abbo Smith collection, 1930-1991.
Creator
Smith, Jabbo, 1908-
Location
Extent
2.11 cubic ft. (5 boxes).
Scope/Contents Note
The collection consists of autobiographical material; correspondence with Lorraine Gordon and others (1957-1991); financial receipts; medical records; contracts and agreements; passports and other official documents; performance files, news articles, press releases and programs (1930-1991), including information on One Mo' Time, Chicago Kool Jazz Festival, and Jazz Fest Berlin; scrapbooks and photographs of Smith, Wynton Marsalis, Louis Armstrong, and others (1982-1991); and an account book (1969-1973) with aphorisms.
Biographical/Historical Note
"Jabbo" Smith, born Cladys Smith in 1908 in Pembroke, Georgia, was an African-American jazz trumpeter, trombonist and singer. He died in St. Louis in 1991.
Controlled Access Terms
- Smith, Jabbo, 1908-
- Gordon, Lorraine.
- Armstrong, Louis, 1901-1971 -- Portraits.
- Marsalis, Wynton, 1961- -- Portraits.
- Chicago Kool Jazz Festival.
- Jazz Fest Berlin.
- One mo' time.
- Jazz.
- Music -- Performance.
- African American musicians.
- Account books.
- Clippings.
- Contracts.
- Correspondence.
- Medical records.
- Press releases.
- Programs.
- Receipts.
- Scrapbooks.
- Portrait photographs.
- Jazz musicians.
Additional Creator Names
- Gordon, Lorraine.
- American Music Collection.