Title: THAT'S JABBO'S STUFF
Review: Apart from the sides he cut with other groups, Jabbo Smith recorded 20 sides for Brunswick between January and August 1929. The intention was to present him as a rival to Louis Armstrong, and on the basis of the ten sides from his Rhythm Aces' 1929 output presented here, that could have been possible. Milt Hinton's argument, as set out in the liner note, was that his attitude stood in the way, but my own feeling is Louis' playing was more accessible to the man in the street.Listened to in its own right, it's high octane virtuoso playing, ably supported by his Aces. The remaining six tracks sample his work with Charlie Johnson's Paradise Ten, Lloyd Smith & his Gut-Bucketeers, Alex Hill & his Orchestra, and Ikey Robinson & his Band. Sound quality is excellent.
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