Jabbo Smith, born as Cladys Smith (24 December, 1908 - 16 January, 1991) was a United States 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, … Wikipedia
* Jabbo Smith was born on Christmas Eve in 1908. He was an African-American musician. From Pembroke, Georgia, the son of a barber and church organist, after the death of his father Smith moved at age four, to Savannah, Georgia. His mother found it incr www.aaregistry.com/african_american_history/1632/Jabbo_Sm...
Yes, Virginia, there was a Jabbo Smith ! Jabbo had a short but exceedingly important recording career in the late 1920's when he became the first trumpeter to seriously challenge Louis Armstrong with a virtuosity which was years ahead of its time. His w www.redhotjazz.com/jabbo.html
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