Biography
19 March 1940, London, England. Taking up the trumpet in 1957, Smith originally favoured the New Orleans style and established a considerable reputation in this field. In the late 50s and through to the mid-60s he played with several bands, leading his own in Europe and in the USA from 1964, where he performed and recorded with George Lewis and ‘Captain’ John Handy. He relocated in New Orleans and became known as the ‘Albino Kid’ after managing to get enrolled into the black musician’s union in the days of segregation. To subsidise his income as a musician he went into business running a fish and chip shop, but became a victim of the protection racket and decided to ‘get out of town’. Smith was also a member of the New Orleans All Stars, a package of mostly American musicians who toured Europe in the 60s. After spells in California and Chicago he moved to Denmark with Papa Bue Jensen’s band in the early 70s, he again formed...
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