Putter Smith
Putter Smith | |
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.jpg) Smith in 1971 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Patrick Verne Smith |
| Born | January 19, 1941 Bell, California, U.S. |
| Genres | Jazz, cool jazz, bebop |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, music teacher, author, actor |
| Instrument(s) | Double bass |
| Years active | 1960s–present |
| Website | puttersmithmusic |
Patrick Verne "Putter" Smith (born January 19, 1941) is an American jazz bassist, music teacher, author, and actor.
Early life[edit]
Smith was born in Bell, California,[1] and began playing the bass at the age of eight, inspired by his older brother, jazz musician Carson Smith.[2] He made his performing debut aged 13 at the Compton Community Center.[3]
Career[edit]
He went on to perform with Thelonious Monk, Art Blakey, Duke Ellington, Billy Eckstine, Diane Schuur, Lee Konitz, Bruce Forman, Jackie and Roy, Carmen McRae, Gary Foster, Art Farmer, Blue Mitchell, Erroll Garner, Gerry Mulligan, Art Pepper, Alan Broadbent, Bob Brookmeyer, Warne Marsh, Ray Charles, Patrice Rushen, Jorge Rossy, Jimmy Wormworth, Mason Williams, Percy Faith, Burt Bacharach, The Manhattan Transfer, and Johnny Mathis.[2] He works as a session musician, and has played on recordings by Beck, Smokey Hormel, Sonny and Cher, The Beach Boys, and The Righteous Brothers, among many others.[2]
Smith taught at the Musician's Institute,[1] and at the California Institute of the Arts.[4]
Smith was playing with Monk at the Los Angeles jazz club Shelly's Manne-Hole when he was spotted by director Guy Hamilton, who cast him as the assassin Mr. Kidd (alongside Bruce Glover as Mr. Wint) in the 1971 James Bond film Diamonds Are Forever.[2][3] He went on to have several other minor acting roles on film and television.[5]
Filmography[edit]
- Diamonds Are Forever (1971) – Mr. Kidd
- Win, Place or Steal (1974) – Kangaroo
- In the Mood (1987) – Minister
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Smith, Putter (Patrick Verne)". Encyclopedia of Jazz Musicians. 2013. Archived from the original on December 17, 2007. Retrieved May 20, 2016.
- ^ a b c d "Putter Smith: Jazz Wolverine". All About Jazz. May 12, 2008. Retrieved May 20, 2016.
- ^ a b Duersten, Matthew (May 9, 2007). "Putter Smith". L.A. Weekly. Retrieved May 20, 2016.
- ^ "Putter Smith". puttersmith.net. 2014. Retrieved May 20, 2016.
- ^ "Putter Smith". IMDb.com. 2016. Retrieved May 20, 2016.
External links[edit]
- Putter Smith at IMDb
- Putter Smith discography at Discogs
- Putter Smith at AllMusic
- Putter Smith[1] puttersmithmusic.com
| International | |
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| National | |
| Artists | |
- ^ Smith, Putter (March 2021). "Putter Smith Music". Putter Smith Music.
- 1941 births
- Living people
- People from Bell, California
- 20th-century American male actors
- Male actors from California
- American jazz double-bassists
- American male double-bassists
- American male film actors
- Jazz musicians from California
- 21st-century double-bassists
- 21st-century American male musicians
- American male jazz musicians