Tab Smith
Tab Smith
Latest Release
- Step into the Swing Era - The Soul of Tab Smith Alto Sax
- January 2025
- • 10 Songs
Top Songs
| 1 | Crying My Blues Away | ||
| 2 | My Ideal | ||
| 3 | How Long Has It Been | ||
| 4 | The Moon Is Blue | ||
| 5 | Imagination |
Albums
Jul 2021 • 13 songs
Jan 1997 • 21 songs
Jan 1992 • 20 songs
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About
Biography
Tab Smith's career can easily be divided into two. One of the finest altoists to emerge during the swing era, Smith became a popular attraction in the R&B world of the 1950s due to his record "Because of You." After early experience playing in territory bands during the 1930s, Tab Smith played and recorded with Lucky Millinder's Orchestra (1936-1938) and then freelanced with various swing all-stars in New York. He had opportunities to solo with Count Basie's band (1940-1942) before returning to Millinder (1942-1944), and took honors on a recording of "On the Sunny Side of the ...