Jabbo Smith

Jabbo Smith
Cladys "Jabbo" Smith at Turk Murphy's Earthquake McGoon's, San Francisco CA, 1981
Background information
Birth nameCladys Smith
Born(1908-12-24)December 24, 1908
Pembroke, Georgia, United States
DiedJanuary 16, 1991(1991-01-16) (aged 82)
GenresJazz
OccupationMusician
InstrumentTrumpet

Jabbo Smith (born Cladys Smith; December 24, 1908 – January 16, 1991)[1] was an American jazz musician, known for his virtuoso playing on the trumpet.[2]

  1. ^ Colin Larkin, ed. (1992). The Guinness Who's Who of Jazz (First ed.). Guinness Publishing. p. 369. ISBN 0-85112-580-8.
  2. ^ Obituary Variety, January 28, 1991.