| Full Name: | Hezekiah Leroy Gordon Smith |
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| Description: | Violinist - U.S.A. |
| Known For: | "If You`re a Viper" (sometimes titled "If You`se a Viper") is a jazz song composed by Stuff Smith. |
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| Instruments: | Jazz Violin |
| Music Styles: | Jazz Violin |
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| Location: | United States of America |
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| Web Site: | http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/musician.php?id=4454 |
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| Date Born: | 14th September 1909 |
| Location Born: | Portsmouth,, Ohio, United States of America |
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| Date Died: | 25th September 1967 |
| Location Died: | Munich |
| Memorial: | He is buried at Klakring Cemetery in Jutland, Denmark.
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| Summary: | Smith was critical of the bebop movement, although his own style represented a transition between swing and bebop. |
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