Dewey Jackson

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Dewey Jackson (born June 21, 1900 in St. Louis ; † January 1, 1994 ibid) was an American trumpeter , cornet player and band leader of New Orleans jazz and swing .

Career

Dewey Jackson began his career as a professional musician early on with the Odd Fellows Boys' Band (1912), Tommy Evans (1916-17) and the George Reynolds Keystone Band . He also played with Charlie Creath on steamships, after which he led his own ensemble, the Golden Melody Band , from 1920 to 1923. Until the early 1940s, he continued his performances on the river ships, such as the SS Capitol , with his own bands; also worked as a sideman for Charlie Creath and Fate Marable . In 1926 he played for four months with Andrew Preer at the Cotton Club in New York City ; in the same year he recorded the "Capitol Blues" with his Peacock Orchestra in St. Louis.

Jackson made few other appearances in the clubs of St. Louis in the 1940s; he returned to the music scene in the 1950s, playing with Singleton Palmer and Don Ewell and Dixieland in the 1960s . Team members were Pops Foster , Willie Humphrey , Don Stovall and Clark Terry . As a leader, he only recorded four pages in 1926. In 1952 he made live recordings with Don Ewell.

Despite his few recordings, Dewey Jackson's Peacock Orchestra is one of the leading exponents of early jazz in St. Louis, popularizing the new form of music from its origins in the United States.

Discographic notes

  • Live at the Barrel (Delmark, 1952)

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personal data
SURNAME Jackson, Dewey
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American jazz trumpeter and band leader
DATE OF BIRTH June 21, 1900
PLACE OF BIRTH St. Louis
DATE OF DEATH January 1, 1994
Place of death St. Louis