Teddy Smith

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Theodore "Teddy" Smith (January 22, 1932, Washington, D.C. - August 1979, Washington, D.C.) was an American jazz double-bassist.

Smith played with Betty Carter in 1960, and with Clifford Jordan and Kenny Dorham in 1961-62. In 1962-63 he played with Jackie McLean and Slide Hampton. Following this he played with Horace Silver, including at the 1964 Montreux, Antibes, and Paris jazz festivals and on the album Song for My Father. Following this Smith played with Sonny Rollins (1964-65) and Sonny Simmons (1966).

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• "Teddy Smith", Grove Jazz online.