Hot Jazz in the Twenties, Vol. 2

• Artist: Jabbo Smith
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• Release Date: July 13, 1999
• Total Time: 48:18
• Type: Compilation (best of)
• Genre: Jazz

Review

Trumpeter Jabbo Smith is featured in sessions from 1929, along with sessions by bandleaders Alex Hill and Lloyd Smith that were once thought to include him but since determined otherwise. Like the earlier Biograph CD, this disc has superior sound for such vintage recordings, with all the instruments blended very well. In additional to Smith's powerful trumpet and spirited scat singing, clarinetist Omer Simeon and banjo player Ikey Robinson add some choice solos, though they don't approach the virtuosity of their leader. Previously reissued by Riverside shortly before they went bankrupt, this classic jazz is available again and well worth acquiring. ~ Ken Dryden, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
Take Your Time	Jabbo Smith	Jabbo Smith	(2:46)
Sweet and Low Blues	Jabbo Smith	Jabbo Smith	(3:18)
Decatur Street Tutti	Jabbo Smith	Jabbo Smith	(2:42)
You Ain't the One	Charlie Johnson, Porter, Arthur	Jabbo Smith	(3:25)
I'm Going Away Just to Wear You off My Mind	Jabbo Smith	Jabbo Smith	(3:06)
That's My Stuff	Lloyd Smith	Jabbo Smith	(2:52)
Boston Skuffle	Jabbo Smith	Jabbo Smith	(2:51)
Take Me to the River	Jabbo Smith	Jabbo Smith	(2:51)
Ace of Rhythm	Jabbo Smith	Jabbo Smith	(2:55)
I Got the Stinger	Jabbo Smith	Jabbo Smith	(3:19)
Moanful Blues	Jabbo Smith	Jabbo Smith	(3:01)
Got Butter on It	Ikey Robinson	Jabbo Smith	(3:08)
Rub Me Some More	Lloyd Smith	Jabbo Smith	(3:00)
Southbound		Jabbo Smith	(2:41)
Toogaloo Shout		Jabbo Smith	(3:00)
Sleepy Time Blues	Jabbo Smith	Jabbo Smith	(3:23)

Credits

Benny Carter (Arranger), Jonathan Wyner (Engineer), Omer Simeon (Clarinet), Benny Carter (Reeds), Cyrus St. Clair (Tuba), Jabbo Smith (Trumpet), Chris Albertson (Discography), Alan Caplin (Executive Producer), Zinky Cohn (Piano), Cass Simpson (Piano), Jonathan Wyner (Digital Engineer), Bobby Johnson (Banjo), Edgar Sampson (Violin), Bob Shoffner (Trumpet), Jabbo Smith (Scat), Charlie Irvis (Trombone), George Stafford (Drums), Ikey Robinson (Banjo), Edgar Sampson (Sax (Alto)), Alan Caplin (Art Direction), Walter Bishop (Drums), Arnold S. Caplin (Executive Producer), Monette Moore (Vocals), Elmer Harrell (Sax (Tenor)), Benny Waters (Reeds), Charlie Johnson (Piano), Chris Albertson (Liner Notes), May Smith (Vocals), John Thomas (Trombone), Alex Hill (Piano), Willard Brown (Sax (Tenor)), Elmer Harrell (Clarinet)