Jazz Pick Of The Week: Jabbo Smith

Cladys (Jabbo) Smith, 1908 - 1991, is virtually unknown today but for a brief time in the late twenties when he was a serious rival to Louis Armstrong as the hottest jazz trumpeter. His twenty sides for Brunswick Records in 1929 demonstrate his high note trumpet virtuosity and like Pops he could be an engaging singer. This selection, "I got the stinger" showcases both talents. But in 1929 Pops crossed over from black to mainstream culture spending the next 42 years first as a nationwide and then a worldwide superstar while Jabbo faded fast, disappearing for decades till being re-discovered in 1965. Then in a neat twist of fate, Jabbo spent the next 20 plus years back in the jazz limelight, recording and touring Europe, long after Louis died.





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Jabbo Smith's Rhythm Aces - "I Got The Stinger"

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