Warren Smith
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Drummers · b. 1934

Warren Smith

American musician

Born
14 May 1934
Chicago
Country
United States
Active
1959–
Record labels
RCA Records
Discography
5 albums

Biography

Warren Smith is a jazz musician who plays drum kit. Warren Smith was born on 14 May 1934 in Chicago. The music is usually filed under jazz and free jazz. Record labels: RCA Records. The discography here lists 5 albums, from “Composers Workshop Ensemble” (1973) to “Old News Borrowed Blues” (2009).

Warren Smith (born May 14, 1934) is an American jazz drummer, percussionist, and timpanist, known as a contributor to Max Roach's M'boom ensemble and leader of the Composer's Workshop Ensemble (Strata-East).

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Discography

Studio and live albums

Composers Workshop Ensemble 1973
Cricket Song-Poem 1982
Studio WIS 20th Anniversary Concert 1988 · Live
Peru Dream Sequence 1990
Old News Borrowed Blues 2009

Also plays on

Albums where Warren Smith is credited as a sideman

1962 Town Hall Concert — Charles Mingus percussion, vibraphone
1967 Tune In Turn On: To the Hippest Commercials of the Sixties — Benny Golson percussion
1968 The Rise & Fall of the Third Stream — Joe Zawinul percussion
1968 Feeling Blue — Phil Upchurch congas
1969 Betwixt & Between — J.J. Johnson / Kai Winding tambourine
1969 America the Beautiful — Gary McFarland percussion
1971 Homecoming — Art Farmer percussion
1975 Taking Off — David Sanborn percussion
1976 There Comes a Time — Gil Evans percussion
1976 Creative Orchestra Music 1976 — Anthony Braxton drums (drum set), bass drum, snare drum
1988 The Gil Evans Orchestra Plays the Music of Jimi Hendrix — Gil Evans percussion
1991 To the Max! — Max Roach percussion
1992 Malcolm X — Terence Blanchard percussion, membranophone
1996 Afrique — Count Basie marimba

Frequently asked questions

What instrument does Warren Smith play?

Warren Smith is known for playing drum kit.

When and where was Warren Smith born?

Warren Smith was born 14 May 1934 in Chicago.

What are Warren Smith's best-known albums?

Albums in our database include Composers Workshop Ensemble (1973), Cricket Song-Poem (1982), Studio WIS 20th Anniversary Concert (1988), Peru Dream Sequence (1990) and Old News Borrowed Blues (2009).

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