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A prolific, constantly in-demand drummer whose sensitive, yet authoritative playing has been heard on dozens of sessions,
Marvin "Smitty" Smith seems to live in the studio. A onetime Berklee student, he played with
Jon Hendricks' band in New York during the early '80s, then worked with
John Hicks,
Bobby Watson, and
Slide Hampton.
Smith later recorded with
Archie Shepp, then with a quintet co-led by
Frank Wess and
Frank Foster. He did sessions with
Hamiett Bluiett,
Kevin Eubanks, and
David Murray, as well as playing with
Ray Brown,
Dave Holland,
Ron Carter,
Hank Jones, and
the Jazztet.
Smith made his recording debut as a leader in 1987, and also recorded that year with
Sonny Rollins and toured with
Sting. Since then,
Smith's been constantly featured on sessions, often paired with
Ray Drummond. He has several Concord dates available and can also be heard on a countless number of releases by other musicians, ranging in style from bop and mainstream to M-Base and post-bop. ~ Ron Wynn