Jimmy "Jammin'" Smith

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James Darwin Smith (1926-1953) was an American jazz trumpet player who reached his peak in the early 1950s.[1]

After a bebop debut with Miles Davis in a small group setting Smith continued to record for Blue Note and played a number of gigs in Chicago.[2] His first self composed stylistic jazz was a piece called "Cold Jammin" and earned him his nickname Jimmy "Jammin" Smith. Smith died at an early age of 27 from a heroin overdose after one of his concerts.[3]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Starker, Christopher. The Lesser Known Jazz. Toll State Books. pp 105.
  2. ^ Jones, William. The Life and Death of the Bebop Era. Chicago House Publishing. pp 52-53.
  3. ^ Starker, Christopher. The Lesser Known Jazz. Toll State Books. pp 105.