Jabbo Smith

trumpet, cornet, vocals · 1908–1991 · Pembroke

Trumpeter trained at the Jenkins Orphanage, he replaced Bubber Miley on an Ellington session in 1927 and recorded his own sides in Chicago in 1929. Forgotten from 1940, he was found again in 1974 and reappeared in the musical One Mo' Time.

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Styles

• Harlem: Henderson, Redman, Ellington
• Chicago

Landmark tracks

• Jazz Battle (1929)

Sources

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