just Friends | 2:43 |
I Remember You | 3:16 |
But Not for Me | 3:04 |
My Funny Valentine | 2:20 |
Long Ago and Far Away | 4:00 |
Time After Time | 2:45 |
Daybreak | 2:40 |
I Get Along Without You Very Well | 2:58 |
I Fall in Love Too Easily | 3:18 |
Unknown Album
Song | Duration |
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You Make Me Sick | 3:34 |
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