Richard Smith (American guitarist)

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Richard Smith (born in Detroit) is an American jazz guitarist.^[1] Smith teaches at University of Southern California's Thornton School of Music.^[2]

Solo albums

Rockin the Boat 1989
Puma Creek 1989 (originally released as Inglewood in Japan)
Bella Firenze 1991
From My Window 1994
First Kiss 1997
Flow 1999^[3]
Natural Soul 2002
Soulidified 2003^[4]
LA Chillharmonic 2008^[5]
Tangos 2014 - with Dutch/Colombian pianist, Tico Pierhagen, Brian Bromberg (bass) and Gene Coye (drums). A Chillharmonic Media release

References

↑ CD Review Digest Annual: Jazz, popular, etc 1990 "Smith, Richard Puma Creek. Richard Smith. CMG 8011 1528 "Puma Creek contains all original compositions. ... "
↑ JazzTimes -1998 Volume 28, Issues 2-5 - Page 23 "guitarist Richard Smith has been in academia since his late teens, and now is a tenured professor at the University of ... First Kiss, on the Heads Up label, reveals vet another facet of this energetic and outspoken force on the New Adult ...
↑ Drum: A Magazine of Africa for Africa - 1999 Page 59 "Contemporary jazz guitarist Richard Smith's latest album, Flow, is probably the truest reflection of his reported love for jazz, rock, R&B and pop - a fusion of these styles into what's known as contemporary jazz or fusion. For instance, Flow is ..."
↑ Billboard - 6 Mar 2004 - Page 19 "Elsewhere, contemporary jazz guitarist Richard Smith, whose eighth solo CD, Soulidified, was released in "
↑ JazzTimes - 2008 -Volume 38, Issues 6-10 - Page 222 "Chillharmonic (Artistry/Mack Avenue) University professor and guitarist Richard Smith makes a triumphant return with a ... But, inspired by funk, R&B, jazz and even big-band sounds, Smith surrounds himself with an all-star cast: pianists Jeff ..."

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[1] CD Review Digest Annual: Jazz, popular, etc 1990 "Smith, Richard Puma Creek. Richard Smith. CMG 8011 1528 "Puma Creek contains all original compositions. ... "

[2] JazzTimes -1998 Volume 28, Issues 2-5 - Page 23 "guitarist Richard Smith has been in academia since his late teens, and now is a tenured professor at the University of ... First Kiss, on the Heads Up label, reveals vet another facet of this energetic and outspoken force on the New Adult ...

[3] Drum: A Magazine of Africa for Africa - 1999 Page 59 "Contemporary jazz guitarist Richard Smith's latest album, Flow, is probably the truest reflection of his reported love for jazz, rock, R&B and pop - a fusion of these styles into what's known as contemporary jazz or fusion. For instance, Flow is ..."

[4] Billboard - 6 Mar 2004 - Page 19 "Elsewhere, contemporary jazz guitarist Richard Smith, whose eighth solo CD, Soulidified, was released in "

[5] JazzTimes - 2008 -Volume 38, Issues 6-10 - Page 222 "Chillharmonic (Artistry/Mack Avenue) University professor and guitarist Richard Smith makes a triumphant return with a ... But, inspired by funk, R&B, jazz and even big-band sounds, Smith surrounds himself with an all-star cast: pianists Jeff ..."

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