Comments on: Fumi Tomita – ‘Early Jazz: A Concise Introduction, from Its Beginnings through 1929’ https://ukjazznews.com/fumi-tomita-early-jazz-a-concise-introduction-from-its-beginnings-through-1929/ Jazz reviews, live previews, interviews and features from around the United Kingdom and beyond Sun, 21 Jul 2024 00:42:22 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2 By: Teejay https://ukjazznews.com/fumi-tomita-early-jazz-a-concise-introduction-from-its-beginnings-through-1929/#comment-497 Sun, 21 Jul 2024 00:42:22 +0000 https://londonjazznews.com/?p=80778#comment-497 ” also many lesser known ones. ” ….. but no mention of Jabbo Smith?

“Jabbo Smith had a short but important recording career in the late 1920s when he became the first trumpeter to seriously challenge Louis Armstrong with a virtuosity years ahead of its time.”

https://riverwalkjazz.stanford.edu/program/ace-rhythm-story-jabbo-smithtrumpeter-composer

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