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Paul Smith [US]

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Aliases
The Paul Smith Ensemble
Paul Smith Quartet
The Paul Smith Trio
The Paul Smith Trio and Quartet
Real name
Paul Thatcher Smith
Born
April 17, 1922
Died
June 29, 2013
Country
United States
Comments
Jazz pianist and composer. Long-time accompanist and conductor for Ella Fitzgerald.
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Ella Fitzgerald
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Title Performer Release date Originally by
i 1961 Agostinho dos Santos
1964 William Ching and Annamary Dickey
  1964 Fred Astaire BRD, Vincent Lopez and His Orchestra – Vocal Chorus Bob Lytell REC
i A Foggy Day Paul Smith [US] 1955 Unverified
i   1959 Barbara Evans REL, Howard Keel & Carol Lawrence PRF
  January 30, 1996 Don Ameche PRF, Mel Tormé with Orchestra directed by George Cates REC,REL
i   June 1958 Don Ameche PRF, Mel Tormé with Orchestra directed by George Cates REC,REL
i All the Things You Are Paul Smith [US] 2003 Unverified
i November 1956 Leo Reisman and His Orchestra
i 1979 Vic Damone with Percy Faith
i 1987 Charlie Parker and His Orchestra
  1964 Margaret Whiting with Chorus and Frank DeVol's Orchestra REC, Mary Martin PRF, Fran Warren with Orchestra conducted by Henri René REL
  1964 The Foursome PRF,REC,REL
Bill Bailey, Won't You Please Come Home? Ella Fitzgerald - Paul Smith 1963 Unverified
i 1955 Shirley Ross
i October 1954 Eva Puck and Sam White
i 1987 Charlie Parker [US1]
i   June 1958 Eddie Quillan and Arline Judge REC,BRD, Ginger Rogers and Willie Howard PRF
  1964 Eddie Quillan and Arline Judge REC,BRD, Ginger Rogers and Willie Howard PRF
listen on Internet Archive i 1950 Ray Noble and His New Mayfair Orchestra
i   November 1956 Helen Morgan, Tess Gardella and Norma Terris PRF, Nat Shilkret and The Victor Orchestra REC
i   1959 Fred Astaire with Leo Reisman and His Orchestra REC, Fred Astaire BRD
i June 1978 The Bar Harbor Society Orchestra (Ben Selvin)
i 1987 Max Roach Quartet
i 1987 Dizzy Gillespie Jazzmen
i 1961 Jessie Matthews
January 30, 1996 Johnny Hodges and Orchestra
Did You Ever See a Dream Walking? David Allen with The Paul Smith Quartet (David Allyn, Paul Smith [US]) 1950 Unverified
  1964 Ginger Rogers and Allen Kearns PRF, Majestic Dance Orchestra [Lou God] - Vocal Chorus Irving Kaufman REC
i 1979 Kay Kyser and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Harry Babbitt
i June 1978 Kay Kyser and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Harry Babbitt
i 1961 Muriel Angelus
i 2001 Muriel Angelus
1964 Muriel Angelus
i 1979 Line Renaud
i   June 1958 Joe Cook and Alice Boulden PRF, Victor Arden–Phil Ohman and Their Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Frank Luther REC
i June 1958 Bob Crosby and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Marion Mann
i   1962 Hal Kemp and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Bob Allen REC, Morton Downey PRF
i   1959 Carol Brice PRF,REL
i   November 1956 Joy Hodges & Austin Marshall PRF, Joe Rines and His Orchestra – Vocal Chorus Lee Sullivan REC,REL
i   2001 Gertrude Lawrence PRF, Frank Sinatra – Orchestra under the direction of Axel Stordahl REC
i Here's to My Lady Paul Smith [US] 1955 Unverified
January 30, 1996 Waring's Pennsylvanians - Vocal Refrain by Clare Hanlon
  1960 Benny Goodman and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Helen Forrest REC, Frances Comstock & Alfred Drake PRF
January 30, 1996 Bobbe Arnst
1964 Bobbe Arnst
I Can't Believe That You're in Love with Me David Allen & The Paul Smith Quartet (David Allyn, Paul Smith [US]) 1950 Unverified
i   2001 Julie Andrews, Philippa Bevans REC,REL, Julie Andrews, Philippa Bevans and Cast PRF
i   1962 Artie Shaw and His Orchestra REC,REL, Gene Kelly & Leila Ernst PRF
  January 30, 1996 Marcy Westcott and Richard Kollmar PRF, Benny Goodman and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Louise Tobin REC,REL
  1964 Marcy Westcott and Richard Kollmar PRF, Benny Goodman and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Louise Tobin REC,REL
i November 1956 Grace Moore
January 30, 1996 Fred Astaire & Rita Hayworth [dubbed by Nan Wynn]
i 1979 Fred Astaire & Rita Hayworth [dubbed by Nan Wynn]
i 1979 The MGM Studio Orchestra
i 1956 Dick Powell
  January 30, 1996 Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Bob Eberly REC, Dorothy Lamour, Bob Eberly, Helen O'Connell and Chorus with Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra BRD
i   November 1956 Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Bob Eberly REC, Dorothy Lamour, Bob Eberly, Helen O'Connell and Chorus with Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra BRD
  1964 Jeanne Crain [dubbed by Louanne Hogan] BRD, Dick Haymes with Victor Young and His Orchestra REC,REL
January 30, 1996 Shirley Ross
i 1959 Shirley Ross
i   June 1958 Peter Cookson - Orchestra conducted by Milton Rosenstock REC,REL, Peter Cookson PRF
January 30, 1996 Claire Carleton
i 2001 Ethel Merman
  January 30, 1996 Aida Ward PRF, Cab Calloway and His Orchestra REC
i   June 1958 Virginia Bruce BRD, Frances Langford with Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra REC
i   2001 Virginia Bruce BRD, Frances Langford with Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra REC
i Let's Fall in Love Paul Smith [US] 1955 Unverified
i 1961 Henry King and His Orchestra – Vocal Chorus by Tony Russell
1960 Carl Randall and Barbara Newberry
  January 30, 1996 Kathryn Crawford, June Shafer, Ida Pearson and Stella Friend PRF, Waring's Pennsylvanians - Vocal Refrain by The Three Waring Girls REC
  January 30, 1996 Kenny Baker [US1] BRD, Abe Lyman and His Orchestra – Vocal Refrain by Frank Parrish REC
  1964 Kenny Baker [US1] BRD, Abe Lyman and His Orchestra – Vocal Refrain by Frank Parrish REC
i June 1978 Jeanette MacDonald
  January 30, 1996 Jan Garber and His Orchestra – Vocal Chorus Russ Brown REC, Kenny Baker [US1] BRD
i   June 1958 Jan Garber and His Orchestra – Vocal Chorus Russ Brown REC, Kenny Baker [US1] BRD
  1964 Jan Garber and His Orchestra – Vocal Chorus Russ Brown REC, Kenny Baker [US1] BRD
1960 Harald Paulsen mit Orchesterbegleitung REL, Kurt Gerron PRF, Gerald Price
i 1962 (unknown)
i 1987 Charlie Parker Septet
i   October 1954 Sterling Holloway & Bobbie Perkins PRF, Roger Wolfe Kahn and His Orchestra REC
i   2001 Mary Martin, Patricia Neway PRF,REL, Percy Faith and His Orchestra REC
  1964 Mary Martin, Patricia Neway PRF,REL, Percy Faith and His Orchestra REC
i   October 1954 Jessie Matthews PRF, Ambrose and His Mayfair Orchestra REC
i   June 1978 Jessie Matthews PRF, Ambrose and His Mayfair Orchestra REC
i 1987 Charlie Parker [US1]
i 1962 Germaine Alexandre
i 1962 Gloria Grafton & Donald Novis
i My Shining Hour Paul Smith [US] 1955 Unverified
  1964 Fred Astaire BRD, Vincent Lopez and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus Johnny Morris REC
i Nice Work if You Can Get It Paul Smith [US] 1955 Unverified
i   1961 Jan Clayton with The "Show Boat" Chorus and Orchestra conducted by Edwin McArthur REL, Jan Clayton PRF
i June 1978 Louis Jourdan
i 2001 Louis Jourdan
  January 30, 1996 Lena Horne with Orchestra conducted by Horace Henderson REC,REL, Fred Astaire BRD
i 1987 Charlie Parker Septet
i 1956 Smith Ballew & His Orchestra
i 1950 Judy Garland
i   1956 Fred Astaire with Johnny Green and His Orchestra REC,REL, Fred Astaire & Ginger Rogers BRD
i 1986 Elizabeth Spencer
i 1962 Frank Sinatra – Orchestra under the direction of Axel Stordahl
1964 Margaret Schilling and Jerry Goff
i   2001 Jackie & Roy REC, Jerri Winters - With Orchestra conducted by Don Costa REL
  January 30, 1996 Leo Reisman and His Orchestra REC,REL, Dennis King & Vivienne Segal PRF
i   October 1954 Leo Reisman and His Orchestra REC,REL, Dennis King & Vivienne Segal PRF
  1960 Helen Jepson REL, Abbie Mitchell PRF, Abbie Mitchell under the direction of George Gershwin REC
January 30, 1996 Ethel Waters
i   1962 Alfred Drake, Joan Roberts & Betty Garde with Oklahoma Orchestra under direction of Jay Blackton REL, Alfred Drake, Joan Roberts & Betty Garde PRF
i 1959 Dave Pell's Jazz Octet
i September 23, 1963 (unknown)
i   1956 Adele Astaire & Allen Kearns PRF, Frank Crumit REC,REL
  1964 Adele Astaire & Allen Kearns PRF, Frank Crumit REC,REL
i   1959 Helen Clark–Lewis James REC, Phyllis Cleveland and Jack Barker PRF
January 30, 1996 Glenn Miller and His Orchestra
i That Old Black Magic Paul Smith [US] 1955 Unverified
i   1961 Judy Garland with Georgie Stoll and His Orchestra REC,REL, Judy Garland BRD
i 1961 (unknown)
i   1962 Edith Day & Harry Welchman - With Drury Lane Theatre Orchestra conducted by Herman Finck REL, Robert Halliday, Vivienne Segal PRF
  1964 Dinah Shore - Orchestra under the direction of Sonny Burke REC, Lisa Kirk PRF
listen on Internet Archive i The Great Lie Paul Smith Quartet 1951 Unverified
i   June 1958 Xavier Cugat and His Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Don Reid and Chorus REC, Wini Shaw, Judy Canova and Chorus BRD
i   October 1954 Teddy Lynch with Fairchild and Carroll and Their Orchestra REC, Mitzi Green PRF
i   June 1978 Teddy Lynch with Fairchild and Carroll and Their Orchestra REC, Mitzi Green PRF
  1964 Marion Harris REC, Adele Astaire PRF
i 1979 Johnny Mandel
  1964 Percy Faith and His Orchestra REC, Mary Martin PRF
i   2001 Alfred Drake, Joan Roberts & Betty Garde with Oklahoma Orchestra under direction of Jay Blackton REL, Alfred Drake, Joan Roberts & Betty Garde PRF
i   June 1978 Alfred Drake, Joan Roberts & Betty Garde with Oklahoma Orchestra under direction of Jay Blackton REL, Alfred Drake, Joan Roberts & Betty Garde PRF
i 1979 Barbra Streisand
i 1956 Fred Astaire
  1964 Fred Astaire with Johnny Green and His Orchestra BRD, Ozzie Nelson and His Orchestra – Vocal Refrain by Ozzie Nelson REC,REL
i   1955 Eddie Albert & Marcy Westcott PRF, Benny Goodman and His Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Martha Tilton REC, Les Brown and His Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Miriam Shaw REL
  1964 Eddie Albert & Marcy Westcott PRF, Benny Goodman and His Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Martha Tilton REC, Les Brown and His Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Miriam Shaw REL
i   October 1954 Broadway Nitelites - Vocal Chorus by Franklyn Baur REC,REL, William Gaxton & Constance Carpenter PRF
listen on Internet Archive i January 1950 Nick Lucas "The Crooning Troubadour"
1964 Ronald Graham
i 1955 Elsie Carlisle
i 1962 Victor Young
i   2001 Ruby Newman & His Rainbow Room Orch. featuring Ray Heatherton REC, Ray Heatherton & Mitzi Green PRF
i 1959 Pinto Colvig, Mary Moder & Dorothy Compton
i   June 1958 Norma Terris, Howard Marsh, Charles Winninger & Edna May Oliver PRF, Nat Shilkret and The Victor Orchestra REC,REL
i Why Shouldn't I? Paul Smith [US] 1955 Unverified
i 1987 Charlie Parker Septet
i   1959 Fay Templeton PRF, Leo Reisman and His Orchestra REC,REL
i   June 1978 Fay Templeton PRF, Leo Reisman and His Orchestra REC,REL
i   November 1956 Enric Madriguera & His Hotel Weylin Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Tony Sacco REC,REL, Georges Metaxa & Libby Holman PRF
i You Are Too Beautiful Paul Smith [US] 1955 Unverified
1964 William Tabbert
i   1962 Tony Martin [US1] BRD, Glenn Miller and His Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Ray Eberle and The Modernaires REC,REL

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