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| Hot Jazz in the Twenties, Volume One |
| Jabbo Smith |
| első megjelenés éve: 2008 |
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| (2008)
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| 3.801 Ft
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| 1. | Jazz Battle
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| 2. | Till Times Get Better
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| 3. | Croonin' the Blues
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| 4. | Charleston Is the Best Dance After All
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| 5. | That's My Stuff
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| 6. | Dyin' With the Blues
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| 7. | Let's Get Together
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| 8. | Sau Sha Stomp
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| 9. | Little Willie Blues
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| 10. | Michigander Blues
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| 11. | Lina Blues
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| 12. | Ready Hokum
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| 13. | St. James' Infirmary
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| 14. | Wake up, Sinners
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| 15. | Tanguay Blues
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| 16. | Band Box Stomp
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Jazz
Jabbo Smith - Trumpet, Vocals
Alex Hill - Piano
Benny Waters - Reeds
Bob Shoffner - Trombone
Bobby Johnson - Banjo
Cecil Irwin - Clarinet, Sax (Tenor)
Charlie Irvis - Trombone
Charlie Johnson - Piano
Cyrus St. Clair - Tuba
Edgar Sampson - Sax (Alto), Violin
Fred Howard - Sax (Alto)
George Dixon - Trombone, Trumpet, Vocals
George James - Sax (Alto)
George Stafford - Drums
Hayes Alvis - Tuba
Ikey Robinson - Banjo
Lawson Buford - Tuba
Omer Simeon - Clarinet, Sax (Tenor)
Walter Bishop - Drums
Willard Brown - Clarinet, Sax (Alto)
Zinky Cohn - Piano
* Alan Caplin - Art Direction, Executive Producer
* Arnold S. Caplin - Executive Producer
* Chris Albertson - Discography, Liner Notes
* Jonathan Wyner - Digital Engineer
The first of two volumes by trumpeter Jabbo Smith in 1929 and 1930 features the trumpeter leading his own groups as well as appearing as a sideman. The sound is amazing on this vintage material, with Smith's powerful trumpet in the forefront, along with tight ensembles made up of various supporting musicians, including Omer Simeon, Charlie Irvis, Benny Waters (near the beginning of his very long career), and Edgar Sampson, to name a few. While Smith never came close to achieving the success of Louis Armstrong and his erratic behavior contributed to the decline of his career, this music is an excellent collection of classic jazz. Even though Smith disavowed being a part of sessions led by either Alex Hill or Lloyd Smith, several of these selections are included since they were previously thought to feature him and previously reissued with his actual work. Chris Albertson's informative liner notes are an added bonus.
---Ken Dryden, All Music Guide
Jabbo Smith
Active Decades: '20s, '30s, '40s, '50s, '60s and '70s
Born: Dec 24, 1908 in Pembroke, GA
Died: Jan 16, 1991 in New York, NY [Manhattan]
Genre: Jazz
Styles: Big Band, Swing, Classic Jazz, Hot Jazz
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 in the show Keep Shufflin' with James P. Johnson and Fats Waller. The high points of Smith's career were his 1929 recordings with his Rhythm Aces. These superb performances feature Smith playing with daring, creativity, and a bit of recklessness, displaying an exciting style that hints at Roy Eldridge (who would not burst upon the scene for another six years). But, although Jabbo Smith at the time was considered a close competitor of Louis Armstrong, he had hit his peak. His unreliability, excessive drinking, and unprofessional attitude resulted in lost jobs, missed opportunities, and a steep decline. After playing with one of Claude Hopkins' lesser orchestras during 1936-1938, Smith settled in Milwaukee and became a part-time player. Decades passed, and when he was rediscovered in the 1970s (when he was picked to perform in the musical show One Mo' Time), he was a weak player, a mere shadow of what he could have been.
---Scott Yanow, All Music Guide |
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