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'''Jon Robert Smith''' (born 1945 [[Lake Charles, Louisiana]]) is an [[United States|American]] tenor saxophonist, prolific as a [[rock and roll]], [[R&B]], [[delta blues]], [[jazz]], and [[Fusion (music)|fusion]] studio and live performance musician.<ref name="Eary" /><ref name="Windplayer" />
{{Short description|American tenor saxophonist (born 1945)}}
'''Jon Robert Smith''' (born 1945 in [[Lake Charles, Louisiana]], U.S.) is an American tenor saxophonist, prolific as a [[rock and roll]], [[R&B]], [[delta blues]], [[jazz]], and [[Jazz fusion|fusion]] studio and live performance musician.<ref name="Eary" /><ref name="Windplayer" />


==Selected discography==
==Selected discography==
{{BLP sources section|date=May 2021}}
'''As leader'''
'''As leader'''
* Jon Smith, ''Jon R. Smith'' (CD, arrangements by Lawrence Sieberth; produced by Lawrence Sieberth and Jon Smith), 2007, Grand Pointe Records
* Jon Smith, ''Jon R. Smith'' (CD, arrangements by Lawrence Sieberth; produced by Lawrence Sieberth and Jon Smith), 2007, Grand Pointe Records


'''As sideman'''
'''As sideman'''
* [[Edgar Winter]], ''[[Edgar Winter's White Trash (album)|White Trash]]'', (LP, horn Arrangements: Jon Smith/Edgar Winter), and all tenor sax solos 1970, [[Epic Records]]
* [[Edgar Winter]], ''[[Edgar Winter's White Trash (album)|White Trash]]'', (LP, horn Arrangements: Jon Smith/Edgar Winter), 1970, [[Epic Records]]
* Richard Landry, ''Solos — Live at the [[Leo Castelli Gallery]],'' New York, February 19, 1972, [[Chatham Square]]; {{OCLC|7937237}}
* Richard Landry, ''Solos — Live at the [[Leo Castelli Gallery]],'' New York, February 19, 1972, [[Chatham Square]]; {{OCLC|7937237}}
* [[Edgar Winter]], ''[[Roadwork (album)|Roadwork]]'' (LP, horn Arrangements: Jon Smith/Edgar Winter),and all tenor sax solos 1972, [[Epic Records]]
* [[Edgar Winter]], ''[[Roadwork (album)|Roadwork]]'' (LP, horn Arrangements: Jon Smith/Edgar Winter), 1972, [[Epic Records]]
* [[Edgar Winter]], ''Recycled'' (LP, horn Arrangements: Jon Smith/Edgar Winter), and all tenor sax solos 1976, [[Blue Sky Records]]
* [[Edgar Winter]], ''Recycled'' (LP, horn Arrangements: Jon Smith/Edgar Winter), 1976, [[Blue Sky Records]]
* [[Edgar Winter]], ''The Real Deal'' (CD, Featuring the Legendary White Trash Horns), 1996, Intersound Records
* [[Edgar Winter]], ''The Real Deal'' (CD, Featuring the Legendary White Trash Horns), 1996, [[Intersound Records]]
* [[Edgar Winter]], ''Winter Blues'' (CD, Featuring the Legendary White Trash Horns), 1999, [[Rhino Entertainment|Pyramid Records]]
* [[Edgar Winter]], ''Winter Blues'' (CD, Featuring the Legendary White Trash Horns), 1999, [[Rhino Entertainment|Pyramid Records]]
* [[Edgar Winter]], ''The Best of Edgar Winter'' (CD, horn arrangements: Jon Smith/Edgar Winter), 2002, [[Sony Records]]
* [[Edgar Winter]], ''The Best of Edgar Winter'' (CD, horn arrangements: Jon Smith/Edgar Winter), 2002, [[Sony Records]]
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* [[Peter Maffay]], ''Something Will Happen'' (CD), 1998, BMG/[[Ariola Records|Ariola]]; {{OCLC|725028481}}
* [[Peter Maffay]], ''Something Will Happen'' (CD), 1998, BMG/[[Ariola Records|Ariola]]; {{OCLC|725028481}}
* [[Peter Maffay]], ''Begegnungen'' (horn arrangements: [[Bertram Engel]] [[:de:Bertram Engel|(de)]]/Jon Smith/Steve Howard, CD), 1998, BMG/[[Ariola Records|Ariola]]; {{OCLC|724823736}}
* [[Peter Maffay]], ''Begegnungen'' (horn arrangements: [[Bertram Engel]] [[:de:Bertram Engel|(de)]]/Jon Smith/Steve Howard, CD), 1998, BMG/[[Ariola Records|Ariola]]; {{OCLC|724823736}}
* [[Carl Carlton (German musician)|Carl Carlton]] & The Song Dogs, ''Revolution Avenue'' (horn arrangements: [[Bertram Engel]] [[:de:Bertram Engel|(de)]]/Jon Smith/Steve Howard, CD), 2001, [[EMI]]
* [[Carl Carlton (German musician)|Carl Carlton]] & The Songdogs, ''Revolution Avenue'' (horn arrangements: [[Bertram Engel]] [[:de:Bertram Engel|(de)]]/Jon Smith/Steve Howard, CD), 2001, [[EMI]]
* [[The Doobie Brothers]], ''[[Toulouse Street]]'' (LP), 1972, [[Warner Bros. Records]]
* [[The Doobie Brothers]], ''[[Toulouse Street]]'' (LP), 1972, [[Warner Bros. Records]]
* [[The Doobie Brothers]], ''[[Long Train Runnin']]'', 1970, 2000" (CD), 1999, WEA/[[Rhino Records]]
* [[The Doobie Brothers]], ''[[Long Train Runnin']]'', 1970, 2000" (CD), 1999, WEA/[[Rhino Records]]
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* [[Larry Garner]], ''You Need to Live a Little'' (CD, horn arrangements: Jon Smith/Steve Howard - "The Legendary White Trash Horns"), 1994, [[PolyGram]]/[[Verve Records|Verve]]
* [[Larry Garner]], ''You Need to Live a Little'' (CD, horn arrangements: Jon Smith/Steve Howard - "The Legendary White Trash Horns"), 1994, [[PolyGram]]/[[Verve Records|Verve]]
* [[Larry Garner]], ''Baton Rouge'' (CD, horn arrangements: Jon Smith/Steve Howard - "The Legendary White Trash Horns"), 1995, [[PolyGram]]/[[Verve Records|Verve]]
* [[Larry Garner]], ''Baton Rouge'' (CD, horn arrangements: Jon Smith/Steve Howard - "The Legendary White Trash Horns"), 1995, [[PolyGram]]/[[Verve Records|Verve]]
* [[Sonny Landreth]], ''[[South of I-10]]'' (CD), 1995, [[Zoo Records|Zoo]]/[[Praxis Records|Praxis]]
* [[Sonny Landreth]], ''[[South of I-10]]'' (CD), 1995, [[Zoo Records|Zoo]]/Praxis
* [[Sonny Landreth]], ''[[Levee Town]]'' (CD, horn arrangements: [[Mike Post]]/Jon Smith/Steve Howard/[[Sonny Landreth]]), 2000, [[Sugar Hill Records|Sugar Hill]]
* [[Sonny Landreth]], ''[[Levee Town]]'' (CD, horn arrangements: [[Mike Post]]/Jon Smith/Steve Howard/[[Sonny Landreth]]), 2000, [[Sugar Hill Records (bluegrass label)|Sugar Hill]]
* [[Junior Wells]], ''Everybody's Gettin' Some'' (CD, horn arrangements: Jon Smith/Steve Howard - "The Legendary White Trash Horns"), 1995, [[Telarc Records]]
* [[Junior Wells]], ''Everybody's Gettin' Some'' (CD, horn arrangements: Jon Smith/Steve Howard - "The Legendary White Trash Horns"), 1995, [[Telarc Records]]
* [[Billy Branch]], ''The Blues Keep Following Me Around'' (CD, horn arrangements: Jon Smith/Steve Howard - "The Legendary White Trash Horns"), 1995, PGD/[[Polydor_Records#PolyGram|PolyGram Pop]]
* [[Billy Branch]], ''The Blues Keep Following Me Around'' (CD, horn arrangements: Jon Smith/Steve Howard - "The Legendary White Trash Horns"), 1995, PGD/[[Polydor Records#PolyGram|PolyGram Pop]]
* [[C.J. Chenier]] & The Red Hot Louisiana Band, ''The Big Squeeze'' (CD, horn arrangements: Jon Smith/Steve Howard - "The Legendary White Trash Horns"), 1996, [[Alligator Records]]
* [[C.J. Chenier]] & The Red Hot Louisiana Band, ''The Big Squeeze'' (CD, horn arrangements: Jon Smith/Steve Howard - "The Legendary White Trash Horns"), 1996, [[Alligator Records]]
* [[Coco Montoya]], ''Suspicion'' (CD, horn arrangements: Jon Smith/Steve Howard - "The Legendary White Trash Horns"), 2000, [[Alligator Records]]
* [[Coco Montoya]], ''Suspicion'' (CD, horn arrangements: Jon Smith/Steve Howard - "The Legendary White Trash Horns"), 2000, [[Alligator Records]]
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* ''[[Geno Delafose]] With The White Trash Horns'' (CD), 1994, [[Rounder Records]]
* ''[[Geno Delafose]] With The White Trash Horns'' (CD), 1994, [[Rounder Records]]
* [[The Boogie Kings|The Fabulous Boogie Kings]], ''Swamp Boogie Blues'' (CD, Produced by Jon Smith/Ned Theall, horn arrangements: Jon Smith/Ned Theall), 1996, Gin Records
* [[The Boogie Kings|The Fabulous Boogie Kings]], ''Swamp Boogie Blues'' (CD, Produced by Jon Smith/Ned Theall, horn arrangements: Jon Smith/Ned Theall), 1996, Gin Records
* [[The Boogie Kings|The Fabulous Boogie Kings]], ''Walkin' the Dog'' (CD, Executive Producers: Jon Smith/Ned Theall, horn arrangements: Jon Smith/Ned Theall), 1999, [http://www.csprecords.com CSP Records]; {{OCLC|44392421}}
* [[The Boogie Kings|The Fabulous Boogie Kings]], ''Walkin' the Dog'' (CD, Executive Producers: Jon Smith/Ned Theall, horn arrangements: Jon Smith/Ned Theall), 1999, [http://www.csprecords.com CSP Records] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210228011629/https://csprecords.com/ |date=2021-02-28 }}; {{OCLC|44392421}}
* Various Artists, ''A Celebration of Blues: Great Louisiana Blues'' (CD), 1997, Celebration of Blues; {{OCLC|38191175}}
* Various Artists, ''A Celebration of Blues: Great Louisiana Blues'' (CD), 1997, Celebration of Blues; {{OCLC|38191175}}
* Various Artists, ''Absolute Blues, Vol. 2'' (CD), 1997, [[Stony Plain Records|Stony Plain]]; {{OCLC|607218532}}
* Various Artists, ''Absolute Blues, Vol. 2'' (CD), 1997, [[Stony Plain Records|Stony Plain]]; {{OCLC|607218532}}
* Various Artists, ''Big Blues Extravaganza: The Best of Austin City Limits'' (CD), 1998, [[Columbia Records|Columbia]]/Legacy; {{OCLC|39537207}}
* Various Artists, ''Big Blues Extravaganza: The Best of Austin City Limits'' (CD), 1998, [[Columbia Records|Columbia]]/Legacy; {{OCLC|39537207}}
* Various Artists, ''Blues Masters vol. 17 - More Postmodern Blues'' (CD), 1998, [[Columbia Records|Columbia]]/Legacy; {{OCLC|39661243}}
* Various Artists, ''Blues Masters vol. 17 - More Postmodern Blues'' (CD), 1998, [[Columbia Records|Columbia]]/Legacy; {{OCLC|39661243}}
* Greenlight Caravan - Mother Earth Revival (CD). Saxophone, ''Room 909''(M.Clark),''Lay Down Low''(M.Clark,D.Fontenot) (CD) 2008 Smashing Grass Records


==References==
==References==
{{Reflist||refs=
{{Reflist||refs=
<ref name="Eary">[http://www.martinsvillebulletin.com/article.cfm?ID=9695&back=archives "Performer at Celebration 2007 Has Ties to Martinsville Area"], by Drew Eary, ''Martinsville Bulletin'' ([[Virginia]]), July 2, 2007</ref>
<ref name="Eary">[http://www.martinsvillebulletin.com/article.cfm?ID=9695&back=archives "Performer at Celebration 2007 Has Ties to Martinsville Area"] {{webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20140321021511/http://www.martinsvillebulletin.com/article.cfm?ID=9695&back=archives |date=2014-03-21 }}, by Drew Eary, ''Martinsville Bulletin'' ([[Virginia]]), July 2, 2007</ref>


<ref name="Windplayer">"Jon R. Smith Interview", by Neil F. Sharpe, ''Windplayer'', Vol. 30, No. 4, October 2009; {{ISSN|0895-1527}}<br>
<ref name="Windplayer">"Jon R. Smith Interview", by Neil F. Sharpe, ''Windplayer'', Vol. 30, No. 4, October 2009; {{ISSN|0895-1527}}<br>
{{space|4}}posted at ''{{URL|www.saxontheweb.net}}'', blog of Harri Rautiainen<br>
{{space|4}}posted at ''{{URL|www.saxontheweb.net}}'', blog of Harri Rautiainen<br>
{{space|4}}[http://www.saxontheweb.net/Rock_n_Roll/Jon-Smith-1.html Part 1: "White Trash, Michael Brecker, Philip Glass"]<br>
{{space|4}}[http://www.saxontheweb.net/Rock_n_Roll/Jon-Smith-1.html Part 1: "White Trash, Michael Brecker, Philip Glass"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170616112155/http://www.saxontheweb.net/Rock_n_Roll/Jon-Smith-1.html |date=2017-06-16 }}<br>
{{space|4}}[http://www.saxontheweb.net/Rock_n_Roll/Jon-Smith-2.html Part 2: "Albert Collins, Peter Maffay, Toto, and The Business of Music"]</ref>
{{space|4}}[http://www.saxontheweb.net/Rock_n_Roll/Jon-Smith-2.html Part 2: "Albert Collins, Peter Maffay, Toto, and The Business of Music"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170616112155/http://www.saxontheweb.net/Rock_n_Roll/Jon-Smith-1.html |date=2017-06-16 }}</ref>
}}
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* [http://www.jonrsmith.com Jon R. Smith official website]
* [http://www.jonrsmith.com Jon R. Smith official website]


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Latest revision as of 00:57, 30 November 2024

Jon Robert Smith (born 1945 in Lake Charles, Louisiana, U.S.) is an American tenor saxophonist, prolific as a rock and roll, R&B, delta blues, jazz, and fusion studio and live performance musician.[1][2]

Selected discography

[edit]

As leader

  • Jon Smith, Jon R. Smith (CD, arrangements by Lawrence Sieberth; produced by Lawrence Sieberth and Jon Smith), 2007, Grand Pointe Records

As sideman

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "Performer at Celebration 2007 Has Ties to Martinsville Area" Archived 2014-03-21 at archive.today, by Drew Eary, Martinsville Bulletin (Virginia), July 2, 2007
  2. ^ "Jon R. Smith Interview", by Neil F. Sharpe, Windplayer, Vol. 30, No. 4, October 2009; ISSN 0895-1527
        posted at www.saxontheweb.net, blog of Harri Rautiainen
        Part 1: "White Trash, Michael Brecker, Philip Glass" Archived 2017-06-16 at the Wayback Machine
        Part 2: "Albert Collins, Peter Maffay, Toto, and The Business of Music" Archived 2017-06-16 at the Wayback Machine
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