- Born
- 20 May 1931
Memphis - Died
- 20 August 2016
Ann Arbor - Country
- United States
- Record labels
- Blue Note
Biography
Louis Smith was a jazz musician who played trumpet. Louis Smith was born on 20 May 1931 in Memphis and died on 20 August 2016 in Ann Arbor. The music is usually filed under jazz. Record labels: Blue Note.
Edward Louis Smith (May 20, 1931 – August 20, 2016) was an American jazz trumpeter from Memphis, Tennessee. After graduating from Tennessee State University he attended graduate school at the University of Michigan. While studying at the University of Michigan, he played with visiting musicians such as Dizzy Gillespie, Miles Davis, Thad Jones and Billy Mitchell, before going on to play with Sonny Stitt, Count Basie and Al McKibbon, Cannonball Adderley, Percy Heath, Philly Joe Jones, Lou Donaldson, Donald Byrd, Kenny Dorham and Zoot Sims. Smith decided to forgo being a full-time musician to take a music teaching job at Atlanta's Booker T. Washington High School. During this time he continued playing jazz in clubs, eventually going on to record two albums for Blue Note Records.
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Frequently asked questions
What instrument did Louis Smith play?
Louis Smith is known for playing trumpet.
When and where was Louis Smith born?
Louis Smith was born 20 May 1931 in Memphis.
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