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Musiker: Smith, Russell
Nationalität: US
Geburtsjahr: 1890
Todesjahr: 1966
Instrumente: tp
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Mainstream Jazz → Swing

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 Album-Bezeichnung: Interpret  —  Titel
LabelLabel-NummerAufnahme-Jahr 
 Bands of Jim Europe and Arthur Proyer 1907-1919  —  TOO MUCH MUSTARDSaydiscSDL 2211907-19LP
 Ben Webster  —  Ben WebsterMusica Jazz2 MJP 10681934-1968LP
 Ben Webster  —  Cadillac SlimHistory20.1964-HI1934-49CD
 Ben Webster  —  CottontailBMG Records07863-66790-21934-44CD
XBenny Carter  —  1933 - 1939Taxm-80311933-39LP
 Benny Carter  —  Benny Carter (1928-1952)RCAPM 424061928-52LP
 Benny Carter  —  BENNY CARTER AND HIS SWING BANDBrunswickA 5000.5171934SH
 Benny Carter  —  BENNY CARTER AND HIS SWING BANDBrunswickA500.5181934SH
 Benny Carter  —  BENNY CATER AND HIS ORCHESTRADecca3262 A / 3262 B1940SH
 Benny Carter & His Orchestra  —  BENNY CARTER 1940 -1941RCA Victor741 0731940-41LP
 Benny Carter & HIS ORCHESTRA  —  Fish FryColumbiaMZ 2721940SH
 Benny Carter & HIS ORCHESTRA  —  Night HopBrunswick03117-A/03117-B1940SH
 Benny Carter & HIS ORCHESTRA  —  Night HopDecca3294-A1940SH
 Benny Carter & HIS ORCHESTRA  —  Pom PomBrunswick03088-A /03088-B1940SH
 Benny Carter & HIS ORCHESTRA  —  SleepVocalion53991940SH
 Benny Carter & HIS ORCHESTRA  —  What a Diff'rence a Day MadeBluebirdB111971941SH
 Benny Carter / Gene Krupa and their Orchestras  —  THE GENTLEMAN OF JAZZ 1940-1941MerittMeritt 171940+41LP
 Benny Carter and his Orchestra  —  MELANCHOLY BENNYTaxTax m-80041939-40LP
XBenny Carter and his Orchestra  —  MELANCHOLY BENNY 1939 /40TaxTAX m-8004*1939-40LP
XBenny Carter and His Orchestra  —  TREASURY OF JAZZ (1940-41) N° 56RCA Victor430.686 S1940+41LP
 Benny Carter Orchestra  —  The Early FortiesOfficial Records30191940-45LP
XBessie Smith  —  SoundtrackDurium (Cicala Serie)BLJ 80251924-1927LP
 Bessie Smith  —  The Bessie Smith Recordings Volume SixEmpressEmpress 100061925-1929LP
 Bill Coleman Buster Bailey  —  The Cradle of Jazz Cuttin' outHistory20.3017-HI1924-42CD
 Buster Bailey  —  An Introduction to Buster Bailey - His Best Recordings 1924-1942Best Of Jazz40381924-42CD
XCab Calloway  —  16 cab calloway classicsCBS629501939-41LP
 Cab Calloway  —  CLUB ZANSIBAR BROADCASTSUnique Jazz0061945LP
 Cab Calloway  —  Hi De Ho ManColumbiaG325931935-47LP
 Cab Calloway  —  HI DE HO MANColumbiaCG-325931935-47LP
XCab Calloway  —  JUMPIN JIVECBSCBS 211151935-47LP
XCab Calloway  —  ON FILM 1934-1950Harlequin RecordsHQ 20051934-50LP
XCab Calloway  —  One Night Stand with CAB CALLOWAY and his OrchestraJoyce MusicLP-10321945LP
 Cab Calloway  —  One Night Stand with CAB CALLOWAY and his OrchestraJoyce MusicLP-1032*1945LP
 Cab Calloway and his Orchestra  —  "JUMPIN STUFF"Golden Era RecordsLP-150131944-46LP
 Cab Calloway and his Orchestra  —  A Smo-o-Oth One / Let's Go JoeOkeh6720 A/B1941/1942SH
 Cab Calloway and his Orchestra  —  AND ALL THE LADSMetronomeMNR 12111945LP
 Cab Calloway And His Orchestra  —  Boog-itJazz & JazzJJ-6071939-1942LP
 Cab Calloway and his Orchestra  —  CAB CALLOWAYEpicLN 32651935-45LP
 Cab Calloway and his Orchestra  —  CAB CALLOWAY: Soundtracks and broadcastings 1943/1944Jazz Anthology30 JA 51531943-45LP
 Cab Calloway and his Orchestra  —  HI DE HO MANColumbiaCG 325931935-47LP
 Cab Calloway and his Orchestra  —  I Learned About Love from Her / Father's Got His Glasses onHis Masters VoiceB.64511933SH
XCab Calloway and his Orchestra  —  JAZZ OFF THE AIR VOL. 4SpotliteSPJ 1481943-46LP
 Cab Calloway and his Orchestra  —  Singin' N' Swingin'Giants Of JazzGOJ-10121946+50LP
 Cab Calloway and his Orchestra  —  Swinging 40sCaracol4391939-45LP
 Cab Calloway and his Orchestra with The Cabaliers  —  GET WITH IT !Swing HouseSWH 381944-50LP
 CabCalloway and his Orchestra  —  JUMPING JIVESwing HouseSWH151944+46LP
 Casa Loma Orchestra / Benny Carter & HIS ORCHESTRA  —  I Got Rhythm / Dream LullabyBrunswickA99071933/1934SH
 Chocolate Dandies / Horace Henderson  —  CHOCOLATE DANDIES / HORACE HENDERSON AND HIS ORCHESTRAParlophoneR 17921933SH
 Chu Berry with Fletcher Henderson and Wingy Manone  —  DENTISTRY IN RHYTHM - FILLIN' CHU GAPSTwo Flats DiscTFD 5.0051936-39LP
 Claude Hopkins and his Orchestra / Fletcher Henderson and his Orchestra  —  Harlem Rhythm Dance / Livery Stable BluesParlophonePar (E) R22831934 / 1927SH
 Coleman Hawkins  —  Bean StalkingHistory20.1961-HI1931-47CD
 Coleman Hawkins  —  ClassicsClassics RecordsClassics 5871929-1934CD
 Coleman Hawkins  —  GEMS OF JAZZ VOLUME 4DeccaDL 53841933-34LP
 Coleman Hawkins  —  His Best RecordingsBest Of Jazz40491923-45CD
 Coleman Hawkins  —  Il classico Coleman HawkinsMusica Jazz2 MJP 10091933-41LP
XColeman Hawkins  —  THE HAWKRegalREG 10471933-34LP
XColeman Hawkins / Horace Henderson and theire Orchestras  —  Vintage HawkMusic for PleasureMFP 11281933-34LP
 Coleman Hawkins - Don Byas  —  Super SessionHistory20.1962-HI1929-45CD
 Coleman Hawkins and Orchestras  —  The Indispensable COLEMAN HAWKINS, "BODY AND SOUL", 1927 -1956RCANL 892771927-56LP
XDixie Stompers  —  UntitledOnly for CollectorsOFC-291926+27LP
 Duke Ellington - Fletcher Henderson  —  The Birth of Big Band JazzRiversideRLP 12-1291923-1928LP
 Duke Ellington and The Washingtonians / Fletcher Henderson & His Orchestra  —  Tishomingo Blues / SensationBrunswick02503-A/B (Br 3987 / Br 3521) (Can)1928/1927SH
 Fletcher  —  Saint Louis Blues / I'm Feelin' DevilishJazz SocietyJS (Swd) AA5571927/1928SH
XFletcher Henderson  —  "Smack" originater of swing arrangementGiants Of JazzLP JT 391924-38LP
XFletcher Henderson  —  1924 - 1927Philips13654A-JL1924-1927LP
 Fletcher Henderson  —  A Study In Frustration (The Fletcher Henderson Story)CBS / ColumbiaC4L 19 (Box)1923-38LP
 Fletcher Henderson  —  A Study In Frustration (The Fletcher Henderson Story)ColumbiaC4L19 (Box), CL 1684 (LP 3)1928-39LP
 Fletcher Henderson  —  A Study In Frustration (The Fletcher Henderson Story)ColumbiaC4L19 (Box), CL 1682 (LP 1)1923-27LP
 Fletcher Henderson  —  A Study In Frustration (The Fletcher Henderson Story)ColumbiaC4L19 (Box), CL 1683 (LP 2)1927-28LP
 Fletcher Henderson  —  A Study In Frustration (The Fletcher Henderson Story)ColumbiaC4L19 (Box), CL 1685 (LP 4)1932-38LP
 Fletcher Henderson  —  A Study In Frustration - (The Fletcher Henderson Story)ColumbiaC3K 575961923-27CD
 Fletcher Henderson  —  first impressions Vol.1 1924-1931MCA Records510 0351924-31LP
 Fletcher Henderson  —  Fletcher HendersonMusica Jazz2MJP 10621925-45LP
 Fletcher Henderson  —  Fletcher HendersonRCA730.5841927 - 1936LP
 Fletcher Henderson  —  FLETCHER HENDERSON & HIS ORCHESTRAColumbia1319-D1929SH
 Fletcher Henderson  —  FLETCHER HENDERSON & THE DIXIE STOMPERS 1927/8ParlophonePMC 70561927+28LP
XFletcher Henderson  —  FLETCHER HENDERSON AND HIS CONNIE'S INN ORCHESTRAJokerSM 30771931+32LP
 Fletcher Henderson  —  FLETCHER HENDERSON AND HIS ORCHESTRABrunswick01974-A,01974-B1934SH
 Fletcher Henderson  —  FLETCHER HENDERSON AND HIS ORCHESTRABrunswick02119-A / 02119-B1934SH
 Fletcher Henderson  —  FLETCHER HENDERSON AND HIS ORCHESTRABrunswick01659 A / 01659 B1933SH
 Fletcher Henderson  —  FLETCHER HENDERSON AND HIS ORCHESTRAColumbia2352-D1930SH
 Fletcher Henderson  —  FLETCHER HENDERSON AND HIS ORCHESTRAColumbiaDC 1321931SH
 Fletcher Henderson  —  FLETCHER HENDERSON AND HIS ORCHESTRADeccaF.490101934SH
XFletcher Henderson  —  Fletcher Henderson Vol. 1RCA130 2491927-36LP
 Fletcher Henderson  —  FLETCHER HENDERSON'S ORCHESTRABiograph RecordsBLP-C-121924-41LP
 Fletcher Henderson  —  FLETCHER HENDERSON'S ORCHESTRA Vol.2, 1923 -1925Historical recordsASC 5829-181923-25LP
 Fletcher Henderson  —  Harlem in the ThirtiesOlympic RecordsOL-71181931LP
 Fletcher Henderson  —  Jazz Archives No 6Village MusicVILCD 006-21926-27CD
 Fletcher Henderson  —  Jazz Museum 5Coral RecordsEPC 94 2551926+27EP
 Fletcher Henderson  —  Ken Burns JazzColumbia / Legacy501037 21936CD
 Fletcher Henderson  —  Rarest Fletcher 3 1924 -1931MCA Records510 1361924-31LP
 Fletcher Henderson  —  The CROWN King of SwingSavoySJL 11521931LP
XFletcher Henderson  —  THE END OF AN ERASwingtimeST 10081936-41LP
 Fletcher Henderson  —  THE FLETCHER HENDERSON STORY - A STUDY IN FRUSTRATIONColumbiaC3K 57596 21923-38CD
 Fletcher Henderson  —  THE FLETCHER HENDERSON STORY - A STUDY IN FRUSTRATION (Box mit 4 LP's)CBSCBS 66423 Box) / 54266 / 54267 / 54268 / 5421923-38LP
 Fletcher Henderson  —  Vol. 2 (1927 -1934)RCA7410711927-34LP
 Fletcher Henderson & His Orchestra  —  1932-1934 (The Chronological)Classics RecordsClassics 5351932-34CD
 Fletcher Henderson & His Orchestra  —  ClassicsClassics RecordsClassics 7941921-23CD
XFletcher Henderson & His Orchestra  —  FLETCHER HENDERSONGaps0901926-33LP
 Fletcher Henderson & His Orchestra  —  FLETCHER HENDERSON 1923 -1927Classic Jazz MastersCJM 885071923-27LP
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"D" natural Blues Fletcher Henderson's Orchestra  —  NEW YORK COLUMBIA SESSIONS IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER 1926 -1930VJM RecordsLP
'tain't No Good Cab Calloway And His Orchestra  —  Boog-itJazz & JazzLP
(I'll be glad when you're dead) You rascal you (Take 2) Fletcher Henderson  —  The CROWN King of SwingSavoyLP
(I'll be glad when you're dead) You rascal you (Take 3) Fletcher Henderson  —  The CROWN King of SwingSavoyLP
(The anniversary of) Minnie the moocher's wedding day Various  —  RIDIN' IN RHYTHMSWINGLP
105 in the shadeXCab Calloway and his Orchestra  —  JAZZ OFF THE AIR VOL. 4SpotliteLP
12th Street rag Kid Ory and his Band (Side 1) - Fletcher Henderson and his Orchestra (Side 2)  —  KID ORY - FLETCHER HENDERSONHitLP
9.20 special Cab Calloway  —  CLUB ZANSIBAR BROADCASTSUnique JazzLP
9:20 special Cab Calloway and his Orchestra  —  CAB CALLOWAY: Soundtracks and broadcastings 1943/1944Jazz AnthologyLP
9:20 special Cab Calloway and his Orchestra  —  Swinging 40sCaracolLP
A Chicken Ain't Nothing But A Bird Cab Calloway  —  Hi De Ho ManColumbiaLP
A pixie from dixieXVarious  —  A NIGHT AT THE SAVOYTAXLP
A pixie from dixieXFletcher Henderson  —  THE END OF AN ERASwingtimeLP
A Smo-o-Oth One Cab Calloway and his Orchestra  —  A Smo-o-Oth One / Let's Go JoeOkehSH
A smooth oneXCab Calloway  —  16 cab calloway classicsCBSLP
Abi Gezunt Cab Calloway  —  Hi De Ho ManColumbiaLP
After You've Gone Fletcher Henderson And His Connie's Inn Orchestra  —  La Storia Del JazzJokerLP
After you've goneXFletcher Henderson and his Connie's Inn Orchestra  —  CONNIE'S INN ORCHESTRA 1931Jazz PanoramaLP
After you've gone Fletcher Henderson  —  The CROWN King of SwingSavoyLP
After you've gone Fletcher Henderson & His Orchestra  —  The CROWN King of SwingSavoyLP
After you've goneXFletcher Henderson  —  FLETCHER HENDERSON AND HIS CONNIE'S INN ORCHESTRAJokerLP
After you've gone Fletcher Henderson  —  Harlem in the ThirtiesOlympic RecordsLP
Afternoon moon Cab Calloway and his Orchestra  —  Singin' N' Swingin'Giants Of JazzLP
Ain't cha glad Various  —  EVERYBODY SWINGRegalLP
Ain't Cha Glad Coleman Hawkins  —  ClassicsClassics RecordsCD
Ain't cha glad Various  —  The Big Bands / 1933PrestigeLP
Ain't Cha Glad? Horace Henderson and His Orchestra / The Chocolate Dandies  —  Ain't Cha Glad? / Once Upon A TimeParlophoneSH
Ain't cha glad? Various  —  RIDIN' IN RHYTHMSWINGLP
Ain't She Sweet? Fletcher Henderson  —  Jazz Archives No 6Village MusicCD
Ain't that something? Various  —  STORMY WEATHERSountrakLP
Ain't that something? Various  —  STORMY WEATHERSandy Hook RecordsLP
Air mail stomp Cab Calloway and his Orchestra  —  "JUMPIN STUFF"Golden Era RecordsLP
Alabama Stomp Fletcher Henderson  —  Jazz Archives No 6Village MusicCD
Alabama Stomp Fletcher Henderson and the Dixie Stompers  —  THE DIXIE STOMPERS 1925-6SwingLP
Alabamy Bound Fletcher Henderson  —  A Study In Frustration - (The Fletcher Henderson Story)ColumbiaCD
All God's Chillun Got Rhythm Chu Berry with Fletcher Henderson and Wingy Manone  —  DENTISTRY IN RHYTHM - FILLIN' CHU GAPSTwo Flats DiscLP
All of me Benny Carter & His Orchestra  —  BENNY CARTER 1940 -1941RCA VictorLP
All of meXBenny Carter and His Orchestra  —  TREASURY OF JAZZ (1940-41) N° 56RCA VictorLP
All of me Various  —  THE SWING ERAVictor RecordsLP
All of me Benny Carter  —  Benny Carter (1928-1952)RCALP
Among my souvenirs Benny Carter / Gene Krupa and their Orchestras  —  THE GENTLEMAN OF JAZZ 1940-1941MerittLP
Among my souvenirsXBenny Carter and his Orchestra  —  MELANCHOLY BENNY 1939 /40TaxLP
Among my souvenirs Benny Carter and his Orchestra  —  MELANCHOLY BENNYTaxLP
And the angels sing Cab Calloway and his Orchestra  —  CAB CALLOWAY: Soundtracks and broadcastings 1943/1944Jazz AnthologyLP
And the angels sing Cab Calloway and his Orchestra  —  AND ALL THE LADSMetronomeLP
Babalu Benny Carter & His Orchestra  —  BENNY CARTER 1940 -1941RCA VictorLP
BabaluXBenny Carter and His Orchestra  —  TREASURY OF JAZZ (1940-41) N° 56RCA VictorLP
Baby Won't You Please Come Home Fletcher Henderson  —  Jazz Archives No 6Village MusicCD
Baby Won't You Please Come Home Tommy Ladnier  —  Tommy Ladnier and Jimmy HarrisonPirate RecordsEP
Baby won't you please come home ? Fletcher Henderson  —  Rarest Fletcher 3 1924 -1931MCA RecordsLP
Back In Your Own Backyard Fletcher Henderson  —  A Study In Frustration - (The Fletcher Henderson Story)ColumbiaCD
Back in your own backyardXFletcher Henderson  —  "Smack" originater of swing arrangementGiants Of JazzLP
Back in your own backyard Fletcher Henderson  —  A Study In Frustration (The Fletcher Henderson Story)CBS / ColumbiaLP
Back in your own backyard Fletcher Henderson  —  THE FLETCHER HENDERSON STORY - A STUDY IN FRUSTRATIONColumbiaCD
Back in your own backyard Fletcher Henderson  —  THE FLETCHER HENDERSON STORY - A STUDY IN FRUSTRATION (Box mit 4 LP's)CBSLP
BaltimoreXDixie Stompers  —  UntitledOnly for CollectorsLP
Baltimore Fletcher Henderson  —  FLETCHER HENDERSON & THE DIXIE STOMPERS 1927/8ParlophoneLP
Baltimore buzz Various  —  RAGTIME 1900-1930RCA VictorLP
Band Intro Bessie Smith  —  The Bessie Smith Recordings Volume SixEmpressLP
Bandana days Noble Sissle with Eubie Blake and Orchestra  —  Sissle & Blake Volume 2Eubie Blake MusicLP
Basically blues Cab Calloway and his Orchestra  —  "JUMPIN STUFF"Golden Era RecordsLP
Beale Street Mama Various  —  The Savoy BandsRCALP
Beale Street Mama Fletcher Henderson & His Orchestra  —  Fletcher Henderson Orchestra 1923 - 1927RiversideLP
Beale street mama Fletcher Henderson and Orchestras  —  Fletcher Henderson Orchestra 1923 -1927Biograph RecordsLP
Beale street mama Various  —  CRESCENT CITY RHYTHM (Side 1+2) / FLETCHER HENDERSON ORCHESTRA (Side 3+4)Double music cetraLP
Beale street mama Fletcher Henderson & His Orchestra  —  THE VERY FIRST BIG BANDJazz StoryLP
Bessie Talking Bessie Smith  —  The Bessie Smith Recordings Volume SixEmpressLP
Big John special Fletcher Henderson & His Orchestra  —  Fletcher Henderson 1934Ace of HeartsLP
Big John special Various  —  L'ERA DELLO SWINGMusica JazzLP
Big John's special Fletcher Henderson & His Orchestra  —  Swing's The ThingDECCA / CoralLP
Big John's special Fletcher Henderson 2  —  Swing's the thing 1931 -1934MCA RecordsLP
Big John's special Fletcher Henderson 2  —  Swing's the thing 1931 -1934MCA RecordsLP
Black horse Stomp Fletcher Henderson and the Dixie Stompers  —  THE DIXIE STOMPERS 1925-6SwingLP
Black horse stomp Fletcher Henderson and the Dixie Stompers  —  FLETCHER HENDERSON & THE DIXIE STOMPERS 1925-6ParlophoneLP
Black MariaXDixie Stompers  —  UntitledOnly for CollectorsLP
Black Maria Fletcher Henderson  —  FLETCHER HENDERSON & THE DIXIE STOMPERS 1927/8ParlophoneLP
Blazin' Fletcher Henderson  —  A Study In Frustration - (The Fletcher Henderson Story)ColumbiaCD
Blazin' Fletcher Henderson  —  THE FLETCHER HENDERSON STORY - A STUDY IN FRUSTRATION (Box mit 4 LP's)CBSLP
Blazin' Fletcher Henderson  —  THE FLETCHER HENDERSON STORY - A STUDY IN FRUSTRATIONColumbiaCD
Blazin' Fletcher Henderson & His Orchestra  —  THE FLETCHER HENDERSON STORY, VOLUME 3CBSLP
Blazin' Fletcher Henderson  —  A Study In Frustration (The Fletcher Henderson Story)CBS / ColumbiaLP
Blazin' Fletcher Henderson's Orchestra  —  NEW YORK COLUMBIA SESSIONS IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER 1926 -1930VJM RecordsLP
Blue Lou Fletcher Henderson  —  A Study In Frustration - (The Fletcher Henderson Story)ColumbiaCD
Blue Moments Fletcher Henderson  —  A Study In Frustration - (The Fletcher Henderson Story)ColumbiaCD
Blue rhythm Fletcher Henderson  —  Harlem in the ThirtiesOlympic RecordsLP
Blue rhythm Various  —  A WORLD OF JAZZ: New York - HarlemVogueLP
Blue rhythmXFletcher Henderson  —  FLETCHER HENDERSON AND HIS CONNIE'S INN ORCHESTRAJokerLP
Blue rhythmXFletcher Henderson and his Connie's Inn Orchestra  —  CONNIE'S INN ORCHESTRA 1931Jazz PanoramaLP
Blue rhythm (Take 1) Fletcher Henderson  —  The CROWN King of SwingSavoyLP
Blue rhythm (Take 1) Fletcher Henderson & His Orchestra  —  The CROWN King of SwingSavoyLP
Blue rhythm (Take 3) Fletcher Henderson  —  The CROWN King of SwingSavoyLP
Blue rhythm (Take 3) Fletcher Henderson & His Orchestra  —  The CROWN King of SwingSavoyLP
Blue skies Cab Calloway and his Orchestra  —  "JUMPIN STUFF"Golden Era RecordsLP
Blue skies Cab Calloway and his Orchestra  —  Swinging 40sCaracolLP
Blue skiesXCab Calloway and his Orchestra  —  JAZZ OFF THE AIR VOL. 4SpotliteLP
Blues in my heartXFletcher Henderson and his Connie's Inn Orchestra  —  CONNIE'S INN ORCHESTRA 1931Jazz PanoramaLP
Blues in the nightXCab Calloway  —  ON FILM 1934-1950Harlequin RecordsLP
Blues in the night Various  —  HARLEM ROOTS - THE BIG BANDSStoryvilleLP
Blues In The Night Cab Calloway And His Orchestra  —  Boog-itJazz & JazzLP
Body and soul Various  —  CHAMBER MUSIC JAZZSpook JazzLP
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Russell Smith stammte aus einer musikalischen Familie; einer seiner Brüder war der Trompeter Joe „Fox“ Smith, der auch als Jazztrompeter wirkte. Er begann seine Musikerkarriere in verschiedenen Musiktheatern in Cincinnati und ging dann mit einem Ensemble namens Six Musical Spoilers auf Tournee. Als er auf diese Weise nach New York kam, wechselte er in die Band von Joe Jordan. Im Ersten Weltkrieg war er als Musiker in der 350th Field Artillery Band in Frankreich eingesetzt; nach Kriegsende wurde er 1919 Mitglied von James Reese Europes Band. Mitte der 1920er Jahre arbeitete er bei Fletcher Henderson, danach in Noble Sissles Orchester, in dem zur gleichen Zeit auch der gleichnamige Pianist Russell Smith tätig war, mit dem er oft verwechselt wird. Nach vier Jahren bei Sissle spielte erneut bei Henderson, dessen Orchester er dann zwei Jahrzehnte angehörte. Daneben arbeitete er auch mit Ben Webster, Coleman Hawkins, Horace Henderson und Benny Carter zusammen. Ab 1942 gehörte er zum Orchester von Cab Calloway; eine Dekade später, nachdem er erneut bei Sissle gearbeitet hatte, setzte er sich in Kalifornien zur Ruhe, spielte und unterrichtete aber noch gelegentlich (Wikipedia).