Kester Smith

Kester Smith, January 2012

Kester "Smitty" Smith is an American percussionist. He is the drummer for the Taj Mahal Trio and has collaborated with jazz, blues and world musicians.^[1][2] He has performed with and alongside Taj Mahal for over forty years.^[3] He has recorded music with Taj Mahal, Geoff Muldaur, Peter Rowan, Cedella Booker, Morgan Freeman, Ellen McIlwaine, Mary Coughlan and Pinetop Perkins.^[4]

Selected discography

• Taj Mahal, Mo' Roots, Columbia Records, 1974.^[5]
• Taj Mahal, Big Blues: Live at Ronnie Scott, Silverline Records, 1991^[6]
• Taj Mahal, Mule Bone, Gramavision, 1991^[7]
• Geoff Muldaur, Secret Handshake, HighTone Records, 1998^[8]
• Taj Mahal, Sugar Mama Blues, Just a Memory Records, 2004^[9]
• Taj Mahal, Maestro, Telarc, 2008^[10]

References

1. Britt, Grant. "Taj Mahal Review - Raleigh, NC 2-18-12". Blogs. No Depression. Retrieved 6 January 2013.
2. Hayden, Mark. "Taj Mahal is tale of blues legend". Arts & Entertainment. The Durango Herald. Retrieved 6 January 2013.
3. Penn, Roberta. "Global sounds inspire Taj Mahal". News. Star News. Retrieved 6 January 2013.
4. "Kester Smith". AllMusic. Retrieved 6 January 2013.
5. "Mo' Roots". Dead Disc. Retrieved 6 January 2013.
6. "Taj Mahal - Big Blues: Live at Ronnie Scott Audio CD". CD Universe. Retrieved 6 January 2013.
7. "Taj Mahal - Mule Bone Audio CD". CD Universe. Retrieved 6 January 2013.
8. "Secret Handshake". Dead Disc. Retrieved 6 January 2013.
9. "Taj Mahal - Sugar Mama Blues Audio CD". CD Universe. Retrieved 6 January 2013.
10. "Maestro". CD Universe. Retrieved 6 January 2013.