SMITH DOBSON
Genres: Vocal Jazz, Post Bop, Hard Bop • United States

Born : February 07, 1947 in Stockton, California. Died : April 20, 2001 in Santa Cruz, California. (Car accident) from discogs Dobson was born in Stockton, Calif. His mother was a jazz vocalist, and his father played both the piano and the accordion. In an interview with last year with Metro Santa Cruz, Dobson recalled, "I was learning about harmony even before I could talk, singing along with my mother. My real love and interest has always been harmony and how it moves around." In the late '60s, Dobson performed with the Airmen of Note, an Air Force jazz outfit that recorded with Cannonball and Nat Adderley, Joe Pass, Clark Terry and Joe Williams among others. Over the years, Dobson provided rhythm support for a host of jazz stars, such as Stan Getz, Herb Ellis, Red Holloway, Toots Thielmans, Joe Henderson and, most notably, Bobby Hutcherson. from www.metrosiliconvalley.com