Jimmy Strong
Jimmy Strong (born August 29, 1906 , † April 1977 in South Carolina ) was an American jazz musician ( clarinet , also tenor saxophone ).
Strong performed as a teenager in Chicago in the groups of Lottie Hightower and Helen Dewey. He worked in California for a while after touring a show in the mid-1920s. Back in Chicago, he was a member of the Carroll Dickerson Orchestra between 1927 and 1929 , where he played with Louis Armstrong . From the summer of 1928 he was also a member of the studio band Louis Armstrong and His Hot Five , with whom he made numerous recordings. He was also a member of the Clifford King big band in 1928. In the 1930s he worked with Cassino Simpson , Zinky Cohn and Jimmie Noone , but also led his own bands. He moved to Jersey City around 1940 , where he formed a new band that performed at a club called the Blue Room . Then he worked in other professions; most recently he lived in South Carolina.
Lexical entry
- Howard Rye Jimmy Strong . In: Barry Kernfeld (Ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz . 2002
Web links
- Jimmy Strong at Allmusic (English)
- Jimmy Strong at Discogs (English)
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Strong, Jimmy |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American jazz musician (clarinet, also tenor saxophone) |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 29, 1906 |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 1977 |
| Place of death | South carolina |