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Jabbo Smith

tr, voc, *1908 US, Pembroke, Georgia
Singer / Musician of Jazz
A.k.a. Cladys Smith

Jabbo Smith, born as Cladys Smith (December 24, 1908 – January 16, 1991) was an American jazz musician, known for his hot virtuoso playing on the trumpet.Smith was born in Pembroke, Georgia. At the age of 6 he went into the Jenkins Orphanage in Charleston, South Carolina where he learned trumpet and trombone, and by age 10 was touring with the Jenkins Band. At age 16 he left the Orphanage to become a professional musician, at first playing in bands in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and Atlantic City, New Jersey before making his base in Manhattan, New York City from about 1925 through 1928, where he made the first of his well regarded recordings.

     
Instruments
  • Trumpet
  • Vocals
  • Trombone
Genres
  • Jazz
  • Blues
  • Pop
Popular Tracks   
Lina Blues on Jazz Foundations Vol. 38 by Jabbo Smith
Ace Of Rhythm on Jazz Foundations Vol. 38 by Jabbo Smith
Jazz Battle on 1929 - The Complete Set by Jabbo Smith
Lina Blues on 1929 - The Complete Set by Jabbo Smith
Michigander Blues on 1929 - The Complete Set by Jabbo Smith
Jazz Battle on Jazz Foundations Vol. 38 by Jabbo Smith
Ready Hokum on 1929 - The Complete Set by Jabbo Smith
Michigander Blues on Jazz Foundations Vol. 38 by Jabbo Smith
Diga Diga Doo on Hidden Treasure by Jabbo Smith
Got Butter On It on 1929 - The Complete Set by Jabbo Smith

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Band Members
Discography



Title Artist Year Type
The Complete Jabbo Smith Hidden Treasure SessionsJabbo Smith2008Album
Jabbo Smith, 1929-1938Jabbo Smith1996Compil.
The Complete 1929 / 1938 Sessions PlusJabbo Smith1993Compil.
Volume One 1928 - 1929Jabbo Smith1990Compil.
Volume Two 1929 - 1938Jabbo Smith1990Compil.
Hidden Treasure Vol 2Jabbo Smith1984Album
Hidden Treasure Vol 1Jabbo Smith1984Album
European ConcertsJabbo Smith And The Hot Antic Jazz Band1982Album
Jabbo!Jabbo Smith & The The New Orleans Joymakers1982Album
The Ace Of Rhythm "1929"Jabbo Smith1982Compil.
The Ace Of Rhythm "1929"Jabbo Smith1982Compil.
The Hot Dogs Meet Jabbo SmithJabbo Smith And Hot Dogs1977Album
Jabbo SmithJabbo Smith1962Compil.
Pioneers Of Jazz 7 (Jabbo Smith With Omer Simeon 1929)Jabbo Smith with Omer Simeon1958Single
Harlem In The Twenties Volume 2Charlie Johnson & His Paradise Band1954Compil.
Volume TwoJabbo SmithCompil.
The Trumpet Ace Of The Twenties - Volume OneJabbo SmithCompil.
Jazz Makers 38-40Louis Armstrong, Noble Sissle, Rosetta Crawford, Jabbo SmithCompil.
ZooHot Antic Jazz Band Featuring Jabbo SmithAlbum
Jazz Museum 16Jabbo Smith / Jabbo Smith And His Rhythm AcesSingle
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