Jabbo Smith

Jabbo Smith
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About the artist

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, at first playing in bands in Philadelphia

Top songs

  1. Jazz Battle
  2. Lina Blues
  3. Decatur Street Tutti
  4. Michigander Blues
  5. Till Times Get Better
  6. Croonin' the Blues
  7. Little Willie Blues
  8. Take Me to the River
  9. Sweet and Low Blues
  10. Take Your Time
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  1. Sleepy Time Blues
  2. Ready Hokum
  3. Let's Get Together
  4. Got Butter On It
  5. Moanful Blues
  6. Tanguay Blues
  7. Boston Skuffle
  8. Band Box Stomp
  9. I Got the Stinger
  10. Absolutely
  11. Ace of Rhythm
  12. Sau-Sha Stomp
  13. Ace Of Rhythms
  14. Rhythm in Spain
  15. Sweet N' Low Blues
  16. Jazz Battle (01-29-29)
  17. More Rain, More Rest
  18. Weird and Blue
  19. How Can Cupid Be So Stupid
  20. Wierd (sic) And Blue
  21. How Can Cupid Be So Stupid?
  22. Charleston is the Best Dance After All
  23. Decatur Street Tutti (1929)
  24. Sau Sha Stomp
  25. 'Sippi
  26. Diga Diga Doo
  27. Sleepy Time Blues (02-22-29)
  28. That's My Stuff
  29. Little Willie Blues (02-22-29)
  30. Rub Me Some More
  31. You Ain't The One
  32. Sa-Sha Stomp
  33. Till Times Get Better (04-04-29)
  34. Lina Blues (04-17-29)
  35. Ace Of Rhythm (03-01-29)
  36. Take Me To The River (03-01-29)
  37. Sweet And Low Blues (02-23-29)
  38. Til Times Get Better
  39. Let's Get Together (03-01-29)
  40. Boston Shuffle (08-08-29)
  41. I'm Going Away Just To Wear You Off My Mind
  42. Take Your Time (02-23-29)
  43. Sweet And Low Blues (1929)
  44. Boston Shuffle
  45. When A Woman Loves A Man
  46. Wierd and Blue
  47. Weird And Blue (04-17-29)
  48. Lina Blues (1929)
  49. Decatur Street Tutti [1929-04-04]
  50. Rhythm In Spain (02-01-38)
  51. Band Box Stomp (08-22-29)
  52. Tanguay Blues (08-08-29)
  53. I Got The Stinger (06-09-29)
  54. Sau-Sha Stomp (03-01-29)
  55. Ready Hokum/Boston Skuffle (1929)
  56. Wake Up Sinners
  57. Absolutely (02-01-38)
  58. I Found A New Baby
  59. More Rain, More Rain
  60. More Rain, More Rest (02-01-38)
  61. Croonin' The Blues (06-09-29)
  62. Boston Skiffle
  63. Take Your Time (1929)
  64. Sasha Stomp
  65. I Got The Stinger (1929)
  66. Weird And Blues
  67. These Foolish Things (Remind Me of You)
  68. Love Me Or Leave Me
  69. Sunday (Take 1)
  70. Decatur Street Tutti - Eng 4 Avril 1929 Chicago
  71. Weird And Blue (1929)
  72. Let's Get Together (1929)
  73. Ace Of Rhythm (1929)
  74. 'Till Times Get Better
  75. Diga diga doo (New York, June 3, 1961)
  76. Decatur Sheet Tuti
  77. Jazz Battle (1929)
  78. Decatur Street Tutti (04-04-29)
  79. Squeeze Me
  80. Moanful Blues (08-22-29)
  81. Decatur Street
  82. I Want A Little Girl
  83. Dyin' With the Blues
  84. Tanguay Blues (1929)
  85. Jazz Battle 29-1-1929
  86. Absolutely (Remastered)
  87. Decatur Street Blues
  88. Toogaloo Shout
  89. Michigander Blues (03-30-29)
  90. How Can Cupid Be So Stupid? (02-01-38)

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