Jabbo Smith

Jabbo Smith

Jabbo Smith

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Top Songs

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Rhythm In Spain
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Tanguay Blues
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Boston Skiffle
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Weird And Blue
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Til Times Get Better

Albums

  • Hidden Treasure

    Dec 2015 • 14 songs

  • Jabbo Smith Selected Favorites

    Mar 2011 • 16 songs

  • Hidden Treasure

    Dec 2010 • 14 songs

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Jabbo Smith

Biography

Jabbo Smith had one of the oddest careers in jazz history. A brilliant trumpeter, Smith had accomplished virtually all of his most significant work by the time he turned 21, yet lived to be 82. He learned to play trumpet at the legendary Jenkins Orphanage in Charleston, and by the time he was 16, Smith showed great promise. During 1925-1928 he was with Charlie Johnson's Paradise Ten, a top New York jazz group that made some classic recordings. Smith was on a recording session with Duke Ellington in 1927 (resulting in a memorable version of "Black and Tan Fantasy") and played i...
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