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Willie Smith (2)
Willie Smith (2) is credited on 1,492 releases across 392 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1950–2025 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.
1,492
Pressings credited
392
Albums
8
Decades active
119
In collections
Biography
Willie James Smith III (February 28, 1956 – November 7, 2020) was an American athlete who was the national champion 400 metres runner in 1979-80, and a gold medal winner at the 1984 Olympics in the 4 × 400 m relay.
Bio from Wikipedia
Credited work
1,492 releases · 392 albums · active 1950–2025
- Performance · 2,362
- Other credits · 273
Studios: Pasadena Civic Auditorium · Carnegie Hall · Philharmonic Auditorium · Capitol Studios
Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.

Lady Sings The Blues
1956

Masterpieces By Ellington
1951

The Smithsonian Collection Of Classic Jazz
1973

Ellington Uptown
1953

The Drum Battle - Gene Krupa And Buddy Rich At JATP
1960

Such Sweet Thunder
1957

Bird And Pres: The '46 Concerts
1977

About The Blues
1957

Duke Ellington's Liberian Suite
1949

Nat King Cole Sings With The Nat King Cole Trio
1966

After Midnight
1957

Lionel Hampton With The Just Jazz All Stars
1955

Young Man With A Horn
1950

Bird In LA
2021

The Best Of The Song Books
1993

Lady In Autumn: The Best Of The Verve Years
1991

Norman Granz' Jazz At The Philharmonic Hartford, 1953
1984

Cotton Club Stars
1984

The World Of Duke Ellington Volume 3
1976

The World Of Duke Ellington Volume 2
1975

Sings The Johnny Mercer Song Book
1964

Festival Session
1960

Modern Jazz Performances From Bizet's Opera Carmen
1959

The Bebop Years
2006
Frequent collaborators
- Various
- Harry James And His Orchestra
- Billie Holiday
- Jimmie Lunceford And His Orchestra
- Duke Ellington
- Harry James (2)
- Jazz At The Philharmonic
- Norman Granz' Jazz At The Philharmonic
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