The Library of Congress > LCCN Permalink

View this record in:  MARCXML | LC Authorities & Vocabularies | VIAF (Virtual International Authority File)External Link

Smith, Derek, 1931-2016

LC control no.no2004082340
Descriptive conventionsrda
Personal name headingSmith, Derek, 1931-2016
    Browse this term in  LC Authorities  or the  LC Catalog
Variant(s)Smith, Derek Geoffrey, 1931-2016
See alsoCorporate body: Derek & Ray
    Browse this term in  LC Authorities
Corporate body: Derek Smith Quartet
    Browse this term in  LC Authorities
Corporate body: Derek Smith Trio
    Browse this term in  LC Authorities
LocatedNew York (N.Y.)
Birth date1931-08-17
Death date2016-08-19
Place of birthStratford (London, England)
Field of activityJazz
Profession or occupationPianists Jazz musicians
Found inDerek Smith Quartet. The man I love, p1979: label (Derek Smith, piano)
New Grove dict. of jazz (Smith, Derek (Geoffrey); b. Aug. 17, 1931, London; British jazz pianist, immigrated to U.S. in 1957)
Gold, M. Keyboard sounds of today [SR] 1966 (a.e.) (Derek Smith; harpsichordist-pianist of team Derek and Ray)
Guardian (online), viewed Sept. 13, 2016 (Derek Smith; b. Derek Geoffrey Smith, Aug. 17, 1931, Stratford, east London; emigrated to New York, 1957; d. Aug. 19, 2016; jazz pianist and member of the Tonight show's resident band in New York)