Carrie Smith
A blues belter in the classic tradition, Carrie Smith was born August 25, 1941, in Fort Gaines, GA. Despite making her debut at the 1957 Newport Jazz Festival while a member of a New Jersey church choir, she did not truly emerge on the jazz circuit until the early '70s, in the company of Big "Tiny" Little. In November of 1974, Smith's riveting performance as Bessie Smith (no relation) in Dick Hyman's Carnegie Hall production of Satchmo Remembered brought her fame throughout the international musical community. Soon, she began touring as a solo act, and in a short time began recording as well; still, despite subsequent performances in conjunction with the New York Jazz Repertory Orchestra, Tyree Glenn, and the World's Greatest Jazz Band, Smith remained little more than a cult figure in the U.S., proving better received in Europe. While rooted firmly in the blues and gospel, she was a singer of considerable range and depth, as recordings like 1976's Do Your Duty and the following year's When You're Down and Out prove; despite never earning significant success, she remained an active figure both on-stage and in the studio through the 1990s.
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Discography
7 album(s) • Sorted by Bestseller
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Nice Jazz (Live at Nice "Grande Parade Jazz", 1978)
Jazz - Released by Disques Black & Blue on 18 Nov 2016
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Gospel time (NYC 1982)
Classical - Released by Disques Black & Blue on 30 Apr 2002
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
When you're down and out (1977)
Jazz - Released by Disques Black & Blue on 1 Jul 2002
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
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Jacky Millet Jazz Band Meet Carrie Smith (Evasion 1979)
Jacky Millet Jazz Band, Carrie Smith
Pop - Released by Evasion Music on 7 Feb 2013
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
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I Love Jump Jazz
Jazz - Released by Claves Records on 8 Dec 2013
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo