Jimmy "Jammin'" Smith

Jimmy "Jammin'" Smith

James Darwin Smith (1926-1953) was an American jazz trumpet player who reached his peak in the early 1950s. [Starker, Christopher. "The Lesser Known Jazz". Toll State Books. pp 105.]

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

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