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27: 135: 325:& His Chicagoans, which included a vocal by both Smith and LaVere on LaVere's composition and arrangement of "Boogaboo Blues". It is an early example of inter-racial blues recordings, although far from the first as such had been made at least since about 1921. 356:
Concerts in France, Italy, Switzerland and Netherlands took place with Smith and the Hot Antic Jazz Band. They were recorded in concert in 1982, and the live album,
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about an African-American vaudeville in the 1920s. A recording with the original cast including Jabbo Smith was produced (Warner Bros Records WB 56850).
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Smith made a comeback starting in the late 1960s, successfully playing with bands and shows in New York,
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Later on in 1928 he toured with James P. Johnson's Orchestra, when their show broke up in
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In March 1935, in Chicago, Smith was featured in a recording session produced by
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in 1929 are his most famous (19 were issued), and Smith was billed as a rival to
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Cladys "Jabbo" Smith at Turk Murphy's Earthquake McGoon's, San Francisco CA, 1981
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In January 1991, Jabbo Smith died in New York City, at the age of 82.
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From February to May, 1928, Smith was featured in the band along with
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Jabbo Smith and the Hot Antic Jazz Band: European Concerts
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Voices of the Jazz Age: Profiles of Eight Vintage Jazzmen
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musician, known for his virtuoso playing on the trumpet.
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