Please answer the following question: Facts: - birth name: patrick smith - birth date: 19 january 1941 - name: putter smith - birth place: california , united states - occupation: jazz author , actor bassist , recording artist , music teacher , Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of putter smith .
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patrick '' putter '' smith -lrb- born january 19 , 1941 -rrb- is an american jazz bassist , recording artist , music teacher , author , and actor .born in los angeles , bassist putter smith is a musical product of the vast diversity that defines los angeles metropolitan area .this jazz legend has performed with many of the greatest musicians in the biz , including thelonious monk quartet , art blakey and the jazz messengers , duke ellington orchestra , billy eckstine , alan broadbent , bob brookmeyer , willie bobo , dianne schuur , warne marsh , dave koonse , larry koonse , sue raney , gary foster , lee konitz , ray charles , jeff colella , jackie and roy , carmen macrae , bob dorough , rio hondo symphony , tootie heath , mark murphy , blue mitchell , patrice rushen , art farmer , marlene dietrich , burt bacharach , errol garner , gerry muligan , jack sheldon , charlie haden , art pepper , claude thornhill orchestra conducted by mark masters , new american symphony conducted by jack eliot , t-bone walker , manhattan transfer , lew tabakin , toshiko akiyoshi , johnny mathis , steve huffstetter , eric von essen , shelly manne , george duvivier , tommy newsome , roy mcurdy , kevin tulius , art pepper , jake hannah , janis segal , stephanie haynes , vr smith , mark turner , joe labarbera , bill mays , jeff hirshfield , billy mintz quartet , mose allison , walter norris , larance marable , sam most , abe most , bud shank , charlie mariano , roberta piket , dexter gordon , j.r. monterose , tommy flanagan don randi , earl palmer , charles davis , bobby bradford , don preston , billy higgins , don cherry , paul bley , carla bley , diana krall , natalie cole , jim hall , stix hooper , john gross , chuck manning , tim pleasant , bill holman and many more .he has performed in concert halls and jazz clubs in the usa , europe and asia .a professional jazz bassist , smith has appeared on numerous releases throughout his career including the 1975 pat britt album entitled '' jazzman '' -lrb- vee-jay international -rrb-...