Jabbo Smith papers, 1903-1991; (bulk, 1954-1991).

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Smith, Jabbo, 1908-1991. Jabbo Smith papers, 1903-1991; (bulk, 1954-1991).

Jabbo Smith papers, 1903-1991; (bulk, 1954-1991).

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/31060738

Feature articles, interviews, reviews, and discographies documenting achievements of Cladys "Jabbo" Smith. A small unit of Smith's letters written from various places where he was living or performing reveals something of his domestic and financial affairs, his efforts to promote his compositions, and his 1958 campaign to establish in Milwaukee an organization called "Jabbo's Music Box Musicians and Entertainers Club, Inc." One undated page in Smith's hand is a paean to "Black Jazz" claiming "The greatest original contribution to this country any ethnic group has ever made is black jazz." Program books in the collection highlight some of the domestic and European appearances Smith made during the last period of his public rediscovery: Northern Jazz Festival (The Hague, 1979), Festival International du Jazz d'Antibes (Juan-les-Pins, France, 1979), Kool Jazz Festival (New York, 1982), International Dixieland Festival (Leiden, 1982), Oude Stijl Jazz Festival (Breda, 1983) and jazz Fest Berlin 8̀6. In addition to miscellaneous printed items, contracts, photographs and specimens of his compositions, the collection contains files on "One Mo' Time," the hit 1920s-era vaudeville-jazz musical which originated in New Orleans in 1979 and featured Smith as a special guest artist. Festival (Leiden, 1982), Oude Stijl Jazz Festival (Breda, 1983) and jazz Fest Berlin 8̀6. Also including formal and informal photographs, ca. 1976-1986, of Smith at various U.S. and European performances; two-record album set, "Jabbo Smith: Hidden Treasure," featuring his vocal, trumpet, and trombone work from a 1961 session.

1.25 linear ft. (1 carton)

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