Cliff Jackson

Clifton Luther " Cliff" Jackson ( born July 19, 1902 in Culpeper, Virginia; † May 24, 1970 in New York City ) was an American pianist of the stride piano and band leader.

Jackson was born in 1923 from Atlantic City to New York, where he played in Lionel Howard's Musical Aces in the following year. Under his own name he took in 1926 Hock Shop Blues and What's The Matter Now on; the title appeared later at Riverside Records ( Riverside History Of Classic Jazz, Vol 7 & 8: Chicago Style / Harlem ). 1927 made ​​recordings with Bob Fuller and Elmer Snowden; then he founded a big band ( Krazy Kat ), with whom he recorded in 1930 some of the titles, including Horse Feathers and The Terror. Played Following the dissolution of the band in which, inter alia, also temporarily Happy Caldwell, Bingie Madison, Tricky Sam Nanton and Rudy Powell, Jackson worked mostly as a soloist in New York night clubs. During this time he accompanied singers such as Viola McCoy, Lena Wilson, Sara Martin, Lizzie Miles and Clara Smith. More recording sessions took 1940/41, with Sidney Bechet instead.

Under his own name he recorded 1944/45, Solo titles and Dixieland numbers for Black & White Records. In the following years he also took for the Label Disc ( 1945), Riverside / Swingville (1961, including the Rudy Van Gelder dedicated blues in Englewood ) and Black Lion ( Carolina Shout! ), Ri - Disc, Jazzology and Master Jazz (1969 ) on. 1943-1951 he was the house pianist at the Cafe Society; In 1946 he went with Eddie Condon on tour. In 1966 he appeared with his wife, Maxine Sullivan, with whom he had been married since 1960. He played throughout his career, inter alia, with Bunk Johnson, Tommy Ladnier, Mezz Mezzrow, Red Norvo, Garvin Bushell (1950), JC Higginbotham (1960) and Joe Thomas (1962).

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Atlantic City (New Jersey) Café Society J. C. Higginbotham Joe Thomas (saxophonist) Mosaic (disambiguation) Discogs Leonard Feather Integrated Authority File
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