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Jabbo Smith

BAND RANKINGS:

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All Time

of 150,013

351
Decades
- 1920s
  
  of 19
  
  3
- 1990s
  
  of 7,254
  
  1,752
- 2000s
  
  of 10,564
  
  0
Genres
- Jazz
  
  of 1,947
  
  80
- Miscellaneous
  
  of 2,544
  
  175
- Pop
  
  of 13,665
  
  749

CAREER SPAN:

Decade

Album Score

# Albums

1920s

2.8064

1990s

2.3260

2000s

0.0000

Ratings and rankings are based on all available critic reviews for each album.

Overall Band Score: Jabbo Smith is ranked overall as 2.8595 out of 4 stars

2.8595

Jabbo Smith Biography

Formed:

December 1908

Disbanded:

January 1991

Genres:

Jazz, Miscellaneous, Pop

Labels:

Allegro Corporation, Biograph Records, Classics French, Epm Musique, Pearl/england Cd's

History:

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 ...more

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