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19. Mai 1998 · Ace of Rhythm by Jabbo Smith released in 1998. Find album reviews, track lists, credits, awards and more at AllMusic.
Bedeutung. Jabbo Smith, obwohl heute weitgehend in Vergessenheit geraten, war Ende der 1920er Jahre sehr erfolgreich und bekannt als der ernstzunehmendste Rivale von Louis Armstrong. In der Tat stehen Smiths Aufnahmen den zeitgleich entstandenen Stücken von Armstrong bezüglich Technik und phantasievollem Spiel in nichts nach.
Trumpeter JABBO SMITH is an overlooked jazz pioneer who deserved better than he got. He could play very hot, or very bluesy. Rescued from obscurity in the 1970s and 80s, the joyous rediscovery of his music secured his place among the giants of Jazz. JABBO deserves rediscovery for his searing trumpet technique.
Jabbo Smith's Rhythm Aces - ACE OF RHYTHM - 1929. 2:53; Let's Get Together - Jabbo Smith & His Rhythm Aces (Omer Simeon, Cassino Simpson, Ikey Robinson) 3:31; Michigander Blues - Jabbo Smith & His Rhythm Aces (w Alex Hill & Ikey Robinson) 3:19; Lists Add ...
26. Dez. 2012 · A comet who streaked across the jazz world's horizon briefly before falling into oblivion, trumpeter / vocalist Jabbo smith was regarded by many as equal (and by some as superior) to Louis Armstrong, on whose stet his playing and singing was firmly based. In 1929 Brunswick records decided to build him up as a rival to Okeh's Louis and the complete results are displayed on this CD. He was ...
At the request of Mayo Williams of the Brunswick Record Company of Chicago, Jabbo Smith formed his Rhythm Aces, a quintet with which he recorded nineteen sides from January to August 1929. In these works Jabbo displays extraordinary virtuosity and exemplary musicianship on trumpet as well as vocal. Possibly, because the work was too advanced or sophisticated, the records were not accepted by ...
8. Dez. 2006 · Smith was a contemporary of Louis Armstrong and someone at Brunswick Records must have felt there was lucre aplenty to be mined from another musician who combined a commanding presence on the trumpet with eccentric singing. They recorded twenty tracks with him in 1929, sixteen of which are included here, but sadly they were a commercial disaster of Edsel proportions and Smith's recorded career ...
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