Greig Stewart 'Chubby' Jackson (October 25 1918 - October 1 2003) was an American jazz double-bassist and band leader. Born in New York City, Jackson began at the age of seventeen as a clarinetist, but quickly changed to bass. Jackson performed and/or recorded with Louis Armstrong, Raymond Scott, Jan Savitt, Henry Busse, Charlie Barnet, Oscar Pettiford, Charlie Ventura, Lionel Hampton, Bill Harris, Woody Herman, Gerry Mulligan and others. Wikipedia
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Duffy Jackson called me the day after his father, the great bassist Chubby Jackson, died on October 1 and we arranged to do a telephone interview a couple of days later. www.jazzhouse.org/gone/lastpost2.php3?edit=1067969252
