Cliff Jackson
Cliff Jackson
Top Songs
| 1 | The Memphis Blues (1945) | ||
| 2 | Alligator Crawl | ||
| 3 | Nameless Blues | ||
| 4 | Baby Brown | ||
| 5 | Dallas Blues |
Albums
Nov 2019 • 27 songs
Oct 2017 • 24 songs
Jun 2015 • 24 songs
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Biography
One of the most powerful stride pianists, Cliff Jackson never became all that famous in the jazz world despite his talent. In 1923, he moved to New York, where he played with Lionel Howard's Musical Aces in 1924, and freelanced. Jackson recorded, in 1927, with Bob Fuller and Elmer Snowden, and then formed a big band (the Krazy Kats) that made some exuberant recordings in 1930, including "Horse Feathers" and "The Terror." After that band broke up, Jackson mostly worked as a soloist in New York clubs. He recorded with Sidney Bechet during 1940-1941; cut some solos and Dixieland ...